Two nonprofits in Georgia, AID Atlanta and Positive Impact Health Centers, each claimed $2.5 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help people living with HIV and AIDS afford housing.
Georgia’s abortion law, the so-called “LIFE Act,” allows for abortions after the detection of what the law describes as “fetal heartbeat.” It’s exceptions like these that were at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest hearing on abortion.
The government is launching an experimental program to ease the burden on caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The idea is to keep patients healthier without exhausting their families.
Firefighters do more than just put out fires -- they also respond to 9-1-1 calls when police can’t make it. But nationwide, employing firefighters has been a challenge while calls for service have gone up.
The water boil advisory had been announced Wednesday night for safety reasons. It had posed a challenge as the nation's capital prepares to stage its annual Fourth of July celebrations.
The testing of lenacapavir was halted because results were so impressive — 100% effectiveness. The decision was made to give all participants the injection rather than the alternative daily pill.
COVID-19 continues to menace nursing homes across the US, but a new report reveals just four out of 10 nursing home residents have gotten their updated COVID shot since last fall.
The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.
The Joint Blue Ribbon Committee Investigating Licensing Issues is expected to hold several meetings this year as it considers ways to reduce professional licensing glitches, costs and the amount of time it takes to process and review applications. Ideas include adopting more universal standards and making it easier to transfer licenses from other states and countries.
Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says case numbers for the dengue virus are the highest they’ve ever seen. While the mosquito-borne illness is not known to spread in Georgia, it is acquired abroad.
