Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Columbus hospital partners with Macon med school

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Macon, Ga.-based Mercer University School of Medicine is partnering with The Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital on a two-year doctor training program.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

Trial tests use of stem cells

A clinical trial at Georgia Health Sciences University is testing whether stem cells derived from bone marrow could help patients recover from a severe stroke.
By Tom Corwin

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

First responders get screenings

First responders in Columbia County got screened Thursday for potential risk factors for cardiovascular disease by a team from University Hospital's Heart & Vascular Institute.
By Tom Corwin

Atlanta hospitals may merge

ATLANTA - Executives with Atlanta Medical Center say they're exploring a plan to consolidate the hospital with South Fulton Medical Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Dental practice

Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine students Trisha Hulsey and Stephen Parker apply a rubber dam to fellow student Lindsay Vinson's face during the school's 23rd annual ...
By Chris Thelen

Ronald McDonald House gets land for new facility

Parents staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Augusta could one day soon be just steps away from their child's hospital.
By Tom Corwin

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Classroom building advances

Georgia Health Sciences University is another step closer to adding a crucial classroom building with the expected appointment of a construction manager Tuesday.
By Tom Corwin

Chancellor: Mergers going 'well'

ATLANTA - The consolidation of eight public colleges into four - including Augusta State University with Georgia Health Sciences University - is on track, the University System of Georgia ...
By Walter C. Jones

Tougher smoking ban goes back to committee

A tougher smoking ban for Augusta is headed back to committee, but advocates for the ordinance say it is not a setback.
By Tom Corwin

Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Burns occur often for children

The Joseph M. Still Burn Centers Inc. is using Burn Awareness Week to urge parents to turn down the thermostat on water heaters and be mindful of things that can lead to bad burns.
By Tom Corwin

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

Tackle fat, salt with healthier snack choices at party

As a registered dietitian, Sam Ellefson knows it is the little things that can add up quickly during the Super Bowl party.
By Tom Corwin

Dental school provides free care for 70 pupils

Seventy pupils from Wheeless Road Elementary School on Friday went to the Georgia Health Sciences University School of Dental Medicine for free care as part of the national Give Kids a Smile campaign.
By Tom Corwin

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012

Cancer Center's director seeks special designation

In the midst of his second day on the job, the new director of the Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center was talking years down the road and internationally about the effort to bring a ...
By Tom Corwin

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

Georgia looks to revamp Medicaid amid uncertainty

Georgia is planning to overhaul its Medicaid program over the next couple of years even as federal health care reform remains uncertain.
By Tom Corwin

Hospital aims to teach about heart disease

The Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center at University Hospital is holding a series of community events to screen and educate during February, which is National Heart Month.
By Tom Corwin

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

VA teaches blind veterans skills

On Augusta sidewalks, blind veterans from the Blind Rehabilitation Center at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center are learning a new set of skills to cope with their visual impairments.
By Meg Mirshak

Toxins could explain damage

An international team that includes GHSU scientists have new insight into pneumonia deaths.
By Tom Corwin

Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012

College mergers bring risks

Those looking to merge Augusta State and Georgia Health Sciences universities should watch out for "unintended consequences," said an official who has been through a similar merger.
By Tom Corwin and Tracey McManus

Friday, Jan. 27, 2012

Playing sick is a job for some

For most people, acting sick gets them a day off from work. For Jillian Priebe and nearly 100 others in the area, coughing and complaining of back pain is what they do for a living.
By Gracie Shepherd

More than 50 sickened at nursing home

More than 50 people have been sickened by a virus at a North Augusta nursing home, said a spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
By Tom Corwin
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James sworn in as fire chief

Chris James was officially sworn in as the new fire chief of Augusta during at ceremony at the Julian Smith Barbeque Pit this morning.
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