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StaffIn this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, talks about a gene that can repair our DNA and cause breast cancer. The Medical Minute airs at...
Kelly JasperImmunotherapy can help fight cancer by working with the body’s own immune system, and some of its top researchers are right here in Georgia, according to a new article in Georgia Trend magazine. After decades of research and development...
Eric JohnsonAugusta, Ga. – Dr. Samir N. Khleif, director of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, will chair the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Radiation and Immunotherapy Leadership Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday, March...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – From developing some of the first oral contraceptives to pioneering telemedicine technologies for faster stroke intervention, doctors at Augusta University and its historic Medical College of Georgia have long been recognized as...
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, talks about what scientists are learning about managing the rejection of transplanted organs from...
Danielle HarrisAUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta University’s health system has generated more than $1.2 billion in revenue for the local and state economy, according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association, the state’s largest hospital trade association. In...
Steven UhlesSiblings, and budding philanthropists, Charlie, Hank and twins Winifred and Murphy Mae Frost – ages 9, 7 and 4, respectively – raised more than $1,000 for the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University one drink at a time. Inspired by their...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Rite Aid is asking customers to help strengthen the care provided by Children’s Hospital of Georgia by purchasing $1 Miracle Balloons or making other monetary donations for the not-for-profit hospital through April 30. Rite Aid has...
Brennan MeagherThe desk you’re sitting in, the computer you’re typing on, the equipment in your biology lab, the hospital’s medical and surgical supplies, the equipment used for patient care and the food you eat in the Jaguar Student Activities Center or Terrace...
The movie crew that converged on the Health Sciences campus of Augusta University over the past several weeks has wrapped up filming for the project. The faith-based movie is based on The Reason, a book by author William Sirls. Thanks to everyone...
Christopher M. Brown recently joined Augusta University’s health system as the director of security. Previously, he served as director of security and parking for Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan. Prior to that, he held positions as...
Nick GarrettOn Saturday, March 19, dozens of bikers gathered at Augusta Harley Davidson in memory of Kelsi Long, a child born stillborn due to Down’s Syndrome. Michael Maddox, Kelsi’s grandfather and president of the Kelsi Long Memorial Foundation...
Dr. David G. Harrison, Betty and Jack Bailey Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will present “Inflammation, Immunity and Hypertension” on Thursday...
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, talks about the effect dysfunction in our molecular clocks can have on blood pressure. The...
Today we celebrate 223 of our remarkable students as they take the next step in their careers as physicians, including 188 from our home base in Augusta and 35 from the AU/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens. They have been educated in all four...
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, talks about the relationship between growth hormones and insulin resistance in people with...
Organized in honor of a baby girl who was stillborn at 8 ½ months due to Down syndrome, the 14th annual Kelsi Long Memorial Ride will be held on March 19, 2016. Michael Maddox, Kelsi’s grandfather and president of the Kelsi Long Memorial Foundation...
Last weekend, the American Heart Association and Augusta University joined forces in the fight against some of our nation’s biggest killers: Heart disease and stroke.
Starting March 8, all health care professionals and students within the health care system will have access to Formulink. Formulink is a custom formulary database that is integrated with Lexicomp®. Health care professionals and students will now...
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, talks about the connection between estrogen and cardiovascular risk in women who are obese. The...