With Trump’s federal freeze pausing health updates from agencies like CDC, and FDA, Georgia residents will have to look elsewhere for important information.

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a tense exchange during his confirmation hearing Wednesday to examine the RFK Jr.'s qualifications to be the country's top health official.

Georgia has reported cases of bird flu in three flocks. Here's a closer look at the virus, where it is, and how dangerous it is.

American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control analyzed every state's policies around smoking. Georgia was one of a few that got all F's.

Most data indicate that the state's respiratory virus spread, including influenza cases, is slowing from earlier this winter. Hospitalizations dropped in the second week of January, as did the percentage of health care visits for flu-like illnesses.

Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.

The Georgia poultry industry is facing a threat known as bird flu, after the Georgia Department of Agriculture confirmed a positive case at a commercial poultry operation.

Each week, the CDC publishes data on the number of flu cases in each state. This week, Georgia had enough cases to be listed among the highest states. Nationwide, nine states are listed in the very high category, including Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer. The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.