Ellen Eldridge

Georgia led the nation with 58 deaths related to extreme heat between 1980 and 2009, according to research from the University of Georgia A lack of

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will transfer 340 patients via 56 ambulances as Egleston Hospital closes and their new Arthur M. Blank Hospital opens next month.

LISTEN: A new report from Trust for America’s Health finds that, while deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide are down nationwide for the first time in five years, Georgia ranks almost dead last when it comes to access to behavioral healthcare. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.

LISTEN: A new documentary examines peer counseling and its impact on mental health treatment. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports on, “Stigma to Strength, Georgia and the Certified Peer Specialist Movement.”

Caption Raquel Robinson poses with her one-year-old daughter Londyn Crenshaw at their home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. After her daughter was born in October 2022, Robinson was diagnosed with postpartum depression.

Caroline Nickel said she and husband contracted COVID in mid-July.

LISTEN: The Georgia Department of Public Health expects 190,000 Georgians will be diagnosed with dementia in the next 10 years. And a new study suggests chronically lonely people are at higher risk of related diseases like Alzheimer's. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.

Caption Justice, center, points to a number on the board game in front of her.

Georgia companies with 51 or more employees are eligible to enroll in a new health insurance plan that offers clients a "credit card" to pay out-of-network providers.

LISTEN: The only American factory making the generic version of the antibiotic amoxicillin is at risk of shutting down. This comes ahead of a season where flu and viruses typically go up. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge has more.