Does the thought of a steely, cold metal robot operating on your fragile body feel a bit unsettling? A historic milestone that recently took place at Summerville Medical Center should […]
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Organ Donation Offers the Gift of Life
According to the Talmud, whoever saves one life saves the world entire. If so, Keegan Johnson has saved the world at least three times over. Keegan was only 17 when […]
How to Fix a Hernia
By Brian Sherman A hernia is a relatively common medical issue that might or might not call for surgery but could quickly develop into an emergency that requires an immediate […]
Artificial Organs are on the Horizon
By Bill Farley In the market for a new spleen? How about a body like a young Arnold Schwarzenegger? Or maybe the key parts to build your own espresso machine? […]
Robotic Surgery Made Easy
As medicine moves into the future along with other facets of life, patients expect technology to accomplish many tasks, from managing personal data to measuring vital signs. Yet technology is actually changing far more in the medical field than just these familiar things. Namely, surgery itself, which was always performed by the careful hand of […]
Daniel Cole: Heart Transplant Survivor
The Precious Gift of Life and the Importance of a Positive Attitude Twenty-five-year-olds normally do not give a second thought to their heart, which beats more than 100,000 a day and 3 billion times over the course of a lifetime. A man’s heart is approximately the size of a fist and weighs between 10 and […]
Bone Marrow Donors: Matched for Life
College of Charleston student Hannah Cramer had no intention of signing up for anything on that sunny day last spring – much less to donate bone marrow. She was merely accompanying her friend who was registering as a potential donor for Be the Match, no more than a brief detour on their way to get […]
A Joint Discussion: Joint Repair vs Replacement
Colette Holmes could barely walk. An active person who is used to being always on the go, the constant pain in her knees changed her quality of life. On the advice of friends and family, Colette decided to undergo knee replacement. She chose Dr. John McCrosson of Charleston Hip & Knee Replacement Center, a Roper […]