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Northside Forsyth unveils new linear accelerator for cancer treatment
September 30, 2019
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute has expanded radiation therapy services at Northside Hospital Forsyth with the addition of a brand new, advanced linear accelerator.
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Georgia cancer partnership to receive $11M in research funding from National Cancer Institute
September 16, 2019
After a successful first five years, a statewide cancer research consortium has been awarded a six-year grant
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New mom’s chronic fatigue points to leukemia diagnosis
September 11, 2019
Working in the film industry, Mabel Barba was used to working 18-hour days. During summer 2016, she began feeling more tired than usual and visited her physician for a checkup.
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An annual exam caught this survivor’s cancer early
August 21, 2019
It was summer of 2015 when Dr. Harry McCarthy went in for an annual checkup with his general practitioner.
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Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System to begin combined operations August 28
August 21, 2019
Northside Hospital and the Gwinnett Health System are completing arrangements to combine their health care operations. The effective date of the new system is Wednesday, August 28.
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Georgia woman uses tragic incident to advocate for others
August 20, 2019
Meredith Forrester was just seven weeks into her new job as a marketing associate when she and numerous colleagues were shot at work – an attack known today as the Atlanta Day Trader Shootings.
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Blood platelet donor reaches 300 donations in Atlanta
August 12, 2019
In 2001, Jim Arnett answered a call for local blood platelet donors to help a family friend battling cancer, his son’s middle school science teacher.
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From scheduled foot surgery to unexpected lung surgery
August 12, 2019
In October of 2006, Geri Harkins and a friend decided to schedule appointments to get their bunions removed.
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Keeping the memory of his son alive, one donation at a time
August 12, 2019
For ten years, David Chesnut has donated blood platelets. But his donation journey began in 2009, when his 19-year-old son, Logan, was diagnosed with AML leukemia.
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Surviving sarcoma a day at a time
August 12, 2019
When Jonathan (Beau) Garrett was 26 years old, he noticed a small bump on his upper right leg.
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Northside Hospital partners with IMPACT Melanoma to raise awareness of skin cancer
July 20, 2019
Northside Hospital is partnering with IMPACT Melanoma to install sunscreen dispensers and engage youth campers at Dunwoody Nature Center.
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Northside Cherokee gives an inside look at heart attack and stroke training
July 19, 2019
Time saves lives when treating heart attack or stroke, so Northside Hospital Cherokee, as well as emergency medical technicians at Cherokee Fire and Emergency Services...
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Northside family wins $5,529 College Savings contribution in sweepstakes
July 19, 2019
Jessica Yonatan of Marietta was selected as the 2018 Path2College Newborn Sweepstakes winner and was awarded $5,529 for her daughter Miriam’s Path2College 529 Plan account.
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Mom of NICU twins shares her pregnancy journey
July 17, 2019
Twenty-two weeks into her pregnancy, Jourdan Adams began experiencing contractions. It was early summer of 2018, and Jourdan had so far experienced a normal pregnancy with her twin boys.
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Northside Hospital Cancer Institute starts Built to Quit smoking cessation program
July 15, 2019
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute started the fourth session of its six-week Built to Quit program July 9 to promote healthier living