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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...
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 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...
Nick GarrettEvery year, physicians in the U.S. see more than 320 million patients. Most put in 40- to 60-hour workweeks. One in four puts in even more. In Augusta University’s own hospitals and clinics, doctors take care of more than 19,000...
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...
Brennan MeagherDr. Cheryl Hopson has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember. Her love of reading has translated into a career as an assistant professor of African-American literature at Augusta University and it is evident in her scholarship. In...
Toni BakerAUGUSTA, Ga. – When mutated, a gene known for its ability to repair DNA, appears to instead cause breast cancer, scientists report. The gene GT198, whether mutated by genetics and/or environmental factors, has strong potential as both as a way to...
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...
Kelly JasperAUGUSTA, Ga. – Renowned neuroscientist Dr. Dora Angelaki is the keynote speaker for Augusta University’s 32nd Graduate Research Day, an annual event to showcase the research accomplishments of students and postdoctoral fellows throughout The...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Fatness is clearly linked to cardiovascular disease, but scientists want to find why the unhealthy pair tend to go hand-in-hand and how to break up their relationship. “The obesity epidemic means many people have high levels of the...
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...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A low-salt diet does not necessarily translate to stronger bones in postmenopausal women, physician-scientists report. “When we started the study, we thought we were going to be telling everyone again that a low-salt diet is good for...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A recent study of a handful of patients supports mounting evidence that targeted suppression of inflammation packaged with standard therapy can improve the cognitive ability of patients with schizophrenia, physician-scientists report...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — University of Georgia wide receiver and children’s book author Malcolm Mitchell will be the opening speaker for Augusta University’s 18th Annual Impacting Student Learning (ISL) Conference. This one-day event will be held Saturday...
Eric JohnsonIn 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 new trends in successful treatment of patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...
Haley HughesAUGUSTA, Ga. – Construction has begun on a $62.5 million expansion project at the Augusta University Cancer Center, marking a significant step forward in the Campus Master Plan, which calls for expanding the university’s research footprint. The...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – There’s no doubt estrogen plays a big role in the differences between males and females, and now researchers want to know if it also helps explain emerging sex differences in what makes younger, obese men and women hypertensive. “That...
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 breakthroughs in surgical treatments for thyroid disease. The Medical...
In 2014, Drew Dawson, WACG station manager, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, and Toni Baker, MCG communications director, teamed up to create the Medical Minute. The concept behind...
In 2005, Cheryl Goldsleger, Augusta University’s William S. Morris Eminent Scholar in Art, had an exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington. When she returned for another exhibition in 2013, the academy had started a program...