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News Articles: medicine

Exercise Is Even Better For Kids Than You Thought

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 28, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

A Promising New Treatment For Suicidal Ideation

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 28, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

What's Costing Premmies Their Eyesight?

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 28, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

Strengthen Muscle Most Important To Overcome Hazards Of Obesity

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 28, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

The Medical Minute 5/11/19 - A Better Treatment For Kidney Disease

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

The Medical Minute 5/4/19 - New Weapon In War On Male Depression

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

The Medical Minute 4/27/19 - New Hope For Traumatic Eye Injuries

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

The Medical Minute 4/20/19 - When Plasma Cells Go Rogue

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

The Medical Minute 4/13/19 - Beware The Killer T-Cells

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

The Medical Minute 4/6/19 - Plasma Cells: The Cure For Your Allergies

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
As Georgia approaches the predicted peak of coronavirus cases, medical professionals are being pushed to the brink to make difficult decisions about who gets critical care.

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Under Strain Of Limited Resources, The Ethics And Emotional Impact Of Triage Decisions

In the last month, videos and stories of doctors in hospitals around the world flooded with COVID-19 patients have circulated across social media...

April 17, 2020
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  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more

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On Second Thought For Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

Even though Hurricane Dorian spared the Georgia coast, economic impacts of the evacuation linger on. On Second Thought gets an overview of the storm’s...

September 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 7 more
Violist Keoni Bolding performs in the Intensive Care Unit at Navicent Health in Macon recently.

Music As Medicine In The ICU

The intensive care unit at Navicent Health’s hospital in Macon is like ICUs everywhere. Nurses and doctors constantly checking in on the seriously ill,...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

Every Cell In Your Heart Has A Tiny Blood Vessel Dedicated To Feeding It

In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,...

August 24, 2019
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

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"On Second Thought" For Monday, April 22, 2019

Women in Georgia are more likely to die from pregnancy-related and associated complications than in Uzbekistan. The state allocated $2 million to help...

April 23, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
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