Most medical professionals agree with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s contention that pre-existing conditions have the potential to play a huge role in how people react to COVID-19. […]
General Health
Foothills Retirement Community Deals with COVID-19
The elderly have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many retirement facilities reeling from the onslaught of the virus. Foothills Retirement Community of Easley, South Carolina, has […]
Social Distancing Stress
Life as we knew it changed in mid-March. The regular hum of the hustle and bustle now seems like a distant memory. To be able to hug a loved one, […]
Lyme Disease Symptoms
It was a Saturday morning, and B.J. Evans planned to facilitate a yard sale her church group was holding to raise money for a youth mission trip to Guatemala. But […]
Telehealth Makes Medicine Virtually Possible
Everything about the world has changed – how you get your groceries, how you connect with family and even how you connect with your doctor. Although we’re in the middle […]
Cancer Survivors Park
Laura Getty has been diagnosed with cancer — twice. She’s been through all the scary treatments, all the stressful insurance claims and frustrating doctor appointments. Ultimately, what she said got […]
A Thriving Adult with Autism
Nancy Lowe had a suspicious hunch when her son, Josh, was just 6 months old that something was not quite right. Yes, her baby was happy and constantly smiling, but […]
Tour the Grocery Store
Everyone goes shopping for groceries, most of us at least once a week. We cruise through the aisles past an abundance of appealing food items, loading our carts with everything […]
Advocating for Your Health
Navigating the health care system as a patient is overwhelming, so much so that many people avoid appointments altogether due to uncertainty about getting bogged down in the details of […]
Patient Buy In to Alternative Therapy
Hocus pocus? Ineffective? Too expensive? Not backed by scientific research? A waste of time, energy and money? The reasons Dr. Jeffrey Farricielli, who practices at the Center for Regenerative Medicine […]
Facts on Coronavirus
The World Health Organization defines the coronavirus as a large family of viruses found in both animals and humans. The illness in humans ranges from the common cold to more […]
Exercise Works for Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating malady, cursing its victims with a variety of issues ranging from involuntary movement to difficulty walking to troubling changes in speaking and handwriting. And though […]