Combine an upscale doctor’s office with a spa and what do you get? The new Blood Connection Center in North Charleston – that’s what! Blood Connection Centers are permanent locations […]
General Health Articles
Walking for MS
One million Americans are currently living with a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, according to a recent study funded by the National MS Society. This neurological disease affects the central nervous system […]
How Medicine Has Changed
As Dr. Richard Gross, a retired pediatric orthopedist who graduated from medical school in 1965 and recently won a Humanitarian Award from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, said, […]
State of Health Care in South Carolina
In South Carolina, the past decade in health care has been one of mergers and expansions, job growth, expanding coverage under Obamacare and moves to more accountable care organizations. In […]
Be SMART with Gun Safety – It Starts with Adults
There are 4.6 million American children living in homes with guns that are both loaded and unlocked. And every year, nearly 600 of them 17 and under die by suicide […]
Therapy Dogs to the Rescue
Here they come, sauntering down the hallway of a hospital, a mental-health facility, a nursing home, a cancer ward, a detention center or just about any place where the lonely, […]
MUSC Burn Center to Offer Comprehensive Treatment in 2020
The Medical University of South Carolina Burn Center has some exciting new developments coming this year and beyond as it continues to grow and evolve. The only burn center in […]
‘Operation Hurricane Evacuation’ of a Retirement Community
We begin to prepare once the governor of South Carolina orders a mandatory evacuation in the face of an impending storm. If we live in a vulnerable area, we decide […]
Have You Been Scammed?
Frank Abagnale knows a thing or two about fraud. The subject of the 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can,” Abagnale is a former teenage con artist turned respected cyber […]
When it is Too Cold for Pets
People who live in places such as Buffalo, New York, with an average snowfall of 8 feet or International Falls, Minnesota, where low temperatures average -4 F know all about […]
2020 Health & Wellness Expo
Welcome to the premier event of 2020 — The Charleston Health & Wellness Expo. In its third year, this event is the cornerstone of an industry that is growing exponentially, […]