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Kelly JasperMedia advisory for Thursday, Dec. 1 WHAT: World AIDS Day is held on Dec. 1 to unite people worldwide in the fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. Free rapid HIV testing and an HIV info...
Eric JohnsonAs of 12:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Children’s Hospital of Georgia is once again 5th in the nationwide rankings of Children’s Miracle Network hospitals with 8,888 votes, but we still need your votes! Voting remains open until Dec. 20...
Danielle HarrisWith holiday shopping underway, companies are using buzz words to make customers feel as if they are finding the best deals. So, what can you do make sure you do not get caught up in the business lingo? Marketing professor Marsha Loda shares her...
Nick GarrettAugusta University celebrated the addition of a new fraternity and the reinstatement of an old tradition with the formal rechartering of Pi Kappa Phi on Saturday, Nov. 19. The founding brothers, many of whom worked for more than a year to bring Pi...
If Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all about the deals, #GivingTuesday is all about making a difference. A global day dedicated to celebrating generosity and giving, #GivingTuesday is a chance to give back to the schools, communities and charities...
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 the hormone leptin may be prompting the fat packed around the organs of obese...
Researchers are beginning to find puzzling new links between obesity, memory loss and dementia, according to a new article in The Guardian that included research by Dr. Alexis M. Stranahan, neuroscientist in the Department of Neuroscience and...
Denise ParrishRadiology is at the center of the majority of healthcare decisions, driving the timely detection and accurate diagnosis and treatment of disease at its earliest stages. As health organizations continue to move toward value-based care, they need...
Toni BakerA huge colony of receptors must be optimally positioned and functioning on our muscle cells for our brains to talk with our bodies so we can walk and breathe. Now scientists have found that a protein believed to help anchor that city of receptors...
StaffMichael Searles is a professor emeritus of history at Augusta University. Known to the Augusta community as Cowboy Mike, Searles strives to educate audiences on the Western experiences of black cowboys. Although he is usually dressed in his...
The following letter was initially sent by the Arsenal editorial board on Tuesday, Nov. 22. University students and faculty, The editorial board of the Arsenal is happy to announce that our first issue has been published! The Arsenal is an...
Dr. John Morgan recently discussed detection, treatment and research efforts in the area of Alzheimer’s disease with Brad Means on The Means Report on WJBF-TV. WJBF’s The Means Report: New research could make the difference in detecting...
Augusta University’s got talent, and you can experience it at Noon Arts: Live at the Lee on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Master of Ceremonies and Art Department Chair Scott Thorp welcomes performers from multiple areas of the university and health system...
Stacey HudsonWhen Santa Claus comes down with the measles, just days before Christmas, Holly the Elf jumps in to save the day! The Augusta University Literacy Center will host a production of Christmas, the Measles, and Me on Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. in Maxwell...
Dr. Vincent Robinson, co-director, Nuclear Cardiology, recalls a difficult heart procedure on a patient suffering from cancer. “I thought that was a hugely successful thing, because the three years we gave her to continue her life were so...
We all know what firsthand smoke is. Even secondhand smoke. But thirdhand smoke? What could that possibly be?
Find out in this post on the CHOG blog, where you’ll also learn how to keep your home as smoke-free as possible.
The holiday season is upon us. Regardless of the planning and our joyous anticipation of time spent with family, we are entering the most stress-filled time of the year. Paired with the stress is the abundance of sugary and heavy foods, which...
If you have not already completed your annual compliance training, time is running out. The deadline for all employees to complete this training is Dec. 1. Course assignments are different for university and health system employees. Augusta...
We are excited to announce the Livongo for Diabetes Program, a new program for medical center employees that makes living with diabetes easier and is offered at absolutely no cost to the first 50 plan members who register. Below is a 2-minute video...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Each year, there are nearly 103,000 emergency room visits to treat burns in children. Contact with a hot surface or flame causes the greatest number of injuries. “The traditional Thanksgiving feast calls for a lot of preparation...