NGMC performs first adolescent weight-loss surgery
People as young as 15 who are struggling with obesity even after following a medical…
Texas child is first reported U.S. measles death in a decade
(SRN NEWS/REUTERS) – A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials…
A healthy dose of soothing music
“Music is a tremendous resource for patient care and healing, and I have seen so…
Kennedy wants panel to examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
(SRN NEWS/AP) – To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health…
NGMC Gville’s new ER sees nearly 1,500 patients in less than a week
The new emergency room at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, which opened a week…
1,300 laid off at CDC
(SRN NEWS/REUTERS) – Almost half of the probationary workers at the Atlanta-based CDC are being…
Kennedy to take top US health post after Senate confirmation
(SRN NEWS/REUTERS) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle…
Study: Therapy helps peanut-allergic kids tolerate tablespoons of peanut butter
Eating gradually increasing doses of store-bought, home-measured peanut butter for about 18 months enabled 100%…
Flu season most intense in 15 years
(SRN NEWS/AP) – The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one…
NGMC Gainesville’s new tower now open
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) opened the new Green Tower at Northeast Georgia Medical Center…