It’s the proportionately of a newborn — a measure that includes both birthweight and length — that may best tell doctors whether a child is born with an increased risk for heart problems later in life, investigators report.
After competing against a nationwide pool of doctoral students, three students in the Vascular Biology Center were awarded 2019 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship Grants.
Dr. Brian K. Stansfield, who is a 2004 MCG graduate, will lead the group through 2020 and will organize its annual meeting in New Orleans next year.
The first board certified intensivist in Georgia and a neonatologist and expert in pediatric nutrition are among the faculty being honored by the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
Children’s Hospital of Georgia and Shepeard Community Blood Center team up for World Prematurity Day event on Nov. 17 EDITORIAL NOTE: Noon is designated time for media coverage. We will identify a parent of a premature infant for interviews. Please...
Researchers from Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University published a study that suggests that babies that are born with weights below or over the range of 5.5 to 8.4 pounds are more susceptible to serious health problems later in life. MSN...
AUGUSTA, GA – Babies born at both low and high birthweights appear to be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, researchers report. For reasons that remain unclear at least in the smaller babies, both birthweight...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Brian K. Stansfield, neonatologist at Children’s Hospital of Georgia and a 2004 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received the 2016 Clinical Science Young Investigator Award from the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The fate of an internist, pediatrician and surgeon is in the hands of students at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. All three are aboard a sinking ship, and their only escape is a one-person raft. Who should be...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – It’s a fairly common genetic condition that can surface as a series of dark skin spots and result in a host of maladies from tumors to premature cardiovascular disease. Medical College of Georgia researchers hope their studies of how...