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Toni BakerMetabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors widely associated with inflammation and cardiovascular disease, both of which are associated with schizophrenia.
Dr. Yanbin Dong just received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to perform detailed analysis of inflammatory factors and genetic changes associated with aging to see if cocoa consumption reduces health problems.
Smaller is better when it comes to the flexible plastic endotracheal tubes placed in the windpipe to help patients breathe, say the medical professionals who treat vocal professionals.
Lisa KaylorAugusta University Health has partnered with Georgia Department of Public Health to increase COVID-19 testing capacity with additional testing days and hours of operation.
Paige BoekeThe Augusta University community is encouraged to participate in this year’s Paceline bicycle ride on Oct. 16. Since 2019, the Paceline organization has hosted this ride as a way to engage the Augusta community in the fight to end cancer. Funds...
StaffAs many communities across the nation struggle to combat COVID-19, the Athens Free Clinic – sponsored by the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership – has administered 3,700 vaccine shots to residents in the underserved...
Laura EvansDr. Jennifer Detchemendy’s session was so well received that AACN turned the session into a module for continuing education where nurses can receive one contact hour.
The food cart that is currently serving grab and go meals in the lobby of the Children’s Hospital of Georgia will temporarily close while relocating to the former McDonald's space.
Stacey EidsonDr. Laura Williamson, director of the Center for Bioethics and Health Policy at Augusta University, studies the ethical impact of mandating childhood vaccinations.
Currently, an estimated 1.4 million Georgians are 65 and older, but that number is expected to jump significantly over the next decade. Augusta University is focused on a three-year recruitment effort to grow the university’s research footprint in...
Shepeard Community Blood Center is coming back to the Augusta University campus Tuesday, June 29 for a blood drive.
The Augusta University Health System Board of Directors will be held from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, June 24.
Although African Americans make up 13% of the nation’s population, they account for 42% of the new HIV cases in the United States. The Ryan White Program at Augusta University is working to ensure everyone has proper access to health care to help...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottDr. Amir Mian, former interim medical director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, is the new chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical...
Augusta University College of Nursing student Janelle Adae-Mensah is one of this year's recipients of the Our Race to Health Equity Diversity Nursing Scholarship.
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, which is dedicated to keeping health care human, recently honored several members of the Augusta University and AU Health community for their excellence in patient care during the pandemic.
“Things are beginning to normalize and stabilize,” Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel said during a recent town hall. “We are able to now get back to what we all want, and that’s a normal campus life and campus activity for our students...
Chris CurryWhile chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, and immunotherapy are the treatment options used most often for cancer patients, a new technique that may offer the most effective way to eradicate cancer cells comes from inside the patient’s own body.
Being unable to get time off from work and being “nervous” about seeing a health care provider were among many cited reasons for not always getting timely survivorship care, investigators at the Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Cancer Center...
Denise ParrishPlease be aware of construction outside Children's Hospital of Georgia for next six months.