Articles categorized as General Health.
It was explored by the ancients Greeks, pondered by Chaucer and Jane Austen, debated ever since Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and featured time after time in movies such as “West Side Story,” “The Godfather, “Gone With The Wind” and “Sleepless in Seattle.” Is love at first sight real? If so, does it happen even a … Read more
Although obstacles remain, there has been a lot of promising news and statistics surrounding HIV/AIDS in the last decade or so. Annual HIV infections in the United States have decreased by more than two-thirds since the height of the epidemic in the mid-1980s, according to hiv.gov. Breakthrough medications are helping patients with HIV/AIDS experience a … Read more
Summerville resident Shirley Berardo has always considered herself remarkably healthy, one of those “good genes” people whose immune systems are robust. During childhood, she never missed school; when her sons came home with viruses, she didn’t get sick, and now, at 82, she is prescription-free and happily immersed in an active life. When Berardo located … Read more
You might recognize Dr. Thaddeus John Bell from local TV commercials promoting the COVID vaccine for Black people. Or maybe you saw him recently speaking to local news anchors about health disparities among the Black population. HealthLinks highlighted Dr. Bell’s professional trajectory pre-pandemic, in early 2020, and a lot has changed since then. A primary … Read more
“We want to empower you with the information you need to be the best advocate for your own child, and then for you to help your child become their own best advocate,” said Amy Holbert. “We are here for you throughout that whole journey.” Family Connection has been supporting caregivers and children in the community … Read more
Hospital chaplains, channels for others’ worries and grief, work daily to bring peace and comfort to vulnerable individuals and their families. Whether joyfully blessing the birth of a new baby or offering someone their last rites before death, hospital chaplains provide the necessary emotional and spiritual care. The doctors and nurses within a hospital treat … Read more