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“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 individual’s passion or talent in a particular pursuit, but we can also inherit harmful genes … Read more
It doesn’t take long to discover when a good thing should keep going – just ask the team of experts at the Medical University of South Carolina Wellness Center. During the earliest weeks of a pilot pickleball program called Pick It Up for Parkinson’s, all signs signaled success. “I was nervous about the program,” confirmed … Read more
If we could all set realistic goals, stick to them and learn the art of patient and diligent effort, we would likely all be at our ideal weight, be devoid of chronic health issues, manage stress well and have our dream job. But achieving this self-made utopia is unrealistic at best – otherwise we would … Read more
Sometime after he turned 45, Louie Lewis of Taylors, South Carolina, went to see the dentist. He had been going since age 4, but this day would be a new experience. “I was expecting the same dental routine I had known since 1965: plaque scraping with a pointed metal object, teeth cleaning with a whirring … Read more
Jackie Hyman had been suffering from symptoms such as fatigue and blood in her sinuses for a while – symptoms due, she figured, to a respiratory infection. Then one day, her sister exclaimed that she “looked like she’d been hit by a Mack truck,” an utterance alarming enough to prompt Hyman to call a doctor. … Read more
Medical students entering the field today face challenges and realities that their elders probably rarely experienced. There’s the issue of political polarity infiltrating health care and affecting outcomes and the feeling of the unknown when it comes to the increasing use of artificial intelligence. Telehealth has exploded in recent years and will continue to expand … Read more