A Columbia County woman, beaten in her home, has died. Columbia County Sheriff’s Office investigators say Laverne Parsons was beaten Wednesday after she walked in on a burglary in her home. She died Thursday at the Medical College of Georgia. Her death is the first murder in Columbia County, this year. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford has more.

A Grovetown neighborhood is on watch, after a woman is brutally attacked. It happened on Hot Springs Road, in the Orchard Hill subdivision, near Columbia Road. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the details.

The University of Arkansas System board has picked the president of the Medical College of Georgia to take over Arkansas’ only medical school.

New information shows Natasha Richardson may’ve survived if she tried to get medical attention, right away. One local survivor knows first hand just how life changing that can be. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop for the story.

New information shows Natasha Richardson may’ve survived if she tried to get medical attention, right away. One local survivor knows first hand just how life changing that can be. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop for the story.

It’s the day that seniors at the Medical College of Georgia have been working hard for. Match Day ceremonies were held earlier Thursday. A hundred and seventy eight senior medical students found out where they’re headed to finish their residency training.

A car wreck that claimed a 17-year-old’s life, Saturday morning. Richmond County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen says a Ford Explorer was heading north on Center West Parkway, Saturday morning, just before 5:00 a.m., when it hit the median and rolled over.

According to our news partner, EdgefieldDaily.com, a Hephzibah, Georgia woman was taken to MCG after losing control of her 2006 Chevrolet Malibu and crashing through a fence before striking several trees Sunday afternoon on her way home from church.

Shakira Rouse, 6, is a patient at the MCG Children’s Medical Center. She is in critical condition. Patients like her, with injury to their lungs, usually spend time on a ventilator. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford spoke to a doctor Friday about how they are treated.

As part of the Fit Body and Soul program, church lay leaders were trained as health advisors to educate study participants about weight loss, exercise, and heart-healthy behavioral changes. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the details.

As part of the Fit Body and Soul program, church lay leaders were trained as health advisors to educate study participants about weight loss, exercise, and heart-healthy behavioral changes. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the details.

MCG institutes a hiring freeze on state-funded positions as economy continues to trend downward. The freeze affects about 70 positions from research assistants to accountants. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the story.

Properly trained primary care physicians, internists, family medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists and general practioners can peform the test as safely as endoscopists, according to a study published in the January 12 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for more on screening for colorectal cancer, in this Medical Report.

Properly trained primary care physicians, internists, family medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists and general practioners can peform the test as safely as endoscopists, according to a study published in the January 12 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for more on screening for colorectal cancer, in this Medical Report.

A partnership between the University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia has been formalized after three years of plans to expand medical education in the state.