Chris CurryTaking care of another person in his or her time of need is a selfless act fueled by love and compassion, but it comes with a cost. For Dekayla Jennings, being a caregiver started...
Augusta University HealthI get it: I was so full of that pregnancy glow that I just didn’t hear the warnings: “Get ready for no sleep!” “You’re going to be so busy now!” “It took me at least six weeks to...
It’s 8 p.m., your kids are asleep and your night begins. But as you come downstairs, you see that the kids’ lunchboxes need to be prepped, permission slips and other school papers...
This is it. Your child’s room is empty, everything is packed up, and he or she is off to the school of their choice or that fantastic new job. It’s great, right? After all, it’s a...
She has spent her life investing in the community where she lives, both through work, as well as supporting various community events in the Augusta River Region. For Pat Schaffer...
Is It Just Snoring? Or Is It Sleep Apnea? Say you snore and regularly wake up tired and with a headache. It could be allergies, it could be the wrong type of pillow—but it could...
Dr. Zachary Klaassen remembers this patient well. He’d beaten the odds—he was in remission for prostate cancer. But he kept coming back to Klaassen, his oncologist, with problems...
Menopause may be the last thing you want to ask your gynecologist about. It’s uncomfortable—hello, hot flashes. It can be embarrassing, as in vaginal dryness. And it can be a...
Patients ask how to get their teeth whiter, more than almost any other dental procedure, say dentists. Most of us may worry about stains from coffee, wine or even tobacco use. But...
You would be hard-pressed to find many people that agree with the notion that losing weight is easy. When it comes to cases of dramatic weight loss—like those of bariatric surgery...