Atlanta surgeon organizes march on Washington
Atlanta gynecological surgeon Ceana Nezhat wants more people to become aware of endometriosis. He and his two surgeon brothers hope to raise awareness by staging a Million Women March on Washington D.C. The idea has taken off and similar marches will be held simultaneously in cities throughout the world.
Free BMI screenings in Atlanta
Regretting all that eggnog and all those holiday cookies? Before you join the gym or invest in a salad spinner, the city of Atlanta is offering free BMI testing to see what kind of shape you're really in.
Tongue-controlled wheelchair technology
Researchers at Georgia Tech and the Shepherd Center create technology that allow people to control wheelchairs with their tongue, and an awesome tongue piercing.
Free hotel stays for cancer patients
The typical cancer patient has to travel an average of 140 miles to get treatment. That can mean a lot of expensive hotel stays for the patient and his or her family as they await care.
Malaria cases on the rise
Worried about the flu? How shortsighted of you. Malaria is what should be on your radar. According to the CDC, malaria cases have reached a 40-year-high. In 2011, 1,925 cases were reported in the United States. Ninety-nine of those cases were reported right here in Georgia.
Georgia gets a “C” on premature birth rate
One in nine babies is born prematurely in the U.S. The stats are a little bit higher than that in Georgia.
Sanjay Gupta talks placenta diets, bird poop facials
Globetrotting CNN doc Sanjay Gupta is an expert on just about everything. The good-natured Gupta joined Bravo's Andy Cohen and weighed in on all kinds of odd medical trends, playing a game of "Healthy Fad or That's Bad."
Local hospitals rated on mortality and complications
Need knee replacement surgery or emergency help for a heart attack? The hospital you choose can make a huge difference in whether you have complications or literally make it out alive.
Emory endowment for palliative care
The Emory School of Nursing just received a $6.5 million endowment to establish a palliative care fellowship program to develop nurse leaders in the growing field of care for people facing life-threatening and chronic illness.
Walking away from a car crash
I didn’t see it coming, but when the other Honda crashed into the passenger side of my Civic it felt like an explosion inside my car. What had happened? Was I badly hurt? I didn’t know.
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