Augusta, GA
Augusta burn center is first ever to use new skin cell technology
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The JMS Burn Center is the first in the world to use a new regenerating skin cell technology to help burn and wound patients.
When wounds don’t close on their own, doctors usually use a skin graft to close them. It’s a piece from a patient’s body that is not affected by a burn.
RECELL GO uses technology that allows doctors to spray your own healthy skin cells on your wound or on top of an expanded skin graft.
The system is designed to treat burns and full-thickness wounds.
The technology sets itself apart from past methods by using less of a patient’s own skin cells and automating the process, and improving efficiency in the operating room.
This gives doctors more time to focus on patient care.
It also uses a significantly less amount of donor skin, resulting in less pain for patients.
Patients experience two times greater healing with RECELL GO, along with less scarring.
All of this means less time spent in the hospital.
“What we want to do is just be able to provide the best care to our patients, and take them from something that can be sometimes devastating to bring in a patient not only through the burn but bringing it back and having a good quality of life,” said Dr. Shawn Fagan, JMS Chief Medical Officer.
He also says this can be used for any type of wound or burn, regardless of size.
“We care for a large amount of smaller burns, and smaller burns are just as important as the larger burns in terms of attaining closure and controlling that discomfort afterward,” said Fagan.
The technology will be used daily. The first procedure was done on May 31, and 11 procedures have been done since then, helping heal seven patients overall.
Dr. Nraj Doshi, the principal inventor of RECELL GO, hopes to see this technology implemented across the country.
“The whole point of us developing so that it’s automated, is the fact that it becomes a lot easier to adopt across hospitals in the U.S,” said Doshi.
Initial concepts for the system began just three years ago. Now, the JMS Burn Center has 16 units.
Each unit can be used up to 200 times, helping hundreds of patients right here in the CSRA.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Volunteers came together Saturday to help clean up an Augusta neighborhood.
The cleanup took place on Wheeless Road and Dorn Road.
Jeremiah Atkinson started the event as a way to clean up trash dumped in the area and help the community.
He said they had at least 30 bags picked up as of Saturday morning.
“My message is if you see one piece of trash, pick it up and help Augusta clean it up because I feel like that would be more efficient, just pick up one piece of trash a day, just one to help out the community,” Atkinson said.
Organizers also provided snacks for volunteers.
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TikToker cleans father’s hoarded house – and goes viral
Madison Lovelle posts videos online while going through and cleaning her childhood home after her father died.
Housing costs are often the biggest Georgians deal with every month, so it’s important to try and save money where possible.
Last week, WalletHub released its ranking of the most affordable cities to buy a home. It analyzed 300 cities based on 10 metrics, with the biggest weight going to housing affordability and cost per square foot.
Best city to buy a home in Georgia?
Augusta ranked the highest among Georgia cities, ranking 8th overall and 3rd best in the midsized cities list.
Augusta real estate prices
According to Zillow, as of March, the median list price for a house in Georgia is $205,000 with a median sale price of $187,283. About 57% of sales are under the list price.
The average rent, as of April, is $1,365 per month.
Augusta cost of living
The MIT Living Wage Calculator reports the hourly pay needed to support yourself and/or your family, assuming full-time employment. For Richmond County (Augusta), it’s $20.31 for one adult, $28.16 for a two-adult household with one working, and $14.08 for a two-adult household with both working.
Children obviously increase the wage needed. Depending on how many adults are working, the necessary pay figures may increase by up to $13 for just one child, with more needed for additional children.
Worst city to buy a home in Georgia?
The Georgia city with the lowest ranking on the list overall was Sandy Springs. However, with 300 cities, landing at No. 151 doesn’t make it nearly the worst in the nation. Sandy Springs was No. 56 on the small cities list.
What are the best cities to buy a home in US?
- Flint, MI
- Detroit, MI
- Surprise, AZ
- Yuma, AZ
- Akron, OH
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Memphis, TN
- Augusta, GA
- Indianapolis, IN
- Cleveland, OH
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Senate candidate Derek Dooley made several visits to the area on Friday.
Dooley had stops in both Lincolnton and Augusta on May 29 and was joined by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for his “Georgia First” tour. He spoke about one of the issues he finds in politics.
“But the other piece of it is the corruption. People sit on these committees. They have access to information that none of us have. And then you look up 2 or 3 years down the road and their wealth is just skyrocketing,” Dooley said. “You’re outperforming every investor out there. And I think it’s shameful. I think it erodes trust. It’s something that I will never do.”
“Politicians were out there getting paid. They were coming back home. They’re raising money and campaigning while the government shut down,” Kemp said. “What Derek’s saying, if he’s up there, we’re not going to allow legislators to get paid. We’re going to take away their benefits. That way, you won’t ever have another shutdown again.”
Dooley is facing Congressman Mike Collins in a runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
The winner of the Republican nomination will face incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
Photojournalist credit: Regynal McKie
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