Saturday - November 2, 2024
Tipoffs for Orangeburg, South Carolina (Piedmont) Newsletter for Friday August 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Med School Receives Grant to Develop Rural Telehealth Hubs to Fight Opioid Epidemic
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Katherine Lybarger MACON -- Mercer University School of Medicine has been awarded a Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to fund the planning phase of their project, titled "SERVE Health Care: Enhancing Care Through Telehealth in Rural North Georgia." The goal of this grant is to strengthen rural community health interventions and enhance care co  more

Piedmont Eastside Celebrates 30 Volunteens Finishing Program, Providing Hands-On Experience for Local Students
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Snellville, Ga. (July, 31, 2024) - The six-week annual summer "Volunteen" program at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center recently concluded with 30 students joining the hospital from 16 different high schools in Gwinnett County. The Volunteen program provides students with an opportunity to work in various hospital departments and gain valuable healthcare experience while being supervised by auxiliary members and hospita  more

Professor Awarded Grant to Study Stem Cell Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disorders
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Katherine Lybarger SAVANNAH -- Mercer University School of Medicine professor Raghavan Chinnadurai, Ph.D., has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research the characteristics and potency of rare stem cell populations from patients with inflammatory bowel disorders and their devastating complication, perianal fistula. The $387,616 grant was awarded by the National Institute of  more