In 2022, total deaths by suicide and drug overdose declined slightly for the first time in five years, according to a report from Trust for America’s Health.
A recently approved biomarker test can help pinpoint which patients are at highest risk for preeclampsia, which is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Georgia. Champions of the test hail it as a life-saving tool that takes the guesswork out of identifying which patients are developing the hypertensive disorder that only occurs during and after pregnancy.
A new report from Trust for America’s Health finds while deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide are down 6 percent nationwide, Georgia ranks close to the bottom when it comes to access to behavioral health care.
University of Georgia students begin their fall semester last week. It’s the first new academic year since the on-campus murder of nursing student Laken Riley in February.
The YSL RICO trial is set to resume this morning against rapper Young Thug and several co-defendants after an 8-week hiatus. Part of the Fulton County District Attorney's case against the rapper revolves around what they say are admissions of crimes in his music.
On the Friday, Aug. 9 edition of Georgia Today: Bulloch County residents still recovering from Tropical Storm Debby prepare for possible flooding this weekend; and Gov. Brian Kemp responds to recent criticism for former President Donald Trump.
The Oak Hill Child and Adolescent Center will continue to offer its regular services. The new crisis center is one of three recommended to meet the area’s mental health needs.
Georgians casting ballots this November will have the option to choose from among at least three presidential candidates. Others say they have earned the right for a shot at the White House, but the Democratic Party of Georgia is trying to keep them out of the running. Four third party presidential candidates say they are preparing to fight challenges from state Democrats to their ability to appear on the ballot this November.
For the week ending Aug. 9, the senators joined bipartisan congressional delegations to urge President Biden to approve Gov. Kemp’s emergency delegation request ahead of Hurricane Debby, support specialty crop farmers, expand the number of pathways for service members to military schools, and help Georgians become homeowners.
Civil rights icon Andrew Young has come home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955. Young is billed as the star guest at the opening of a traveling exhibit in Thomasville aptly called "The Many Lives of Andrew Young."
Former University of Georgia athletes Tara Davis-Woodhall and Jasmine Moore claimed gold and bronze, respectively, in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Communities in southeast Georgia's Bulloch County are picking up the pieces from Tropical Storm Debby, while also preparing for more possible flooding this weekend.
Environmental advocates and officials in the northwest Georgia town of Calhoun have reached an agreement on how to make residents’ drinking water safe from cancer causing PFAS, or so-called "forever chemicals."
A new, one of a kind center for people experiencing mental health crises is open in South Fulton County. Paid for by federal American Rescue Plan Funds, officials are now asking for funding to open more centers like it.
