AJC Investigations

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Truett McConnell faces lawsuit from president it ousted in sex abuse scandal

Former president Emir Caner says he shouldn't have been fired from the Georgia Baptist college after a former student accused an administrator of pressuring her into sex.

EDITORIAL

Georgia must stop risky medicine before more patients are harmed

The AJC's "Risky Medicine" investigation exposed how Georgia is a major hub for alternative medicine, attracting sometimes unlicensed professionals who have harmed patients.

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RISKY MEDICINE

Welcome to Georgia, where questionable therapies flourish with little oversight

Hundreds of Georgia wellness clinics promote unproven treatments with little oversight from one of the nation’s weakest medical boards, an AJC investigation found.

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RISKY MEDICINE

Tennessee cracked down on a questionable therapy. Georgia gave its doctors a home.

Two doctors ran afoul of the DOJ after moving to Georgia from Tennessee so they could use chelation, a treatment for removing heavy metals, as a cure-all and billed Medicare.

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RISKY MEDICINE

Desperate patients seek cures, leave with debt and regret

An AJC investigation found some Georgia alternative medicine clinics marketing unproven treatments and costly supplements to desperate patients.

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RISKY MEDICINE

Atlanta clinic promoting unconventional medicine has controversial history

Social media and marketing have built Progressive Medical Center into one of the most prominent alternative medical clinics in Georgia, if not the entire Southeast

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AJC INVESTIGATION

Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire and its toxic legacy

How covering the world in carpet came with a cost no one wants to pay.

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WATCH ONLINE

Watch the FRONTLINE (PBS) documentary on the investigation

“Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy,” an investigation in partnership with the AJC, AP, AL.com and The Post & Courier

Gadsden PFAS

From AL.com: Georgia carpet empire’s forever chemicals polluted Alabama drinking water

Residents in Gadsden, other Alabama communities downstream blame Dalton’s carpet capital for contaminated water.

PFAS carpet story

Read the full investigative report and previous AJC coverage

In 'Forever Stained,' The AJC partnered with four other newsrooms to report on forever chemicals and the carpet industry.

More Investigations
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RISKY MEDICINE

Who’s providing alternative medicine in Georgia, and what they can, can’t do

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RISKY MEDICINE

Underfunded Georgia medical board does little to stop doctors who cross the line

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RISKY MEDICINE

Why you will have problems checking out your Georgia doctor

New MARTA train launch postponed

MARTA train maker stumbled in other cities. Officials say it paid off.

Altmed - Part 3
RISKY MEDICINE

Desperate patients seek cures, leave with debt and regret

Alt Med - Part 4
RISKY MEDICINE

Atlanta clinic promoting unconventional medicine has controversial history

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Nurses concerned about Georgia medical board’s announcement on IV clinics

AltMed - Chelation
RISKY MEDICINE

Tennessee cracked down on a questionable therapy. Georgia gave its doctors a home.

AltMed - Risky Medicine
RISKY MEDICINE

Welcome to Georgia, where questionable therapies flourish with little oversight

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson at his election night watch party for the 2026 Georgia primary elections

Landscaper gets second chance at benefits in case against Rick Jackson