Health
The World Health Organization launched a campaign this year to bring awareness to the contributions that nurses make to healthcare. This comes as there are nursing shortages at hospitals across the country.
AUGUSTA, G.A. (WFXG) - Texting and driving can cost you your life and it's a lesson Richmond County students learned first hand today.
The AET's coordinator says 20 total tickets were written at those 10 non-compliant bars. One ticket was written to the person who sold the alcohol and the second is written against the establishment's license.
Doctors Hospital doctors spoke out about the difference hand washing can make, especially during flu season.
DHEC is warning customers that a City Billiards employee has tested positive for hepatitis A. The agency says customers who ate at the restaurant between Jan. 22 and Feb. 5, 2019 may have been exposed to the virus.
DHEC is emphasizing that people shouldn't be afraid to eat at local restaurants because of the recent hepatitis A outbreak.
Scientists have discovered by fixing a defect in 'killer T cells,' they could actual help the fight against cancer.
When you watch television, it’s not long before an ad for a prescription drug plays on the screen.
Georgia is one of seven states that doesn't have bariatric surgery as a health benefit for state employees, but one bariatric surgeon right here at Augusta University is lobbying to change that.
Dr. Jorge Cortes joins the Georgia Cancer Center and Medical College of Georgia September 1, 2019
More than 300,000 people have cardiac arrests each year, and about 90-percent of those people end up dying from it.
The movement to look and feel younger continues to be big business – but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cracking down.
According to the Academy of General Dentistry, up to 80 million people suffer from halitosis, or chronic bad breath.
Be sure to watch us...FOX 54's weather team brings the pollen levels ever day.
The procedure is called a mechanical thrombectomy and is only offered in around 150 hospitals nationwide.
In his campaign, Governor Kemp made mental health and school safety priorities in his platform. On Monday, he announced more funding for a plan to bring mental health professionals to your child’s school.
The savory smell of chili drifted through the hallways of Children’s Hospital of Georgia, all for Donate Life Month and Pediatric Transplant Week.
The project, which is expected to be completed in Summer 2020, includes 4 major components and is the largest investment in the Doctors Hospital campus since the hospital was built.
Georgia’s governor wants to see mental health professionals in public schools to help students and possibly save lives.
The American Lung Association released their 2019 “State of the Air” report, showing Georgia has improved the ranking in air quality.
An analysis by the group Climate Central shows that spring is arriving about 3 days earlier than it did in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
The House voted 69-37 to pass a proposal that prevents local bans on ingredients, flavors, or the licensing of tobacco products.
The new ribbons represent Skin, Brain and Bladder Cancer Awareness month.
The 8th Annual Igniting the Dream of Medicine brought hundreds of high school and college students to the Medical College of Georgia Saturday.
The U.S. dropped a spot because of deaths due to drug overdoses.
Local doctors talked with first responders about ways to cope and thrive in their unpredictable field of work.
This annual event celebrates survivors and honors those who lost their battle with breast cancer.
Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection caused by a virus that is typically transmitted through person-to-person contact with someone who has the infection or through eating or drinking food or water contaminated by an infected person.
The American Red Cross has a critical shortage of type O blood and urges eligible donors to give now to help patients facing trauma and other life-threatening situations.
May is Trauma Survivor Awareness month, and also marks one year since Doctor’s Hospital became a level two trauma center. Now, they are starting a tradition of celebrating survivors with a Trauma Survivors Day.
