Augusta University HealthAugusta University Health helps the community take control of their healthcare. As the region’s only academic health center, we provide patients of all ages with the highest level...
Molly NettlesIt is estimated that between 3 and 5 million patients in the United States suffer with lymphedema, with a significant portion developing the disease as a consequence of cancer or...
Eight years ago, Dr. Alicia Vinyard started her fourth year of medical school. “I always knew I wanted to be a doctor from a very early age,” she said, “and I...
Julie Moretz sat quietly in the pediatric intensive care unit with her son, Daniel—until a team of physicians flooded in to discuss his case. She was asked to leave the room...
Dignity. Respect. Collaboration. At Augusta University Health, these aren’t just words—they are part of the principles of patient- and family- centered care that every employee...
Dr. Jeff SwitzerEvery 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke, and about every four minutes, it claims a life. Stroke kills more than 133,000 people a year, according to the American Heart...
Most people can say that they know someone who has struggled with a memory disorder, like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, or movement disorder, like Parkinson’s disease...
Christmas Eve 2001: A 2-year-old boy named Nicolas suddenly became very ill. His family rushed him to the hospital, where he underwent a number of tests, one of which was an MRI...
Dr. Bernard DavidsonIf holiday shopping, cookie baking, travel plans making and other holiday hype have you feeling frazzled, you’re not alone. A lot of people are overwhelmed during this time...
Penny MehaffeyIt’s that time of year again – that oh so wonderful time – when we get to set our clocks back an hour … the time when we think we can finally make up for that hour we lost in the...