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Supporting Women and Girls – Period
It’s widely-known that those experiencing homelessness or those in need of financial assistance benefit from food and clothing donations. What’s often less realized is the need for feminine hygiene products, a necessary and recurring monthly expense for women and girls. … Read more
Every Zebra’s Stripes Are Different: Victory Over A Rare Type Of Cancer
For Charleston resident and cancer survivor Roger Jones, his journey to beat a rare form of the disease ultimately led him to embark on several overseas trips to Germany to receive a novel treatment not yet approved in the United … Read more
The Lighter Side: What’s the Big Deal About Active Dog Month?
I love my master. Wait. Let me start over. Master is an inappropriate term on so many levels, so I’ll put it this way: I have great admiration for that guy who feeds me three times a day and pitches … Read more
Providing Health Insurance for Your Pet
One day in the mid-1980s, while living in an apartment complex in Philadelphia, West Virginia native Harold Moore had to make a run for it because of a sudden fire in a garbage chute. When the crisis was over, he … Read more
Inactivity and the Need for More Play
While growing up in the 1970s in Taylors, South Carolina, Louie Lewis remembers one item in particular: playing. “It’s something we all did,” he said. “Whether we were in school, cutting grass during the summer, going to church or visiting … Read more
Coastal Cancer Center: Giving Back to the Community
A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Emily Touloukian received her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and her medical degree from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois. She completed her internship and residency at Advocate … Read more
Happily and Healthily Ever After
Ahh, love. The I do’s have been said, the wedding bells have rung and the rice has long since been thrown – that is, up until the ’80s when rice began to be eclipsed by more environmentally-friendly options. But that’s … Read more
Robotic-Assisted Replacement Surgery Provides Like-New Knees
When your knees start to weaken, the pain tends to play havoc with your active lifestyle. A knee replacement operation can help get you back to normal, but many people choose to avoid surgery, fearing the possibility of a painful … Read more
Addressing the Nursing Shortage
Nursing is the largest health care profession in the United States – 4.3 million strong, including LPNs, RNs and advanced practice nurses. That number, impressive as it seems, is not high enough, however. The consistent nursing shortage over the past … Read more
Missing the Signs of Human Trafficking
It’s a typical night in the emergency room, and you’re doing your typical shift. After a cup of coffee, the dull night is broken up by a young woman with what appears to be a deep cut slightly above her … Read more
Training Together for the Bridge Run
April 5 marks the return of the Cooper River Bridge Run, which attracts fitness enthusiasts from all over the country and around the world. Now in its 48th year and hosting a capacity of 38,500 participants, the Bridge Run is … Read more
Never Ask ‘What’s for Dinner Tonight?’ Again
With the busy lifestyles so many people have nowadays, they find themselves having to cut back in other areas. One of those areas is meal preparation. No longer do most people have an hour or more to prepare dinner after … Read more
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Senior Health
Pushing the Bounds of Human Longevity
On June 20, 1785, a farmer named Eilif Philipsen died in his hometown of Kinsarvik, Norway – an unremarkable event except that Philipsen was the first documented human centenarian, dying one day short of 103 years. While Philipsen was something … Read more
Short-term Rehabilitation at The Village at Summerville Available to More Than Just Residents
When most people think of The Village at Summerville, they picture a picturesque senior community with lovely homes, ponds, fountains and trees and, of course, lots of amenities for residents. They also see active people riding bicycles, walking and swimming. … Read more
Kid’s Health
The Gift of Giving to Young Cancer Patients
A toy that sparks imagination? A book that transports the reader to another world? Finding the perfect gift that meets the unique needs and desires of young cancer patients can be a challenging, yet profoundly rewarding experience. Thoughtfulness, empathy and … Read more
An Insider’s Guide to Annual Blood Work
Before you visit your doctor, he or she will usually have you get your blood drawn and tested. This can be inconvenient, especially if you need to have your blood drawn after fasting for eight hours. However, your doctor will … Read more
Diabetes Health
Preventing Diabetes: Changing Your Lifestyle Can Delay or Prevent Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease caused by an excess of sugar in the blood because the body is unable to make or efficiently use insulin, a hormone created by the pancreas that helps turn glucose from food into … Read more
Diabetes: Changing the Course from a Lifetime of Illness to a Better Life
We are experiencing a health epidemic – an avoidable one at that. Diabetes is categorized as a group of metabolic diseases in which the body either does not respond to insulin or simply doesn’t produce enough insulin. There are different types of diabetes, and all of them impact glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes is typically […]
Cancer Health
Oral Cancers Are Something To Talk About
John Thornton had some serious chops when it came to playing his axe. In his case, that means he was a great trumpeter. He played in local jazz bands and in bands for well-known singers and groups like the Four … Read more
When Genes Go Bad: How Inherited Mutations Increase the Risk of Certain Cancers
“It’s in your genes” is a common expression often used to describe a person who shares a personality trait or profession in common with a parent. These are typically innocuous familial connections that may help explain the origin of an … Read more
Alternative Health
Moving The Needle In Healthcare: Acupuncture’s Integration into Mainstream Medicine
Introduced to the United States during the Nixon era, acupuncture was initially viewed as a fringe modality in American health care. For two decades, it remained a niche practice, primarily due to language barriers faced by Chinese practitioners. However, as … Read more
Whole Heartedly Whole Health
Before we can define the magic that Amanda McNabb, B.U.S., D.C., N.M.D., is performing over at Charleston Health, we need to define a term that is often bandied about rather carelessly these days: holistic medicine. Holistic medicine is rooted in … Read more
Women’s Health
Sculpting a New You in the New Year: Female Fitness Leaders Weigh in on Working Out
As we transition into 2025, people will be making their New Year’s resolutions, and one of the most common goals that individuals aspire to after indulging in all that sweet and savory holiday food is to exercise more. But as … Read more
Palmetto Digestive Health Gains a New Female Physician
Good gastroenterologists can keep you in peak health if they know what is bothering you, but intestinal issues can sometimes be difficult to talk openly about when your doctor is of the opposite sex. “Women are more likely to see … Read more
Men’s Health
Finding Hormonal Balance: The Importance of Testosterone in Men’s Health
While many of us associate hormones like testosterone with masculinity and sex drive, it has wide-ranging impacts on male biological functions. Dr. Stuart Markovitz, M.D., an internal medicine specialist with Charleston Men’s Clinic, said that hormones such as testosterone play … Read more
Survivors Thrive at MUSC Strength Camp
The Medical University of South Carolina Wellness Center is improving the lives of prostate cancer survivors 10 weeks at a time through its Prostate Cancer Survivors’ Strength Camp. Participants begin each 90-minute session with educational briefings from experts in their … Read more
HEALTHLINKS MAGAZINE
Inside This Issue
- Working Out in the Great Outdoors
- Help is Available
- Roll With it
- Never ask ‘What’s for Dinner Tonight?’ Again
- Training Together for the Bridge Run
- CCMS • Missing the Signs of Human Trafficking
- Addressing the Nursing Shortage
- Happily and Healthily Ever After
- Inactivity and the Need for More Play
- Providing Health Insurance for Your Pet
- More…
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