Health

Gwinnett County runner Holden Cammarata is attempting a 100-mile run at Little Mulberry Park to honor his friend with Williams syndrome and raise awareness and support for the rare genetic disorder.

The FDA says 51 infants in 19 states were hospitalized with botulism linked to ByHeart formula. Here’s what we know.

Hundreds of thousands of social media accounts are being deactivated as the world’s first social media ban goes into effect now in Australia for kids under 16. Here’s how it will work.

U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease.

Neither the FDA nor Glenmark Pharmaceuticals have issued guidance for consumers who may have the medication involved in this recall.

A new survey shows public approval of the Affordable Care Act has reached its highest level since the law’s passage.

Experts say there are ways to combat seasonal affective disorder, better known as SAD.

A new study by UCLA Health found that people in emotionally supportive marriages have lower BMIs, healthier guts and higher levels of the “love hormone.”

Martha Stewart has her end-of-life plans already set, and it may seem a little unconventional to some.

A CDC advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. no longer recommends that babies get a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

A federal vaccine advisory panel met in Atlanta at the CDC this week to reconsider whether every newborn should receive the hepatitis B vaccine immediately after birth.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert after certain FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor sensors are providing incorrect low glucose readings.

An equestrian student is raising money to support the trainer she shared saved her life.

Universal Hepatitis B vaccines at birth are safe, effective and essential, and eliminating them does not improve health outcomes or safety, according to a review by the University of Minnesota.

The FDA plans to impose stricter vaccine approval rules, prompting warnings from Georgia doctors who fear the policy could discourage vaccination and slow new vaccine development.

The White House released a memo from President Donald Trump's physician on Monday with the doctor saying that Trump's physical exam included “advanced imaging" that is “standard for an executive physical."

A new flu variant called subclade K is gaining attention as doctors warn it could lead to a tougher flu season this winter. The strain, which stems from the influenza A (H3N2) virus, has already been identified in several countries and may be spreading more easily than earlier versions of H3N2.

A Georgia high-school student is trying to raise cancer awareness 30,000 feet in the air.

Mental health experts in Georgia are urging families to watch for signs of seasonal affective disorder as shorter days and the holidays approach, with guidance on symptoms and how to get help.