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Have you ever wondered why every prescription you fill has that cryptic emblem “Rx” on it? These letters are shorthand for the Latin command “recipere” which means to take certain ingredients and mix them together for the patient in question. Once upon a time, all pharmacists assembled, or compounded, all of their own “recipes.” Slowly, […]
Periodontics and Implantology, Mt Pleasant Jennifer E. Lohse, DMD, MS Periodontics and Implantology 904 Coleman Blvd. Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 www.drjenniferlohse.com (843) 971-1609 If you ask Dr. Jennifer Lohse, a periodontist in Mount Pleasant, why she chose her particular kind of dentistry, the answer is that it allows her to have continuity with a patient’s […]
Long about 1993, when the nicotine patch was introduced as a way to help smokers quit, a story made the rounds about a fellow who tried to kick the habit. Asked by a friend how the patches were working for him, he replied, “Not that great. They’re really hard to light.” Nicotine patches are still […]
Lindsey Ballenger and her partner, Renee McCaslin are on a mission. Both mothers, they noticed that there was a real need for more professionals who specialized in educating dyslexic children. Together, they co-founded the Orton-Gillingham Center of Charleston, an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to elevating the Orton-Gillingham approach in the Lowcountry. Orton-Gillingham is intended primarily […]
We all recognize the following scene: A child claims he or she “doesn’t feel good,” and a concerned parent immediately puts his or her wrist up to the child’s forehead to gauge its heat and determine whether a fever is present. A fever, especially in young children, is one of the telltale signs of a […]
MUSC Children’s Health is less than a year away from officially opening the doors to its state-of-the-art children’s hospital at Calhoun and Courtenay streets in downtown Charleston, a 10-story, 625,000-square-foot facility that promises to provide vital medical services unavailable anywhere else in the Palmetto State. By the time they are operational, probably in October of […]