Augusta University HealthIt’s estimated that one out of every three of us in the United States has prediabetes—”a condition where if you don’t change your lifestyle or diet or reduce weight, you’ll...
Your alarm goes off, and it’s time to start yet another busy day. You snap out of your grogginess with an unpleasant surprise: pimples, blackheads and irritation—oh my...
For women, among the many indignities of old age, incontinence has to be among the worst. And what’s worse than the worst? A leaky bladder doesn’t just happen when we get old...
Your heart sinks into the pit of your stomach, your hands are tied and you’re struggling to find the words to express how you’re feeling. That’s because you’ve just learned that...
Do you always get excited about the holidays, only to feel disappointed? Too much focus on the superficial glitz of gifts, too much stress, and way too much of mom’s new recipe...
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...
There are a lot of indicators of a healthy romantic relationship, but Bernard Davidson, PhD, a licensed psychologist with Augusta University Psychiatry and Health Behavior, shares...
There are many reasons why adults become family caregivers. Loved ones who are disabled, ill or elderly might require an extra level of care. Whatever the circumstances, it is...