This is majorly useful.

Not to say that medications aren’t important, even life-saving. They frequently are. But just as doctors usually begin a treatment regimen with the least invasive option first, a diet long of fruits and vegetables would go a long way toward preventing the need for expensive medications down the road. Eat well!

We’re celebrating 9 years! Or is it 25?

Actually, we’ve continuously published a health-related Augusta newspaper twice a month since June of 1990. 25 years! The Medical Examiner was born July 1, 2006. This month marks its 9th year in print. Back in those early days, it was published on the 1st and 15th of every month. Now the usual schedule is the 1st and 3rd Friday of …

the LATEST issue!

No, really. Oh, it was printed on Tuesday morning as usual and delivered beginning Wednesday, just like always. It’s just this online edition that was delayed. But it’s worth waiting for: this issue has topics from hate crimes to moral and ethical pharmacy issues; a medical student’s experience with his first dead body; pets and exercise; marijuana brownies; a book …

PSA of the Week

Here’s a sneak preview of one of the cover stories in this Friday’s Medical Examiner. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. And in case you’re thinking, “I don’t have a motorcycle,” don’t forget that motorcycle-motorcycle accidents are extremely rare. Motorcycle-car accidents aren’t.

Super Platter Sunday!

Why a platter? Because a bowl would be too small. After all, the NCC – the National Chicken Council, that is – says we will consume 1,250,000,000 chicken wings this year. Wait. Cancel that. 1,250,000,000 chicken wings TODAY alone. That’s 1.25 billion wings. And that’s not to mention the beer, the pizza, the dip, and the chips. No wonder the …

We had it first.

Nothing against Ikea, but the Medical Examiner has had virtually this exact same technology since our first issue in 2006.

I Love Monday

To all the advertisers who make the Augusta Medical Examiner possible, and to all the Examiner’s loyal readers: thank you!