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The Augusta University Health Imaging Center performs a variety of diagnostic procedures, including calcium scoring testing for heart disease. The center is located at 3722 Wheeler Road. (Photo courtesy of AU Health Imaging Center) Jim is lucky to be alive today, but he credits a simple test with saving his life. Unlike many heart disease patients, Jim, a semi-retired attorney who asked us not to use his last name, was a gym rat who worked out with a personal trainer twice a day and had an impeccable diet. But due

Editor’s Note: If you are one of the many in the CSRA who say “Happy Memorial Day”, just know I don’t mean to offend you with what I say or the content I am providing for you on this special day. Yes, as families we often grill out, go to the lake, swim, and have fun. It usually does end up as a happy day. When you say “Happy Memorial Day”, please know there are so many in our area who have an AWFUL day. Their loved ones were fallen

I was not looking for a new way of practicing medicine, but sometimes circumstances give you what you need and not what you want. After 32 years in a traditional OB/Gyn group practice, I was frustrated, unsure of my future, and wanted to stay engaged with patients for as long as possible. Like many physicians, I was smothered in paperwork, strangled by regulations, and simply spending most of my time putting out fires. I had great partners, a healthy work environment, and a good income, yet after 30 years on