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A study published in January in the medical journal Nature Medicine found that the risk of developing dementia any time after age 55 among Americans is 42%, greater than double the risk reported in previous studies. It also projected dementia cases to double by 2060 to 1 million new cases diagnosed each year, a direct … Read more
A Life-Changing Diagnosis and a New Path Forward Dr. Jessica Lee’s baby daughter, Rosemary, was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy at the age of just 4 months. After trying a few different medications to control the seizures and not seeing results, Dr. Lee was desperate to help her child. When Rosemary was 8 … Read more
A Trusted Professional In life, you only get one body. Time and basic wear and tear can change how it functions, and even the most vigilant of healthy people can benefit from an expert’s guidance to keep things running as they should. Having a trusted physician that you see regularly is a lifeline to better … Read more
Medical Practice Management Medical practice management is an important topic in Charleston. Learn more about medical practice management here. Read more about medical practice management Helping Doctors Focus on Care, Not Paperwork Most doctors spend years in school learning to be the best in their field, not learning to run a business. Their passions are … Read more
The concept of eating right and exercising has been around for thousands of years; even the ancient Greeks connected these habits to better health. It’s easier said than done, though, and the quest to lose weight has become a multi-billion-dollar industry. The idea of a “magic weight -loss pill” was once the stuff of dreams, … Read more
With the recent return of the two astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station for nine months, much of the media coverage has focused on the pair’s physical adjustment to Earth’s gravity. Space travelers often experience problems with their vestibular system, a sensory system within the ear and brain that helps a person … Read more