Albany-based Phoebe Putney Health System and Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine agreed Monday to enter a partnership aimed at improving health-care access in an area suffering from a shortage of medical providers.

As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut and the impact of the roles that were lost.

Influenza viruses have continued to steadily circulate within Atlanta and Georgia communities as the state contends with other concerning infectious diseases. 

A telehealth company partnered with a pharmacy that lacked a required license, raising doubts about the safety and efficacy of the weight-loss medicines it mailed to patients.

Broken Heart Syndrome mimics symptoms of a heart attack. It can strike after a stressful event, such as the loss of a loved one, a physical shock, or prolonged anxiety. The good news: It's treatable.

The website Rest of World got entries from 45 countries for a photo contest focusing on technology. Here are their top picks — from facial scans for migrants to kids in a Mongolian tent transfixed by a film.

A committee of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is critical in setting national vaccine policy. It's also vulnerable to political interference.

A second federal judge paused President Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

He wrote that there was no explanation "why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid" is needed to review programs. But how funds will start flowing again is unclear.

Humans have been eating yogurt for millennia. Ancient texts reference its health-promoting properties. Now a new study finds yogurt may reduce the risk of certain types of colon cancer.

John B. Amos Cancer Center at Piedmont Columbus Regional’s midtown medical complex is the first in Georgia to offer this groundbreaking cancer treatment. The treatment, Bi-Specific T-Cell Engager (BiTE) therapy, is showing promising results in U.S. patients with certain types of cancer, including small-cell lung cancer, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. 

Georgia and much of the nation reported very high or high levels of influenza as of the beginning of February.

Parenting can keep you on your toes all day. But if you find it so physically and mentally draining you can't enjoy family time, it may be a sign of burnout. Here's what you can do about it.

Consumers in possession of the coolers are urged to stop using them immediately — and contact Igloo for a free replacement handle.