Medical College of Georgia News

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Brands named MCG vice dean for academic affairs

August 22, 2022

Jennifer Hilliard Scott

The new vice dean joined MCG more than two decades ago.

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Peptide delivered by nasal spray can reduce seizure activity, protect neurons in Alzheimer’s, epilepsy

August 16, 2022

Toni Baker

The A1R-CT peptide the scientists developed can be administered through a nasal spray.

MCG fellowships to offer more training to primary care physicians

August 15, 2022

Jennifer Hilliard Scott

New programs offer more training in sports medicine and rural health.

New study shows child marriage could cause long-term hypertension

August 11, 2022

Kevin Faigle

“We need to start thinking about the long-term implications for adult women married as children and to increase awareness of the chronic issues that can arise, if left unaddressed...

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Making veins stronger so heart bypass grafts, dialysis access work better

August 11, 2022

Toni Baker

A $400,000 Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association will support work to make the middle layer of veins more like the thicker middle of arteries, which...

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Fatigue, headache among top lingering symptoms months after COVID

August 8, 2022

Toni Baker

The results support the growing evidence that there are chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms following COVID-19 infections.