A 15-year-old has recovered after a life threatening ATV hit and run accident in January. Memorial health doctors welcomed him back today for a victory lap and a surprise.
Former UGA Bulldawg Kelee Ringo almost lost his mom to breast cancer, a reality he still can’t bear to imagine, and now he and his mom and working to make sure it’s a reality that one day no one will have to face.
The Department of Health and Human Services is unveiling a new website they hope will help people needing support for mental health and substance abuse.
Tamara Bean from Guyton now has a precious baby boy. But getting here wasn’t easy. During her pregnancy she had to make a call to her doctor saying. “Hey, yesterday I was not feeling the best. I couldn’t really get out of bed.”
While snacks to help moms produce more breast milk sound like a big help for mothers, researchers across the country are concerned they don’t actually work.
Now that the FDA has approved naloxone for over the counter use, local pharmacies like Richmond Hill Pharmacy say they plan to carry it as soon as they can.
Colorectal surgeons at Memorial Health say colorectal cancer is the third leading cause in cancer deaths in the country and it’s starting to impact even younger populations.
Just two months after suffering a heart attack, 70-year-old Michael Kirby is back on his feet. Now he’s ready to share the story of the day he nearly died and the two men who saved his life with the help of a device he says everyone should learn how to use.
Rural hospitals face struggles to provide services when they don’t have the number of patients larger ones see. In Claxton, they’re adapting to meet the challenge.
Fentanyl overdose deaths were up 20 percent last year in Chatham County, according to the Counter Narcotics Team director who told commissioners he doesn’t expect that number to get any better this year.