VILLA RICA, Ga. - A woman is recovering at a west Georgia hospital after being bitten by a venomous snake in an unlikely place — the parking lot of a Walmart. Christina Prince says she was stepping ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed a retired Georgia urologist who is a supporter of President ...

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to ban thimerosal, a harmless preservative, in what critics say ...

The Senate HELP Committee narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday.

The committee is meeting for the first since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly dismissed all 17 members and replaced them with a ...

Vidalia Police Chief Robert Shore says Clinton Simpson was holding a firework on Sly Street in Vidalia, when it exploded.

How to beat the heat this summer in metro Atlanta before it raises health risks, like dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced it will study the schedule of ...

Georgia summers are extremely hot, so here’s what experts say about protecting infants during hot temperatures.

Protesters in Atlanta dressed as viruses to oppose RFK Jr.’s overhaul of the CDC vaccine panel, calling the changes reckless and dangerous to public health.