A little boy who just learned he has a brain tumor is fighting for his life. As News 12's Christie Ethridge reports, through his sickness, he's changing the lives of others.
The nation's oldest known physician is now a patient himself, in serious condition at University Hospital after falling and hitting his head this weekend.
The patient is a 65-year-old woman from Bibb County who received an injection prepared by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. She is said to be stable at this time.
It's an app that you can get on your iPad, iPhone and iPod called SCAT 2, the sport concussion assessment tool. Thanks to the app, trainers can have all the information they need available on the field with them.
University Hospital confirms 102-year old Dr. Walter "Curly" Watson suffered a fall at his home over the weekend. He's currently in the intensive care unit.
The testing comes as school leaders say a student showed signs of tuberculosis at Butler High School. We caught up with parents who are nervous, to say the least.
Officials said nearly 1,600 pink-clad walkers traveled 60 miles over three days before finishing Saturday at Turner Field. They averaged 20 miles per day and slept in tents along the way.
There was a very low turnout at the Wednesday meeting, with less than a dozen parents showing up at the school. Some argue that's because no one knew about it, others say it's being blown out of proportion.
Funnel cakes, carnival rides, games, animals and more are all things you think about when you are going to the fair. This year, the Department of Agriculture is warning you to think about one more thing: the swine flu.
The company has recalled the steroid which was sent to clinics in 23 states. The government last week urged doctors not to use any of the company's products.
The outbreak of fungal meningitis has been tied to steroid shots used to treat back pain. The steroid was custom-made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts.
Dr. Robert Latham, chief of medicine at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, said Thursday a patient died there late Wednesday or early Thursday, bringing the number of deaths in Tennessee to three.
Earlier this year Georgia Health Sciences University brought in new doctors to the Cancer Center and started up a new brain tumor clinic. For the families in the clinic, it is already changing lives.
Emory University and other Atlanta partners are launching a new autism research center using an $8.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.