Piedmont Augusta honored for work with stroke patients
The American Heart Association has recognized Piedmont Augusta’s work with stroke patients.
Glioblastoma Awareness Day event honors two area residents
Two Augusta residents diagnosed with glioblastoma were honored at an event July 17.
New procedure helps those diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
Physicians with Piedmont Heart Institute are now offering a new ablation procedure for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib.
Evans man sets ‘ambitious’ goal of riding 24 hours to raise money for cancer research
Don Belisle has a 24-hour bicycle ride planned July 19-20 to raise money for cancer research.
Via Cognitive Health Care ribbon cutting held June 20
Via Cognitive Health officials held a grand opening and ribbon cutting June 20.
Local man, 33, in need of kidney transplant
Jason Moore only has one kidney and requires dialysis three times a week to stay alive. He’s hopeful to find a living donor.
MCG scientists identify new treatment target for leading cause of blindess
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have pinpointed a gene that may lead to better treatments for a form of macular degeneration.
Ribbon cutting ceremony marks Piedmont Summerville’s reopening
A May 15 ribbon cutting marked the May 16 reopening of Piedmont Summerville, formerly Trinity Hospital.
Rains don’t dampen enthusiasm for May 4 cancer walk
The Unite in the Fight Against Cancer Walk was held May 4.
Piedmont Summerville to reopen May 16
Piedmont Augusta’s Summerville Campus will once again offer emergency department care and inpatient services at its 2260 Wrightsboro Road location beginning May 16, more than a year after closing its ED and converting to an all outpatient campus.
MCG scientists establish protein database to advance vision research
Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have established a database to allow researchers to better examine the underlying causes of some of the most common conditions that cause vision loss.
Wellstar MCG hospital groundbreaking set for April 1
Officials will break ground Monday on Columbia County’s first hospital.
Cancer center researcher receives $2.8 million grant
Chadli Ahmed, an associate professor at the Medical College of Georgia, has been studying the biology of cancer for more than two decades and is hopeful for the development of novel drugs to treat triple-negative breast cancer.
