Updated: 6:44 PM More than seven years ago, two trains collided and derailed in Graniteville, releasing 120,000 pounds of deadly chlorine gas. Nine people died, and many more got sick. Now, scientists are studying the long-term health effects, and they're doing all that research in Graniteville.
Updated: 3:52 PM The procurement center says every day, 18 people die waiting to hear they have a match, and every 11 minutes one new name will be added onto a waiting list. One person on one of those lists is encouraging more people to register to become organ donors.
Posted: 9:57 PM Experts are advising people not to swim or fish in the Ogeechee River until further notice.
Updated: 4:53 PM Bamberg County's hospital closes its doors after private company fails to sign an agreement to run the hospital. Now, the county's residents have no access to emergency health care within Bamberg County.
Updated: 6:34 AM McDuffie County Regional is now University Hospital McDuffie. Many are looking forward to the new facility, set to be constructed near Interstate 20 in Thomson.
Updated: 9:01 PM With temperatures in the triple digits, the heat can quickly become dangerous. Experts urge precautions must be taken to stay safe in the sun.
Updated: 9:01 PM A few local ministries are giving fans to those in need, and they want your donations.
Updated: 9:02 PM Seven children have already died in the U.S. this year from being left in hot cars. Georgia averages about three deaths a year.
Updated: 8:20 PM One day after the Supreme Court's "Obamacare" decision, News 12 talked with two attorneys general who spearheaded the fight with the federal government.
Updated: 9:12 PM News 12 is on your side with the locations and hours for cooling shelters in Richmond County.
Updated: 12:38 AM Thursday's Supreme Court decision comes as Augusta commissioners look for ways to tackle health care costs. News 12's Chris Thomas looks into why the city says they may have to spend money to save money.
Updated: 7:33 PM The decision stands for now, but it all depends on who wins the White House and Congress in November. Thursday, Presidential nominee Mitt Romney promised he'd repeal it if he becomes president.
Posted: 4:35 PM Georgia lawmakers finally passed legislation that would require pharmacies to put a database in place.
Updated: 12:40 PM As part of a two-week lead-in to the Fourth of July, Catholics are rallying for religious freedom. In Augusta, they rallied Wednesday in protest of "Obamacare," the health care reform law they say violates their rights.
Updated: 3:05 PM The water will be cut off at different intervals during this time period as part of construction.
Posted: 4:56 PM Aimee Copeland was helped by her physical therapist into a wheelchair and spent an hour being pushed around the hospital by her mother and father.
Updated: 1:20 PM Even short periods of high temperatures can cause hot weather health emergencies like a heat stroke, where your body becomes incapable of regulating its temperature, and that can cause death.
Updated: 1:43 PM The hospital defines "good" as: "Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious and comfortable. Indicators are excellent."
Updated: 6:58 PM For some tough children, a normal summer camp is out of the question. That's where Camp Juliet, a camp for children with diabetes, comes in.
Posted: 2:25 PM EMTs can have the LUCAS 2 ready to go in 20 to 30 seconds for continuous chest compressions. At 102 rapid chest compressions per minute, the portable life saver is quick and easy to use.
Updated: 5:36 PM The city of Augusta is having crews spray 15 acres of the Savannah River with weed killer. The Riverkeeper says the weeds cause problems for boaters.
Posted: 1:17 PM The 24-year-old woman developed necrotizing fasciitis after cutting her leg in a fall May 1 from a homemade zip line over a west Georgia river.
