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Kelly JasperEvery summer, students at Augusta University offer free personalized and preventative health screenings, education and services to farmworkers in rural South Carolina. In 12 years, they’ve provided more than 3,000 screenings. It’s part of a long...
Brennan MeagherIn this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses the role of stem cells in the development of osteoporosis. The Medical Minute...
Nick GarrettWhat do gold medalist swimmer Kelsi Worrell and legendary track and field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee have in common? If asthma wasn’t your first guess, you’re not alone. For decades, the chronic inflammatory disease – often seen as a limiting factor...
Denise ParrishDr. Bill Jacobs, addiction medicine expert at Bluff Plantation and associate professor and chief of Addiction Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, talks to Self Magazine about the opioid epidemic. He notes that most people...
Age and obesity conspire to damage the tiny blood vessels that feed the heart, causing heart failure
Toni BakerAge and obesity appear to create a perfect storm that can reduce blood flow through the tiny blood vessels that directly feed our heart muscle and put us at risk for heart failure, scientists report. They call it “aged fat” and scientists now have...
Help CHOG, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, by participating in Miracle Treat Day.
Danielle HarrisSummer is here and the warmer temps make this a great time for running outdoors. But, before you head to your next race, Augusta University Sports Medicine offers the following tips to help you prepare and avoid injuries. Fuel up the tank. Consume a...
Eric JohnsonBeginning the morning of July 18, Augusta University’s Institutional Review Board will host a Research Community Forum at the Augusta Marriott hotel. The conference, co-sponsored by OHRP-DHHS, the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University...
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses scientist’s efforts to help stem cells make our bone and muscle remain more...
Arthur TakahashiPeople who have questions about the new campus carry law, also known as House Bill 280, will have a chance to get the information they need during four public forums in July. Organized by the Division of Public Safety, Office of Legal Affairs and...
Taylor LambAugusta University Director of Athletics Clint Bryant introduced Millette Green as the next head coach of the Jaguar women’s basketball program at a press conference on Wednesday, July 5. Green becomes the ninth head coach in the 43-year history of...
Chris CurryAustin Parks’ life was interrupted when his doctor and a team at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia diagnosed him with rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of cancer affecting connective tissues in Austin’s body. Monday, Austin received his final...
A new Department of Population Health Sciences has been established at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University to strengthen the public medical school’s impact on the health of Georgia. The new department initially combines the MCG...
Chances are you’ve noticed some young folks walking around the health sciences campus wearing a new color of JagSwag. The highly coveted teal-green shirts were specially designed for the younger groups of volunteers at Augusta University and...
Isabelle Green earned gold at the world karate championships in June. Despite a daily fight with arthrogryposis, a chronic joint condition that limits much of her movements, this tough 10-year-old battled it out in LittleRock, Arkansas, to earn four...
StaffBy Sara Carney Dr. Cathy Dyches has joined the Augusta University College of Nursing as Assistant Dean of the Athens Campus (CONAT). In this role, Dyches will lead faculty, staff, and the community to advance the Athens Campus nursing education...
Six-thousand years ago, a Native American community inhabited a 60-acre stretch of grassland and forest just outside of Warrenton, Georgia. They were likely ancestors to the Creeks, though it’s tough to say for sure. Like all ancient humans, we know...
A male breast cancer survivor wants to make sure his fellow men have access to the treatment options needed to win their own fight against cancer. Cecil Herrin joined leaders from the Georgia Cancer Center Thursday to donate $52,134.15 raised during...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottDr. Bennett S. Greenspan, a professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, is the new president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The society is an international...
A new bill allowing students to carry concealed weapons on college campuses in Georgia takes effect on Saturday. There’s information and guidance available from the University System of Georgia, Augusta University Police Chief Jim Lyon says...