Being an active participant in one’s health and well-being has grown in popularity over the last decade and the medical industry has taken notice. The days of patients sitting around […]
General Health
Health Insurance Help and Surprises
Jeff McLean, an insurance agent with HealthMarkets in Mount Pleasant, recently worked with a local family of three who were surprised to learn that they qualified for financial assistance to […]
The Honor Walk: Walking Heroes Home
On June 19, 2017, life changed abruptly and tragically for a young family in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cletus Schneiders III choked on a piece of steak while his wife, Carrie, was […]
The Path To Organ Donation
(Editor’s Note: This story is the second in a three-part series of articles on kidney transplants, kidney health and disease prevention. In her early 50s, the writer learned that she […]
State Health Index Nears Rock Bottom
South Carolina recently got a report on its overall health for 2021, and, based on the findings, the state is only a breath away from hitting rock bottom. In their […]
Bon Appetit
As friends and family members roll into your homes this season, the HealthLinks team hopes you will enjoy some of our tasty holiday favorites. To health, happiness and the holidays […]
Meals on Wheels (Greenville)
“Deliver hope, friendship, independence and more,” heralds Greenville’s Meals on Wheels website. And that’s precisely what 140 volunteers and corporate route partners are doing every day. “We have a pool […]
Travel Nurse Explosion
Kelsey Whitson has been working as a registered nurse for five-and-a-half years. She spent four years as a staff nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at the Medical University […]
Kidneyversary
Every year, on Oct. 30, Tom and Susan Chester privately celebrate” Kidneyversary,” the day three years ago that Susan gave her husband one of her kidneys so he could say […]
Three Breast Cancer Stories, One Truth
There is no single answer to the multitude of questions that come with the news that you have cancer. Each reaction, choice and outcome is as unique as a fingerprint. […]
A Kidney Transplant Story
(Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a three-part series of articles on kidney transplants, kidney health and disease prevention. In her early 50s, the writer learned that she […]
An Ovarian Cancer Story
Most people don’t live to see their legacy. However, some people get a peek, even if they don’t know it. Such was the case with Barbara Mowery. The mother, wife […]