As the weather gets cooler, health experts are warning Georgians about carbon monoxide dangers from furnaces, gas stoves and ...

Georgia health officials say WIC funding could run out by mid-November if the federal government shutdown continues.

DeKalb County Board of Health is extending clinic hours at four centers for immunizations and screenings, with services available until 7:30 p.m. on select Tuesdays. Georgia Department of Public ...

Can customers vape in restaurants? What’s an acceptable lead contamination level in a child’s blood? Should people be able to videotape in public health department lobbies? Those questions and more ...

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ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health said it is waiting on recommendations and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the updated COVID-19 vaccine. “Health ...

Georgia agricultural officials have confirmed a fifth bird flu outbreak of 2025, this time at a commercial poultry farm in Gordon County, where about 140,000 chickens were killed over the weekend as a ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Flu activity in the state of Georgia is beginning to spread rapidly. From Dec. 31 ...

ATLANTA (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Greater Atlanta resident. Officials say the unvaccinated person acquired the virus while ...

ATLANTA - A Georgia resident has died from Naegleria fowleri infection, a rare infection which destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and usually death. The individual was likely infected while ...

Here are the Georgia Department of Health's restaurant inspection scores for Chatham County, conducted Oct. 15-21, 2025.