17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (286+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, along with Emory University School of Medicine, were awarded up to $17.25 million from Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) to join a newly formed international…...

1+ day, 22+ min ago   (435+ words) The World Trade Center Health Program excludes medical care, pharmacy products and medical supplies obtained outside the United States or its territories, according to the CDC rule described in CBS Atlanta. The program otherwise covers medically necessary treatment for conditions…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (318+ words) A mosquito trap at Chastain Memorial Park in Buckhead has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting the City of Atlanta to order immediate spraying across the sprawling 268-acre park. Officials have not stated whether any human cases have been…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (160+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta A mosquito trap in Chastain Park has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Chastain Park Conservancy. The Conservancy said the location is a repeat positive site, meaning positive mosquito pools have previously…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (351+ words) A 7-year-old Georgia boy appears to have defeated a rare cancer after previously overcoming a different rare cancer, this time after receiving a bone marrow transplant from his own father. The boy faced two different rare cancers, and his recovery…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (236+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Measles infections in an Atlanta-area daycare have been confirmed among eight children who were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The outbreak, defined by the Centers for Disease…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (816+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Atlanta native and former University of Alabama inside linebacker Jennings Hester always struggled with his mental health. “I looked like this big macho guy, and I was playing at one of the best programs in…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (242+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Marcus Autism Center, part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine have been awarded up to $17.25 million for advanced autism research. The grant from Aligning Research to Impact Autism supports a…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (272+ words) Ogunbona, who is from Lagos, Nigeria, told the outlet, “I've always wanted to do a forensic pathology fellowship.” He said he hopes to eventually become a medical examiner and forensic neuropathologist — a doctor who diagnoses diseases affecting the nervous system,…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (649+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Pentagon has announced that new clinical guidance will be released establishing mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve cisgender male service members ages 30 and older, advancing a policy that expands hormone-related care for…...