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Christen EngelTwo new administrative appointments will enhance the integration of medical education, research and clinical practice at Augusta University. Dr. Julian J. Nussbaum, professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and co-director of the...
Toni BakerScientists want to know if even a modest decrease in how much salt you eat means you also have less inflammation and oxidative stress, both key factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke. Inflammation and oxidative stress can make blood vessels...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University’s Dr. Jedidiah Ballard was named the 2016 Ultimate Men’s Health Guy by Men’s Health magazine during this morning’s live broadcast of the NBC Today show. Editors were looking at a combination of overall health and...
Kelly JasperLee Hamil Little, former interim chief counsel for Augusta University Medical Center, has been named to the position permanently. In this role, she will lead the medical center’s Office of Legal Affairs. A successful attorney with more than 20...
A poorly understood gene that appears super-suppressed in African-Americans with kidney cancer may be a biomarker of a patient’s prognosis and a new target for improving it, researchers say. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottA student at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is part of a research team trying to prevent one of the most common complications of bone marrow and stem cell transplants, both common treatments for leukemia. Daniel Chandra is one...
Steven UhlesAUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Martha Tingen has been named to the research committee of the National Cancer Institute’s Community Oncology Research Program. The NCI community research program was established to develop an integrated national network tasked...
The Cardiology Fellowship program at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is the recipient of the 2016 Spirit of the Heart Diversity in Cardiology Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists. Dr. Vincent Robinson, director of...
Danielle HarrisThe daily demands of ministry, family and career can make it difficult for clergy to attend to their health. But with Clergy Appreciation Day occurring Oct. 9, Augusta University’s Pastoral Care Director Jeffrey Flowers says this is a perfect...
Commission approval demonstrates quality care by pediatric cardiology team in evaluating tiniest hearts for problems AUGUSTA, Ga. – Five-year-old Opal Belk wasn’t a bit nervous about visiting the heart doctor. “She’s ready for her ‘jelly belly,’”...
Dr. Leonard Reeves, a Rome, Georgia, family medicine physician and campus associate dean of the Northwest Campus of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named to the board of directors of the American Academy of Family...
The Compensation Committees for the boards of AU Medical Center and AU Health System will have a joint meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 in conference room FG-2201 in the Human Resources office building at 1515 Pope Ave. For more information, call...
Prescription sleep aids appear to carry a rare risk of suicide, most typically when they cause the unexpected response of stimulating rather than quietening patients, researchers say. “These medications can have a rare paradoxical effect like...
Finding the time for a mammogram can be challenging for busy women. However, a weekend mammogram might be your answer. October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Breast Health Center at Augusta University is offering patients a chance...
Events at Augusta University this October will mourn those lost to domestic violence, celebrate those who have survived, and unite those working to end the abuse in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “This is an opportunity to hear the...
Dr. Peter F. Buckley, dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been appointed chairman of the 10-member Board of Directors of the WCG Foundation. The WCG Foundation is a public charity that raises and distributes funds to...
Few students have the opportunity to read an author’s newest release and then speak to the writer about the work. At Augusta University, it’s an annual opportunity provided by the Department of English & Foreign Languages in the Pamplin College...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Just who is the “ultimate guy” for 2016? Well, it could be Dr. Jedidiah Ballard, according to Men’s Health magazine. Ballard, an an assistant professor of emergency medicine for the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, is...
Arthur TakahashiRegistration opens for summit co-hosted by Augusta University and The Georgia Chamber AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 21, 2016) – CIA Director John Brennan and NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett will be among other top authorities in cybersecurity at Cyber...
With age, the chromosomes of our cardiac stem cells compress as they move into a state of safe, semiretirement. The typically long, coiled strand of DNA inside each youthful stem cell gets shorter and dense as we age, literally leaving less room for...