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The waiting room at the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic is one of the friendliest I’ve ever encountered. Around 12:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, a jovial assortment of physicians and nurses walk in the front door and happily greet each other, while patients, both first-timers and veterans, are addressed with warm smiles and “How […]
Casey Corley watched her grandfather suffer with dementia for 10 years. “He was a War World II veteran. He survived the Great Depression and was a business owner,” she said. “At the end, he didn’t know who his daughters were.” Corley lost her grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease seven years ago. She now works as the […]
For as long as there has been mankind, there has been aging – and humans trying to defy the aging process. Ancient Egyptians used crocodile fat to challenge baldness, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon desperately sought out the Fountain of Youth, and, in modern times, many individuals have turned to plastic surgery. According to […]
Colette Holmes could barely walk. An active person who is used to being always on the go, the constant pain in her knees changed her quality of life. On the advice of friends and family, Colette decided to undergo knee replacement. She chose Dr. John McCrosson of Charleston Hip & Knee Replacement Center, a Roper […]
Dr. Howard Evert, Medical Doctor and President of MUSC Physicians Primary Care The U.S. health care system is a complex maze for doctors and patients alike, a complicated conglomeration of difficult-to-understand terminology and incomprehensible insurance rules and regulations that are more likely to cause a headache than to cure one. Should you visit your doctor […]
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness. It occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels inside the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. A healthy retina is necessary for good vision. If you have diabetic retinopathy, at first you may notice no changes to […]