USAID’s work is important to Atlanta on ‘many levels,’ said Mark Rosenberg, former president and CEO of the task force, which is headquartered in Decatur.

A new NIH policy ordered by the Trump administration would reduce the amount grants pay to universities to help with the costs of conducting research. That reduction could cost Emory University about $140 million a year.

‘There’s a fair amount of agreement across political parties, across demographics,‘ said Dr. Stephen Patrick, an Emory professor who helped design the survey.

Among states, Georgia has the highest rate of new HIV infections, but residents — especially women and Black patients — are often not getting PrEP, a lifesaving preventive drug, data shows.

Chaos at the federal level, as President Donald Trump takes office with moves to cut spending, are injecting uncertainty into the state’s budget process.

130,000 broiler chickens culled as officials try to contain the damage. Retail sales of eggs and poultry products not affected.

H5N1 has been detected twice in birds in the Atlanta area. Here’s what to know if you keep chickens.

Agriculture officials emphasized that the food supply is safe. Poultry operations near the contaminated farm were subject to additional monitoring.

When Carter started his NGO after leaving the White House, he reached out to Dr. Bill Foege, known for his role in leading the eradication of smallpox, to run it.

The former president believed “that science is part of God’s gift, and they’re not in opposition,” said Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman.