A Morehouse School of Medicine researcher has persuaded the health system to urge a simple blood test and earlier screening.

Seven cases have been identified in Georgia this year. Avoiding mosquito bites is the best defense.

Numbers don't give the whole picture. Photovoice fills in the gaps with faces and voices of everyday people in East Point.

A government program that provided the vaccines for free is ending this month. State and local health departments won't be able to bridge the gap.

Although public health officials recommend the newly approved Covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season.

The increase in hospitalizations and deaths is frustrating to public health experts, who say severe outcomes are largely preventable with vaccination. New shots should be available in days.

I'm Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat's reporter in Atlanta, a place that inspired me to travel the world, work in public health, and come home again.