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 […]
General Health
PRISMA Health’s Cancer Trials
Prisma Health is on a mission to increase access to innovative cancer care and better outcomes, after receiving an $8.2-million grant from the National Institutes of Health designed to educate […]
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 […]
It’s Allergy Season
Ahh, spring. So beautiful as the weather warms and the world awakes from a winter slumber. Animals frolic among the budding flowers and the trees’ bare branches transition to green […]
Too Many Medications
Overmedication, or polypharmacy, as the more technical term is known, can be a problem for some seniors. Generally, overmedication is considered to be using five or more medications daily, with […]
Take Me Out to Fluor Field to Strike Out Parkinson’s
Every April, hundreds of people walk around Fluor Field in Greenville, but the reason has nothing to do with baseball. Sure, April marks the beginning of the baseball season for […]
Upstate Powerhouses Join Forces to Fight Cancer
Hope is what sustained us when my wife’s cancer was diagnosed, surgery removed the malignant tumor and chemotherapy helped prolong her life. Lucky for us, she has been cancer-free for […]
The Skinny on Fad Diets
Fads come and go: the pet rock, the hula hoop and diets. And, after the holiday season, it might be tempting to consider burning off some of those festive calories […]
Heart Disease Isn’t Just for Old People
Information concerning virtually any subject is readily available to anyone with access to the internet – which is just about everybody, especially those who have grown up using their smartphones […]
There are No Good Rituals with Miscarriages
No miscarriage is easy, but the doctor can make the difference between acceptance and devastation. For Jen Kulick, owner of the Tattooed Moose, her first miscarriage, when she was about […]
Common Remedies for Common Ailments
For many parents, a sick child is a stressful experience that overwhelms them with worry. Fortunately, we live in an age where preventive and curative information for a sick child […]
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, […]