Dorchester County EMS – The Best in the State

Dorchester County EMS named best EMS in South Carolina

Front row: Tim Reader, Hollie Potter, EMS Director Doug Warren, Justin Wolfe, Amanda Reeves, Deputy Director Wendy Lee, Kenny Childs, and County Council Member Harriet Holman. Back row: County Council Members Jay Byars, Bill Hearn and David Chinnis, Council Chair George Bailey and Council Member Eddie Crosby. Nothing demonstrates success better than being officially nominated […]

Curing an Ear Infection

An ENT doctor examines a young boy's ears

Many parents know the agony – and challenge – of a son or daughter waking up in the middle of the night and complaining that an ear hurts. That was a regular occurrence for my wife and I as our middle daughter, crying and unable to sleep, wrestled with repeated ear infections. Numerous doctor visits […]

Spotlight on the Non-Medical Staff of our Area Hospitals

Non-medical team members join hands

They may not be doctors. They may not be nurses. They might not stitch you up or provide you with medication, but these non-medical staff members at our local hospitals provide behind-the-scenes support so vital that our hospitals couldn’t function without it. Let’s not forget how important these staff members are to the day-to-day operations […]

There are No Good Rituals with Miscarriages

A grieving woman after miscarriage.

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 10 weeks pregnant, was the worst. “She literally made me sit in the waiting room with all the pregnant moms for more than an hour,” […]

Organ Donation: The Greatest Gift

Hands surrounding a heart. Organ Donation article image.

To say Sara Campbell was having a day from hell is a gross understatement. She and her husband, Matt, had spent the last eight hours driving from Summerville to his parents’ home in Washington D.C., to gather with his family upon his mother’s passing. “We’d been there less than two hours when my phone rang. […]

Bug Bites of Summer

A cartoon bug goes in for the bite

An array of flying and crawling creatures, some of them with the potential to cause serious harm to your health and well-being, are out there waiting to sample a taste of Lowcountry residents. However, if you take the proper precautions, you can avoid the uncomfortable results of allowing yourself to become part of a meal […]

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