Lindsey MorrisThe path from cancer diagnosis to ringing the bell of hope is not a walk in the park. Many patients must balance their careers, family, and treatments, all while taking care of...
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death, in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 60% of adult smokers...
Augusta University HealthStrokes tend to spike during the holidays. Part of the reason could be that this time of year can be hectic and stressful. That — and the culinary temptations that accompany the...
One in fifty people have an unruptured aneurysm. What is a brain aneurysm? A brain aneurysm is a bulge, or ballooning that develops in a weakened wall of a cerebral (brain) blood...
Stroke—says Dr. Dan-Victor Giurgiutiu, a neurologist at Augusta University Health—can mean many different things. About 10% of strokes are caused by bleeding blood vessels in the...
Think a migraine is just a really bad headache? “I get that a lot,” said Dr. Elizabeth Rutkowski, a neurologist at Augusta University Health. “But in general, almost all headaches...
You get a headache. It’s so bad that you can’t get out of bed. And you can’t help it, but the thought crosses your mind: “Do I have a brain tumor?” Your Brain Tumor Risk...
“A big part of who you are is your voice,” said Stephanie Reyes, a speech-language pathologist at Augusta University Health. And when you can’t speak, it can feel impossible to...
Seven years. That’s how long actress Selma Blair struggled with undiagnosed flare-ups of multiple sclerosis. She thought it was a pinched nerve—and, even for her, a Hollywood...
Every year, a half-million new cases of Alzheimer’s disease are diagnosed in the United States. Nearly six million people are living with Alzheimer’s right now; by 2050, that...