The Healing Power of Outdoors

A road and trail running through the woods is a great place to exrercise, clear the mind and ... boos the immune system? Yes.

Nature is healing for the soul and for the body. When we make interacting with nature a part of our weekly routine, we can share in the immune-system benefits and the accompanying healing in the colors, light and sounds of a natural space. As part of their daily metabolic process, plants release a cloud of … Read more

Exercising in the Lowcountry

A man playing tennis

It’s Saturday morning and you and your family have just arrived at the park, ready to enjoy the beautiful weather and get in some fun-filled exercise. Everyone has gotten together this weekend – mom, dad, grandparents and several kids ranging from elementary to high school age. It’s been a long time in the making, and … Read more

Making Fitness Fun

Camp Gladiator promotes exercising in community as a way of providing encouragement and camaraderie as much as accountability

We’re now several months into 2022, and the reality is that the majority of people who optimistically resolved to get in shape this year find themselves falling short yet again. This tendency is nothing new. According to The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, only 30% to 40% of those with good intentions follow through with … Read more

Kotary Robotic Dental Implant Center: Harnessing Advanced Technology to Improve Dental Implants and Streamline the Patient Experience

Dr. Eddie Kotary with a patient at Charleston, SC's Kotary Robotic Dental Implant Center.

Charleston’s Kotary Robotic Dental Implant Center provides innovative dental services and treatments offered nowhere else in South Carolina. Its namesake Dr. Eddie Kotary, practicing dentistry for 23 years, specializes in robotic-assisted implant placement and restoration. His practice utilizes the latest advancements in treatment and technology, including Yomi® Robotic Dental Implant technology, the country’s first robotically-assisted … Read more

Hospital Sustainability

Graphic for Sustainability Leadership Initiative in South Carolina. Identifying pathways and implementing solutions that move us toward a more sustainable future.

Dr. Susan L. Johnson, Ph.D., the Medical University of South Carolina’s director of health promotion and assistant professor of graduate studies in the College of Health Professions, was one of 23 people selected to serve in the six-month Sustainability Leadership Initiative held from October 2021 through April 2022. Sponsored by Sustain SC in partnership with … Read more

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