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The raccoon was captured on Tuesday, county officials said, and confirms that the virus is active in DeKalb County.
The nation's largest Pilates chain is the latest new business to open in the changing shopping center.
The national summit is designed to help strengthen local responses to the opioid crisis in U.S. communities.
Mosquitoes with the sometimes-dangerous virus have been found at nine different DeKalb locations, health officials say.
The event will include representatives from a number of local health organizations and will include health information and screenings.
The former Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassador fell ill while he was in Tennessee planning to speak at college graduation ceremonies.
STEAM-Plus is a dynamic, fun, day-long camp for middle and high-school students. Registrations are now being accepted.
DeKalb had some of the highest levels of smog and soot in Georgia, according to the American Lung Association.
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Deadly overdoses rose 21.5 percent between 2015 and 2016, and opioids are at the heart of the problem, the CDC says in a new report.
Dr. Robert R. Redfield's research was influential in helping doctors understand how HIV and AIDS spread in his early research.
DeKalb County Animal Control is reminding pet owners that they must vaccinate their animals against rabies every year.
DeKalb County residents who had suffered outages or low water pressure were being advised to boil water before using it on Thursday.
The teen died on Sunday. At least 66 Georgians have died during what health officials call a particularly nasty 2018 flu season.
See how some restaurants in the Decatur area fared on recent health inspections.
With four restaurants near Decatur, the public should be aware that samples of cream cheese tested positive for listeria contamination.
Medical experts say it's not too late to get a flu shot and that doing so may protect not just you, but others who are more vulnerable.
Two Decatur residents had dogs come in contact with rabid raccoons and foxes, officials say. They urge up-to-date vaccinations for pets.
The Decatur Farmers Market opened this week.
New annual data shows state and local rates for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
Participants will attempt to run or walk 60 miles between Friday and Sunday, ending up at Turner Field.
The women have been added to a national registry of victims because of the risk of severe birth defects associated with the virus.
Food debris and employees not washing hands and changing gloves when they should have were keys to the bad score.
The woman's partner had traveled to Brazil, where he contracted the virus, health officials say.
The case involved a person who had traveled to Colombia, state health officials said.
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DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur earns a 'B,' while the rest of our communities' hospitals get a middling 'C.'
More than a dozen Decatur and Avondale Estates eateries are participating.
The DeKalb health department is asking people to become more informed on the illness.
Health officials said that a sample from Lake Avondale tested positive for the potentially-fatal disease.
Lice in 25 of 30 states tested had developed a heightened resistance to pesticides commonly used to kill them.
Health officials say the patient may have picked up the disease while hiking in the western U.S.
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The recall affects stores in 30 states, including Georgia.
The advisory is a result of a burst water main caused by a contractor accidentally damaging a fire hydrant overnight Friday.
The study aims to learn more about the ways in which moderate but exhaustive exercise affects the human heart.