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Anton Gunn, chief diversity officer at MUSC Health; Kellye McKenzie, director of health at Trident United Way; and Mark Dickson, vice president of mission at Roper St. Francis Healthcare, are representatives of Healthy Tri-County’s three core partners. According to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, 32 percent of adult South Carolinians are […]
An old Colonial-era saying claimed, “South Carolina is in the spring a paradise, in the summer a hell and in the autumn a hospital.” In subsequent centuries, the South Carolina Lowcountry has retained its springtime sumptuousness, while the hellishness of its summers has been exorcised somewhat by the advent of mosquito control, air conditioning and […]
When people experience jaw pain, they tend to assume they have a joint issue. They may even erroneously describe it as “TMJ” when really the pain could be in the jaw muscles or a result of a misaligned bite. Issues with the jaw and facial muscles fall under a classification of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and […]
How to obtain a good night’s rest is one riddle most of us are constantly trying to unravel. We’ve all read articles on the internet and in whatever magazines we choose to subscribe to – we know the advice. Do we really need to establish an early bedtime, invest in black-out curtains, avoid cocktails and […]
GERD AFFECTS 10 TO 20 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION If the frequency of television commercials is any indication of how many people are concerned about any given health issue, it’s pretty clear that a lot of folks are worried about heartburn. And with good reason. It’s the rare individual who hasn’t experienced that unpleasant fiery […]
When I first met Fred Gutierrez as he welcomed me to church, I immediately noticed his warm smile. I also quickly noticed that his entire left side was paralyzed and the top of his head had a massive crater in it. After I got to know him, he explained to me that he had suffered […]