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Summaries of the ten most recent MCG News articles related to the School of Medicine are available below. Additional articles and an RSS feed are also available. RSS 2.0 news feed

Dr. Terris serves as guest editor for journal
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:10 -0400
Dr. David Terris, chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia, is the guest editor for the September/October issue of the Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Its Related Specialties. The issue covers new and emerging concepts in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
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Peruvian clinic serves disenfranchised women
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:15 -0400
With the help of an army of international volunteers, including students and faculty from the Medical College of Georgia, the new CerviCusco clinic in Cusco, Peru, opened this spring. There, women from Cusco and outlying rural areas have access to free gynecological screenings.
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Alcohol consumption can cause too much cell death, fetal abnormalities
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:10 -0400
The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a flat and high upper lip, small eye openings and a short nose.
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Dr. Rahn gives State of the University Address noon Sept. 4
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:25 -0400
Dr. Daniel W. Rahn, president of the Medical College of Georgia, will give his annual State of the University Address, at noon Thursday, Sept. 4 in the MCG Auditoria Center.
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Regents authorize purchase of Gilbert Manor for MCG expansion
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:48 -0400
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted this week to authorize purchase of Gilbert Manor to enable expansion of the Medical College of Georgia.The public housing complex of the Augusta Housing Authority sits on a 15-acre, triangular plot contiguous to MCG and bordered by R.A. Dent Boulevard, Goss Lane and Spellman St. The property will be the future site for a new School of Dentistry facility. Planning also is under way for expansion of School of Medicine facilities at the site and an Education Commons to be shared by the medical and dental schools.
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Dean emphasizes investment in growth
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:31 -0400
The focus of the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine remains the same – educating and training physicians for Georgia. But by investing in things such as faculty engagement and development and expanding educational and research programs, the school can increase its value and impact, Dean D. Douglas Miller said in his State of the School Address Friday.
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School of Medicine discovery institutes enhance bench-to-bedside research
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:43 -0400
Five discovery institutes enhancing collaboration between basic and clinician scientists are being launched in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.
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Dr. Catravas named senior associate dean for basic science research for medical school
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:23 -0400
Dr. John D. Catravas, director of the Medical College of Georgia Vascular Biology Center, has been named senior associate dean for basic science research in the MCG School of Medicine.
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Blood pressure response to daily stress provides clues for better hypertension treatment
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:00 -0400
How the body regulates blood pressure in response to daily stress is the focus of a study geared toward helping people whose pressure is out of control.
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Dr. Kountakis elected president of Georgia Society of Otolaryngology
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:34 -0400
Dr. Stilianos E. Kountakis, vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and director of the Georgia Sinus Center, has been elected president of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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