Health & Wellness

Clinical trials: should you volunteer?

Clinical trials: should you volunteer?

A clinical trial is a research study in which volunteers receive investigational treatments under the supervision of a physician and trained research professionals. These treatments are developed by pharmaceutical companies who select qualified physicians to be their Investigators.

By Chrissy Thomas RN, BSN

No more turkey necks!

We have seen treatments that tighten skin.  We have seen treatments that smooth lines and wrinkles.  We have never seen anything like Fractora!  Fractora is a treatment that takes the amazing results of Collagen Induction Therapy (or micro-needling) and boosts it to a whole new level. 

Extended care facility garden recognized by Audubon group

Extended care facility garden recognized by Audubon group 
Garden provides residents with fulfilling hobby

Lawrenceville, Ga. – Gwinnett Extended Care Center (GECC) at Gwinnett Medical Center-Lawrenceville has received certification from the Atlanta Audubon Society as a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary. GECC is one of only two retirement communities/nursing homes in metropolitan Atlanta to achieve this recognition.

Robert Ayer, MD

Gwinnett Medical Group expands spinal neurosurgery expertise

Gwinnett Medical Group expands spinal neurosurgery expertise
Robert Ayer joins the Brain & Spine Institute 

Lawrenceville –Gwinnett Medical Group recently announced neurosurgeon Robert Ayer, MD, has joined the Brain & Spine Institute at Gwinnett Medical Center. 

Assess Your Cancer Risk

A quiz from the Cancer Institute at Gwinnett Medical Center

Are your odds of developing cancer higher than they should be? Ask yourself these questions:

Phil Wolfe, President & CEO, Gwinnett Medical Center

This is now

A letter from Phil Wolfe, President & CEO, Gwinnett Medical Center

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

More than 70 years ago, when a child died for lack of medical care, the residents of our region came together with their dimes and nickels to establish a clinic in Duluth. That’s how Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital began. 

By Chrissy Thomas RN, BSN

A promising treatment for acne scarring…

What an exciting time for those suffering from acne scarring.  Traditionally, this condition was one of the most difficult to treat and the result was less than stellar.  Collagen Induction Therapy is a treatment that has proven to change this. In my eighteen years in the skin business, I have never seen a procedure that can actually make a permanent change in this type of condition with minimal downtime.