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Hospitals have been around since the ancient world. The first American medical facility functioning more or less as we know them today was established in Philadelphia more than two-and-a-half centuries ago. There is no denying that when serious injury, illness or another incapacitating ailment strikes, our hospitals are where we turn to for aid, comfort […]
At age 9, I saw George Washington’s dentures at the Smithsonian Institution and first encountered the awkward complications of historical revisionism. George’s famous wooden teeth were ivory. This was because Washington was wealthy, the docent explained. Nonetheless, those lead, spring-hinged plates looked painful to me and far too big to put into your mouth – […]
When you hear the word Botox, chances are you think about fine lines, wrinkles and working to defy age. While the FDA approved Botox in 1989, some people don’t know that it has medical uses. This drug now pushes far outside of aesthetic medicine to provide an option for a wide array of medical needs. […]
College of Charleston student Hannah Cramer had no intention of signing up for anything on that sunny day last spring – much less to donate bone marrow. She was merely accompanying her friend who was registering as a potential donor for Be the Match, no more than a brief detour on their way to get […]
It was a different world 40 years ago. There was no home pregnancy test to give you immediate results within days of conceiving. Instead, we waited on the physical manifestations to appear (or not appear, such as the absence of our monthly visitor) and let the doctor make the diagnosis. We donned large tent-like clothes […]
We cherish our mild climate in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. It allows us to have leisure time on the creeks, rivers and oceans; beckons us to sit outdoors at dusk; encourages us to spend quality time with friends or family; and cheers us up with bountiful trees and flowers. So it’s no wonder that […]