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Eric JohnsonCrystal Smith, lead exercise physiologist at Augusta University’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, is releasing her second book, The Centered Woman: Focused. Beautiful. Happy., at 5 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta. Smith...
Kelly JasperMedia Advisory for Thursday, Feb. 4 WHAT: Augusta University’s health system unveils a new brand campaign, including new ads featuring the university and health system’s new look and logo. ABOUT: The red carpet-themed event gives employees a first...
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 a protein that may be able to be manipulated in order to impact the spread of cancer...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – Staying motivated during the wintertime to get the recommended 30 minutes of moderate exercise at least five days a week can be difficult – especially when the cold temperatures are combined with fewer daylight hours. “But don’t...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust has awarded Augusta University $1,453,312 to help fund the construction of a $4.1 million consolidated and expanded kidney transplant center at AU Medical Center. The multidisciplinary center will...
Exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with a larger waist and poorer cognition in children, Augusta University researchers say. “The take-home message is that for these children, smoke exposure was connected to two major adverse health...
Be the first to see the new health system brand campaign, “Advancing the Power of You” at our three Augusta University Brand Launch Day events. Food, fun and free items for all, including the chance to win a guitar or poster signed by Guitar Pull...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Valerie Miller may have just turned 50, but her bones would tell a very different story. “I would cough or sneeze the wrong way and have broken ribs,” said the Hephzibah woman. “I went from going to work every day to barely...
The American College of Radiology has published a case study on our pediatric radiology renovations at Children’s Hospital of Georgia. The article is available on the ACR website and includes interviews with Angalita Stephens and her son Henry...
Tara Cramer, executive director of the Georgia Regional Academic Community Health Information Exchange (GRAChIE), was recently announced as a winner of the 2015 Health IT Outcomes Change Agent Award. Cramer was nominated by Kashif Rathore, senior...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Boards of Directors of MCG Health, Inc., doing business as Georgia Regents Medical Center, and MCG Health System, Inc., doing business as Georgia Regents Health System, will meet Thursday, Jan. 28, in the first-floor conference...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – A protein that is constantly expressed by cancer cells and quiescent in healthy ones appears to be a solid target for reducing cancer’s ability to spread, scientists report. The WASF3 protein enables cancer cell invasion, and by...
Transcendental meditation may help ease post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in some soldiers and seems to reduce their need for medication, a new study reported on in U.S. News & World Report and the Huffington Post found. “Regular...
Modern Healthcare magazine published an article about the the Philips Healthcare partnership signed this week with Marin General Hospital in California. The article also highlights expense reductions at GRHealth that have resulted from a first-of...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A standardized treatment approach that starts with good screening and ends with patients going home to well-prepared caregivers, means outpatient thyroid surgery is safe for the vast majority of patients, including the elderly and...
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, discusses recent discoveries regarding vision damage in infants. The Medical Minute airs at...
We are pleased to announce the rollout of new personalized Total Compensation Statements for all hired employees of Georgia Regents Medical Center. The initial statement will include salary earned in calendar year 2015, along with contributions GRMC...
WARM SPRINGS, Ga. – Chris Peters, a rehabilitation technician at Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospitals, is the inaugural recipient of the Employee of the Quarter Legacy Award. This new award for 2016 gets it name from the...
Nick GarrettHappy New Year, Heroes! Every week, Jagwire highlights the exceptional care shown by our GRHealth medical professionals in a segment we like to call “Heroes in Health Care.” This week’s installment begins with a Heroes in Health Care...
“When Patrick Chance smiles, you can’t help but root for him.” That first sentence, positioned right below the smiling face of Patrick Chance himself, introduced readers to a courageous little boy who had a big impact on all who knew him and also to...