AP Health

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law a House-Senate bill that includes an insurance coverage requirement for autism known as Ava's Law in honor of Ava Bullard of Lyons, a 10-year-old with the disorder.

An emotional Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that permits the use of medical marijuana to treat eight serious health problems.

Evidence of cancer has appeared in Egyptian mummies. The ancient Greeks discussed it. Up until recent history it was an incurable disease, but that is changing, according to a Gainesville physician who has battled it for many years.