Every 68 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and the number of quality care facilities isn't keeping up.

The largest fertilizer plant in Georgia is located in Augusta. PCS Nitrogen is just off Laney Walker Boulevard near Bobby Jones Expressway.

Health officials are seeing more food poisonings caused by a bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry.

The 30 million dollar hospital will initially include a 68,000 square foot facility with 25 private rooms, an Emergency department with a heliport, and updated technology.

The bats that infested a local middle school are back, but parents are saying according to their children in the school, they never really left. Now, parents are calling for a permanent solution.

Flesh-eating bacteria grips a local teen after he slips and cuts his leg at the Savannah Rapids. Several surgeries later, News 12's Christie Ethridge reports Lakeside High senior Stephen Holt is lucky to have his leg and his life.

A local high school senior was shocked when she woke up one morning to find her mother dead from a sudden heart attack.

Cleanup is underway tonight at a middle school after bats and their droppings were discovered inside the ceiling. Now we've learned the problem got so bad last week, students in one class had to move outside for the day. News 12's Christie Ethridge reports one mom says this isn't just gross -- it's making her daughter sick.

On Saturday, the Martinez-Evans Little League is holding an event with Pediatric Therapy of Aiken. They will talk about preventing injuries and working your way back from an injury.

Administrators at Norris Elementary School in Thomson sent home a letter to parents on Friday notifying them that multiple cases of head lice have been reported.

For the second year, GRU Augusta has hosted its LGBT Health Awareness Week, and Wednesday's topic was focused on the transgender community, but one current news issue could not be ignored.

It began with a kickoff at noon outside the student activity center and continued with a community forum giving students and faculty both for and against the policy a chance to speak. Out of around 4,500 universities across the nation GRU will be one of just 767 that are tobacco free.

Some neighbors in an Aiken County community are still fighting against a planned chicken farm. Many tell News 12 they don't want it across the street from where they live. The proposed chicken houses will be the topic of a hearing in Columbia on Thursday.

March 20th is National Kick Butts Day. Almost 1,300 events were planned across the country to motivate people to quit smoking and using tobacco products.

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Georgia Regents University and Paine College have teamed up to plan multiple events throughout April to spread awareness.

The compounding pharmacy is recalling 40 lots of Avastin distributed to doctors' offices in Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Indiana since December.

The rankings released Wednesday by the University of Wisconsin cite the coastal county's relatively low adult obesity rate of 21 percent, as well as an active adult population.

Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling certain types of dry pet food because it could become contaminated with salmonella.

The Brain Injury Association of Georgia, along with other sponsors, has hosted an annual walk for the past four years. This year, the walk has a whole new meaning for a group of friends and family.

To donate, you must weigh at least 110 pounds and be 17 years old. You can donate at 16 years old with parental consent.

On Saturday, 13-year-old McClay Powell passed away from complications following heart surgery. On Monday, her middle school wore red in her honor.

This is the first incident of rabies so far this year in Richmond County. Now, the health department is warning everyone in the area to avoid wild animals. They say to have all pets vaccinated for rabies and call in any unusual sightings.

National Women and Girls HIV and AIDS Awareness Day is this Sunday, but one local college isn't waiting for the weekend. Paine College hosted an awareness forum Friday morning for their students.

The Richmond County Health Department Environmental Health Section has confirmed that a rabid fox attacked one person and tried to attack another on Feb. 27.

After the latest mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut, President Obama has promised to make the country safer by making it harder to buy guns; but he also says access to mental health can help in preventing violent tragedies. However, getting that help can be difficult.