The information included names and Medicaid ID numbers, which are also Social Security numbers. The ID numbers could be used to make fraudulent claims.

Most of the cases were imported -- either by visiting foreigners or by U.S. residents who picked up the virus overseas.

It's starting to feel a lot like summer in the CSRA and many sunbathers prepare for vacation by visiting tanning beds.

Emory says the 10 backup discs were removed from a storage location sometime between Feb. 7 and Feb. 20.

The Burke County Hospital Authority has until May 31 to pick a new firm to operate Burke Medical Center. Here's a closer look at what those two firms are offering.

A small town in Aiken County lost its hospital last November. People in Wagener got a two week notice that their hospital was shutting down. But the town chose a different fate for the medical center: the mayor and a doctor stepped in to save it.

With this assessment right at your fingertips, these health systems hope you can help reverse some stark statistics.

DHEC says a bat potentially exposed a Fairfield County couple to rabies.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says two people from North Carolina and three from South Carolina are among those who have gotten sick.

In most of today's nuclear warheads, the plutonium and tritium inside comes from a lot of hard work at Savannah River Site, and that's part of the reason why our area is so nuclear friendly. But now, some SRS retirees tell News 12 they're upset with the Department of Energy, and it's all because some of their benefits may be going away.

The outbreak is "rapid and expanding in number of cases," with seven hospitalizations reported.

Sales of prescription painkillers are exploding in new areas, and experts are worried that's creating a wave of addiction.

GHSU and GHS Health System are accepting applications for their summer volunteer program for teens.

A decision is expected by late June, in the midst of a presidential election campaign in which all of Obama's Republican challengers oppose the law and promise its repeal, if the high court doesn't strike it down first.

Jackie Cira is speaking out, hoping you listen and no other children die in a backyard pool.

A Richland County man has become the first person in South Carolina to die from influenza this season.

University Health Inc. bought the land next to the Gateway Walmart. It's a growing area with new businesses popping up left and right.

Expanding hospitals across the area need one vital tool to save more lives, blood donations. The staff at Shepeard community blood center say often times, donors don't have enough time to do the good deed.

This week's pollen counts are well above the old record of 6,013, which dates to April 12, 1999.

Cinnamon does not dissolve in water, thus it will not dissolve in your mouth. The cinnamon often goes into the lungs, which results in coughing and vomiting.

According to the Brain Injury Association of Georgia, 150,000 Georgians live with a permanent disabilities from brain injuries.

The Life Sciences Business Development Center at Georgia Health Sciences University is helping local companies create new products and new jobs.

News 12 sat down with Sheriff Hunt to talk about what was learned that day and he says the next hours may be the most critical in Abbeville.

Hevil Shah is a fourth-year medical student and one of 10 finalists for Take a Trip with Timmy, a group working to improve health conditions worldwide.

The legislation was filed in response to a recent Obama administration decision that seeks to guarantee employees of religion-affiliated institutions reproductive health coverage.