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StaffChad Knight, a health care professional with more than 17 years of leadership experience, has been named the executive director for Georgia Correctional HealthCare. Georgia Correctional HealthCare houses two divisions: Georgia Correctional...
Haley HughesIn conjunction with the recent notice about the hospital studying the parking situation and taking action to improve the patient experience, the following change will occur to the gate operations at the 15th Street and Medical Office Building...
Danielle HarrisDr. Kathleen May, an allergist-immunologist with more than two decades of clinical experience who is vice chair of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, has been named chief of the Division of Allergy-Immunology and Rheumatology at the...
Eric JohnsonThe Augusta University Police Department will be holding its latest Coffee with a Cop event from 8:30 – 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, in the HR Training Room in Annex I on the Health Sciences Campus. The event, an opportunity for those on campus to...
Georgia House Bill 280, commonly referred to as the “campus carry” legislation, takes effect as of July 1, 2017. For more information on this new law (which amends O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1) and how it will be implemented on University System of...
Chris CurryJulie Cole, a bladder cancer patient being treated at the Georgia Cancer Center, was willing to take a risk when her life depended on it. Cole, along with Dr. Jigarkumar Parikh, decided to add a second immunotherapy drug and radiation to try and...
Browse for a gallery of photos of Augusta University Police Department's new look.
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 how too much of a protein already associated with prostate cancer appears to have...
As previously reported, Augusta University and Augusta University Health employees no longer have to replace their parking hang tags. However, because employees are no longer required to resubmit their information, those experiencing an increase...
Nick GarrettFew people understand the power of Wonder Woman’s enduring legacy better than Dr. Ruth McClelland-Nugent.
Taylor LambTEMPE, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its final Division II men’s tennis regional rankings of the 2017 season and Augusta University sophomore Patrick Oliveira is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Southeast Region. From Rio de...
Stacey HudsonShe’s the First, a student organization sponsored by the College of Education, was recently named best new student organization by the Office of Student Life & Engagement at Augusta University. The organization is a student-run chapter of a...
Toni BakerHDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat cancer, may be an effective therapy for psoriasis as well, scientists report. They have shown that HDAC3 inhibitors are particularly adept at increasing expression of aquaporin-3, or AQP3, a channel that...
Denise ParrishDr. David C. Hess, the new dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University talked with a writer for Metro Atlanta CEO recently about his first 100 days. Hess shared his excitement about leading Georgia’s only public medical school and...
Students from Greenbrier and Evans high schools recently took part in the first Georgia Future Educators Signing Day, an initiative through the partnership of the Department of Education and Augusta University to encourage students into the...
In light of Georgia’s staggering maternal mortality rates, Augusta University is working hard to provide life-saving care to pregnant women and new moms across the state. WFXG highlighted the efforts of the university’s health care...
The AU Health Uniform Showcase events on the health sciences campus and practice site locations were quite popular. More than 800 employees stopped in to interact with uniform vendors and sample uniform styles, colors, and branding, in addition to...
Many therapies and special equipment options that can improve a patient’s final days aren’t covered by health insurance.
Never burn bridges. That’s the advice AU Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Lee Ann Liska shares in the Person You Should Know (P.Y.S.K.) feature in the June issue of Columbia County Magazine. If you want to make fast friends with her, you...
In the first few months of 2017, Augusta has found itself near either the top or the bottom of some very unflattering – and, for readers, oftentimes confusing – lists.