The protest will put a spotlight on former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia native, who was appointed VA secretary by President Donald Trump.
The abrupt cancellation of funds sent state Department of Public Health leaders scrambling to understand the impact and inform contractors, including many community organizations, to stop work immediately.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek health care is low nationwide and in Georgia.
The state's vaccination rates have been on the decline for years, with overall measles protection below the 95% rate needed for herd immunity.
Five of 10 HIV branches have been eliminated by last week’s massive cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The state passed a budget that includes expanding home health care visits for pregnancies, new parents, and newborns.
It’s pine tree pollen that coats cars and windowsills in a sunny shade of yellow, but the pollens that fuel allergies here come mostly from hardwood trees like oak, birch, sycamore, and hickory.
More than a dozen NIH grants to Georgia institutions have been canceled since President Donald Trump took office.
“Cuts at the CDC impact health, national security, community wellness, jobs in Atlanta, and faith in our day to day,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.
The federal agency funds $50 million of efforts to reduce HIV in Georgia, which had the second-highest rate of new cases in 2022.