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Each year, parents of more than 15,000 children will hear the words, “Your child has cancer.” “We went through the regular barrage of tests that every parent goes through when their child is complaining of something that seems unexplainable,” Burke said. “At one point, our pediatrician had ruled out cancer so I thought we were […]
It starts on the first beautiful day every spring. Your car is covered with a fine layer of sticky yellow dust. Your eyes begin to water, your throat itches, your head aches and you can’t stop sneezing. It is allergy season. Let the suffering begin. It is the price we pay for the lovely flowers […]
Google defines emotion in two ways: “a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one’s circumstances, mood or relationships with others; instinctive or intuitive feeling as distinguished from reasoning or knowledge ” Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? But emotions are incredibly complicated, indeed almost indefinable. Why do we have feelings? Why do we react the […]
A Meeting of Great Minds Technology has certainly changed the way obstetricians and gynecologists provide care for their patients, equipping them with tools and knowledge that were unavailable in the past. The one downside to this otherwise auspicious situation is that physicians are now less likely to interact face-to-face with their peers in the medical […]
Helping Families for 35 Years Opening its doors almost 35 years ago, the Charleston Ronald McDonald House has become a sanctuary for families who need a home-away-from-home while their children endure extensive medical treatment at local hospitals. Initially offering only 12 bedrooms, the growing facility now has 32 rooms and consistently maintains a waiting list […]
“There is no clear way to tell when or if it will surface in an individual. What we do know is that risk increases with age, particularly in the population over 60 years old.” One half of all chickenpox cases occur in children ages 5 through 9. Conditions such as this last from two to […]