Medical College of Georgia News

There are likely to be many ways the state's reduced budget will be noticeable to average Georgians, from higher fees at state parks and raised college tuition to fewer toll-free phone numbers for the Department of Agriculture.

A U.S. researcher is using nanotechnology to help tooth-colored dental fillings last longer.

Dr. Franklin Tay, associate professor of endodontics in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, is studying a new nanotechnology technique to extend the longevity of tooth-colored fillings.

A Lexington County accident claimed the lives of two children Monday morning on Bethany Church Road.

BOB ROHRMAN has never had much time for computer games. He was given a console a year ago, but stopped using it after a few weeks.

Two Chapin children, ages 5 and 3, were killed Monday morning in a four-vehicle wreck in Lexington County that injured their mother and sent two other drivers to the hospital, authorities said.

The desired end would be an overhaul of south Augusta's gateway corridors, with such eyesore-ridden intersections as Gordon Highway and Deans Bridge Road transformed into bustling hamlets where people live, work, play and, above all, open their wallets.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the following executive appointments. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce E. Daniel "Dan" DeLoach, M.D., 60, Savannah, Non Primary Care Physician - DeLoach is a plastic surgeon with Savannah Plastic Surgery.

The Medical College of Georgia is encouraging students to use their cell phones during class.

Colin Booth uses his iPhone for everything. "I rarely use my computer now," said the third-year student at Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.

A man who has dedicated the majority of his nursing career to serving patients in critical care and post-acute environments, has been named vice president of clinical operations at Haywood Regional Medical Center.

Karow family gift to MCG will support library and graduate student scholarships AUGUSTA, GA - June 24, 2009 -- The family of the late Dr.

Murder suspect who fled hospital is jailed An Aiken County murder suspect who fled an Augusta hospital only to return a few days later is in jail.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - "What brings you in to see me today?" "Part of my left breast has been painful for awhile." "Can you lie down so that I can examine you?" It sounds like a snippet of conversation between doctor and patient.

Dr. Ronald Lewis, impotence expert and chief of the Section of Urology at the Medical College of Georgia, is the newly elected president-elect of the 300-member Sexual Medicine Society of... AUGUSTA, Ga.

Dissecting how heat shock protein 90 gets steroid receptors into shape to use hormones like estrogen and testosterone could lead to targeted therapies for hormone-driven cancers, such as breast and prostate, that need them as well, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Ronald W. Lewis dreams of a day when couples would be treated for sexual dysfunction together and therapists would be able to offer more to women with sexual problems.

In Dec. 2006, Shelley Fulmer was just 26 years old when she became a widow. Fulmer's husband, the late Aiken County Sheriff's Office Sgt.

Faculty and students at Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry have teamed up with BreakAway , a firm that builds game-like environments for training simulations, to create a 3D recreation of the dentist's experience.

The company that runs Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics is looking to end its fiscal year strong on June 30.