“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 […]
General Health
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 […]
Telehealth for Mental Health
The use of telehealth for mental health services, where individuals receive treatment for mental health issues remotely with a therapist using telecommunications, increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains […]
Neurological Care in the Upstate
Dr. Kathleen Woschkolup, director of neurology at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, said the opening of the new Diane Collins Neuroscience Institute in Greenville was a dream come true. […]
Pranks In The Age of Telehealth
Way back in the 1930s, a guy named Chester Gould created a hard-boiled comic strip detective named Dick Tracy. It was a big hit. In 1946, Gould gave Tracy a […]
How a Dentist Cares for His Teeth
Have you ever wondered what dentists do to maintain their own oral health or why they may need to visit a dentist and how they determine which one to choose? […]
ADHD: Not Just A Kid Concern
For the past 25 years, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has steadily increased in many parts of the world – and if the current direction continues, it could eventually become a […]
The New Trend of Going Gray
What does the term “going natural” describe in a post-pandemic world? For some, it seems to refer to escaping today’s materialism and conventionality for a simplified, back-to-the-Earth experience. Homesteading, building […]