Posted: 11:29 AM Consistent with the mission and goals of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to serve individuals as close to home as possible in the least restrictive setting, the department will no longer provide services at Southwestern State Hospital (SWSH).

Updated: 12:30 AM More than 300 thousand Americans die each year of lung disease. However, one organization has made it their mission to promote lung health and help prevent lung disease for many who may be diagnosed in the future.

Updated: 3:46 PM Health officials say they found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from Atlanta-area public swimming pools last summer.

Updated: 12:21 PM When someone gets bit, it's often their insurance that pays.

Updated: 8:54 PM Superstar Angelina Jolie has announced that she had a procedure to reduce her risk of breast cancer. Her drastic decision has brought awareness to women in our area about a detectable genetic mutation.

Posted: 11:17 PM Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.

Updated: 6:24 PM Local doctor in despair over disparity among the infant mortality rates.

Updated: 11:37 PM Twelve year old, Kalana Strong describes the symptoms of having an asthma attack and says ""It feels like you have a tightness in your chest and you can't breathe and you are wheezing a lot." She is one of millions of kids in the united states diagnosed with the chronic lung disease

Updated: 3:05 PM In recent weeks the FDA has cracked down on compounding pharmacies across the country.

Updated: 9:21 PM Flavored tobacco for minors in a local county may be a thing of the past.

Updated: 10:21 AM Skin Cancer is the most common of all cancers, affecting more than 3.5 million people this year alone.

Updated: 10:18 AM A confrontation ends in gunfire as U.S. Marshals try to arrest a fugitive outside the Tift Regional Hospital.

Posted: 4:00 PM The government action is aimed at curbing cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which have been on the rise for about 30 years.

Posted: 3:29 PM The FDA said it is working with the drug manufacturers to change their products' pregnancy code

Updated: 10:31 PM Florida Democrats are urging Governor Scott to call a Special Session on Medicaid.

Updated: 3:21 PM The Agency has created an online hub where providers, recipients and stakeholders can learn more about the SMMC program

Posted: 5:39 PM New rules were issued last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Posted: 1:53 PM Scott, Senate Republicans, Democrats, Florida hospitals, health advocates and a diverse mix of business and labor groups had an unusual alliance.

Updated: 11:42 PM Lung disease is responsible for one in seven deaths in the United States, and a local organization is bringing awareness to help reduce that number and save lives.

Posted: 11:51 AM One theory is that the recession caused more emotional trauma for this group, those ages 35 to 64.

Updated: 2:16 PM The number of clinics in Georgia has ballooned as surrounding states tightened their regulations.

Posted: 11:45 AM Scott Napper, an associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, proposed this theory one day while teaching a classroom full of bored college students.

Posted: 9:39 PM Piedmont Healthcare has advised the patients that they should be tested for HIV as well as hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Posted: 9:02 PM The judge mandated that emergency contraception be sold just like aspirin.

Updated: 1:57 PM The government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand -- Plan B One-Step.