She was an adult before she figured out why her mother wouldn’t let her roller skate as a child. Born with cerebral palsy — the result of a birth injury — Dr. Carol Nichols says her mother Martha rarely told her that...
Student of the Brain
At its core, an algorithm is a problem solver. It can be a recipe for better brownies, help find the most direct route from point A to point B and potentially enable better outcomes from epilepsy surgery. At his core...
Long-term Neurological Impact of COVID Under Study
Medical College of Georgia neurologists are following more than 500 Georgians for five years to better assess the overall neurological impact of COVID-19. The potential of the virus to impact the neurological system is...
Calming the Storm
One way CBD appears to reduce the “cytokine storm” that damages the lungs and kills many patients with COVID-19 is by enabling an increase in levels of a natural peptide called apelin, which is known to reduce...
Tiny Player, Huge Fighter
A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when it tries to infect the body are diminished with age and chronic health problems, a decrease that likely helps explain why older individuals and...
In the Hotspot
March 10, 2020 started like any other Tuesday morning at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. The hospital’s Medical Executive Committee was scheduled for its monthly meeting, but before (recently...
