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Georgia Cancer Center Health

Precision treatment advances cancer care with new noninvasive technology

June 17, 2026

Wellstar MCG Health and the Georgia Cancer Center have begun treating patients using the new Elekta Esprit Gamma Knife, a state-of-the-art, noninvasive treatment.

Soldier receives aid sitting in helicopter

MCG researcher says combat blasts caused injury to brain-cleansing system

Jennifer Hilliard Scott

A woman wearing a medical coat sits in front of a large bookcase full of medical texts.

Springtime sneezes? MCG expert says it’s in your genes

Tim Rausch

Stories of Impact

blood in a vial

New therapy supercharges patient’s immune system to attack cancer cells

Chris Curry

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When tables turn for ER nurse, Level 1 Trauma Center saves his life

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Teen, family manage new lifestyle after food allergy diagnosis with help of Children’s team

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AU Health to lead statewide expansion of coronavirus testing

governor Brian Kemp

Kemp announces statewide expansion of AU Health COVID-19 screening application

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‘He never slowed down’: Teen who suffered cardiac arrest on the football field keeps moving

Henry Hanks

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Baby with Down syndrome facing congestive heart failure saved by ‘phenomenal care’ at Children’s Hospital of Georgia

Henry Hanks

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AU professor saved, moments from death after pulmonary embolism

Henry Hanks

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A robot and human work together to remove tumors from three sites in one patient

Chris Curry

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Augusta University Health first in Augusta to offer new valve treatment for emphysema

Danielle Harris

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After surprise early birth, mother grateful to Children’s Hospital of Georgia

Henry Hanks

baby

After struggling for life at birth, Children’s Hospital of Georgia ‘Miracle Kid’ now thriving

Henry Hanks

Latest News

A man in a suit stands at the head of a gurney holding an anesthesia mask to a dummy patient while a woman in a lab coat watches a screen to his left

Georgia senators visit university, tour labs in bid to find solutions for rural health care staffing shortages

Karen Klock

Photo of AU mascot Augustus getting a mock flu shot

‘Protect yourself and those around you’: MCG experts tout importance of flu vaccination for campus and community

Two bikers pedal past a mural featuring soul singer James Brown in downtown Augusta.

PaceDay shifts into high gear this weekend

Staff

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Wellstar and Augusta University officially launch unified health system

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Organ Donation

Dental College of Georgia to host minority organ and tissue donation information event

A group of people, including five men and one woman, stand in front of a podium and pose for a photo.

Augusta University president advocates for rural health care during Southwest Georgia tour

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Costa Layman Health Fair provides medical care for farmworkers while giving students valuable experience

Staff

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Augusta University’s VolunTeen and VolunJag programs open the door to health care careers

Staff