How clinical trials helped one man live a better life

It was Christmas Eve in 2012 when Tommy McClure, 47, had his first heart attack. Tommy was attending his local church’s Christmas Eve service in Habersham County when he suddenly started feeling lightheaded and dizzy. “I remember fading out of consciousness and waking up to a young man asking if he could drive me to […]

Research at NGMC: Beyond the Standard of Care

When clinical trials hit home When Sheila Patterson, a 58-year-old lung cancer patient who has never smoked, first received the diagnosis of stage 2B non-small cell lung cancer, she felt determined – to be her healthiest, to do everything she could to fight it and to help future patients with the same diagnosis. As a […]