9:16 AM, May 15, 2013
13WMAZ's Judy Le went out in Central Georgia to put the statistics in terms of real mothers, sisters, daughters and friends.
7:17 PM, May 14, 2013
May is Stroke Awareness Month.
4:13 PM, May 14, 2013
Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, are being charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges spanning eight cities.
10:45 AM, May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie encourages others to be proactive about their health.
10:15 AM, May 14, 2013
The Atlanta chapter of an international nonprofit organization is scheduled to host a discussion this week with U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin on the relationship between physical and financial health
4:33 PM, May 13, 2013
U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths.
10:34 AM, May 13, 2013
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
4:19 PM, May 9, 2013
The battle over President Barack Obama's health care law continues to play out today -- with congressional Republicans saying they won't nominate candidates for an advisory board that's supposed to play a role in holding down Medicare costs.
3:57 PM, May 9, 2013
The Obama administration says that community health centers around the country will get $150 million to help uninsured Americans sign up for health insurance coverage under the new health care law.
10:43 AM, May 9, 2013
Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with global health groups in an attempt to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly cervical cancer.
4:26 PM, May 6, 2013
600 pounds of unused drugs were dropped off in Central Georgia at a National Take Back day in April.
11:39 AM, May 3, 2013
It was a botched brain surgery with massive consequences. A St. Ann woman went in for surgery on the left side of her brain, but the procedure was mistakenly performed on the right, and now the hospital is facing a lawsuit.
4:17 PM, May 2, 2013
They announced Thursday a new network collecting brain specimens around the country. They say the more they get, the better the chances of finding better ways to treat the developmental disorder.
4:04 PM, May 2, 2013
Georgia will no longer be a haven for pain clinics that authorities say are fronts for illegal distribution of prescription pain medication.
4:02 PM, May 2, 2013
Health officials say suicides among middle-aged Americans climbed at a startling rate over the past decade, a period that included the recession. Overall, the suicide rate for the age group jumped 28 percent from 1999 to 2010. And among whites, it shot up 40 percent.
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