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Eric JohnsonMay is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and Georgia Regents University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is providing several opportunities for the GRU community to celebrate Asian-Pacific culture. This year’s month-long celebration, signed...
Though Georgia Regents University and GRHealth have always promoted the development of leadership skills, the current build-out of the Leadership Academy, an enterprise-wide strategic initiative administered by the Office of Leadership Development...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. — Jennifer Lopez is joining Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals as an official spokesperson to encourage supporters to “Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are.” The actress and singer is the latest celebrity to join CMN’s efforts to...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease this year, joining the nearly 1.5 million people – including actor Michael J. Fox – already living with PD. Learn more about this neurological illness when the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than a dozen Georgia Regents University and Health System nurses were recognized at the 2015 Spirit of Nursing Showcase hosted May 2 by the CSRA Chapter of the Georgia Nurses Association. The annual Showcase and awards banquet is...
StaffHave you been told you have gum disease? You may qualify to be in a study on Vitamin D and gum disease if you: -Have ever been told that you have gum disease -Are above the age of 18 -Are not taking any vitamins, minerals or herbal supplements -Are...
Toni BakerThe gene and hormone soup that enables women to breastfeed their newborns also can be a recipe for breast cancer, particularly when the first pregnancy is after age 30. Researchers have now found that the gene DNMT1 is essential to maintaining...
Chaplain Brennan Francois says a prayer with nurses at Georgia Regents Medical Center during one of many Blessing of the Hands ceremonies on National Nurses Day during National Nurses Week 2015. Hospital chaplains roam the hospital floors each year...
U.S. News & World Report: May 5, 2015 More than 17 million Americans suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. But not everyone can tell when heavy drinking crosses the line to alcoholism. To help people identify when drinking becomes a problem...
Georgia Regents University’s Division of Georgia Correctional Health Care received the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) Bliven Award for Excellence for the medical care it provides at the Jack T. Rutledge State Prison in Columbus. The award...
The following was distributed as an email by Shawn Vincent, Vice President of Partnerships, International Healthcare and Strategic Affiliations: Dear Colleagues, By now you have likely heard that Doctors Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the...
Georgia Regents University continues its long tradition of offering innovative, forward-thinking degrees with the launch of its new doctoral degree in applied health sciences. The three-year, practice-oriented doctoral program is the first of its...
Kelly JasperAUGUSTA, Ga. – In recognition of National Nurses Week, Georgia Regents University and Health System have more than a dozen events planned to highlight and thank nurses for their contributions to quality patient care. National Nurses Week begins each...
GRHealth’s Heart and Cardiovascular Services will open a new center on campus May 18. The Cardiovascular Center 15th Street will be located at 937 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia, 30912 – the site of the former sports medicine center. The center...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – An enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen appears to have significant impact in a healthy and injured brain, scientists report. There’s mounting evidence that in the healthy brain, aromatase and the estrogen it enables...
A new academic home; a 15 percent increase in medical school applicants; a record-in-recent-history number of seniors choosing the Medical College of Georgia and GRHealth for their residency training; an unprecedented amount of clinical growth; and...
DotMed: April 30, 2015 On July 1, 2013, Philips Healthcare and Georgia Regents Medical Center embarked on a 15-year partnership worth $300 million to transform the health care delivery model. Nearly two years later, GRHealth has experienced about...
Pictured above are Kayla Davis (right) and her kidney donor Jennifer Moss in Davis’ room at Georgia Regents Medical Center shortly after the successful transplant surgery. (Photo courtesy of Time.com) Time.com: April 30, 2015 Jennifer Moss and...
Nursing Cap submissions for award selection and recognition Saturday, May 2nd, at the 2015 Nurses Gala. Entries were submitted by:
1) 8West Perianesthesia Nursing
2) NICU
3) PICU
4) 7 South ENT
5) Ortho Trauma
6) Pediatric Clinic
7) GRU Transplant
Fierce Health Finance: April 21, 2015 Hospitals turn to outside firms to provide more clinical services [Special Report] Hospital imaging often renders a disquieting financial picture. The equipment costs millions of dollars to either purchase or...