Medical Minute: Lewy Bodies

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses Lewy Bodies, a toxic protein that gums up the works of neurons, resulting in problems like uncontrolled movement and cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. 

The Medical Minute airs at 8:18 a.m., 5:18 p.m. and in the 1 p.m. hour every Saturday and Sunday on the GPB Radio Network on many of its stations across Georgia. For more Medical Minute episodes, visit the Medical Minute 2023 SoundCloud page.