Articles about Primary Care
What does a physician do every day? If your answer is “take care of patients,” you are actually only partially correct. Running a medical practice takes much more than diagnosing patients and administering care–billing, office management, marketing, maintaining records, hiring new talent and myriad other tasks are involved. Because the sheer volume of work can … Read more
HealthLinks asked two medical professionals about the truth on hand washing. Read what Daisy Arrillaga, RN, BSN, ACRN, a nurse and clinical health promotion and education specialist at New Horizon Family Health Services in Greenville, and Family Physician Dr. Thaddeus John Bell, founder and CEO of Closing the Gap in Health Care, located in North … Read more
To understand why Dr. Thaddeus John Bell has dedicated not only his professional life to the health disparities with African Americans but also his personal life – you first have to understand where he came from. As a sophomore at South Carolina State University in 1963, he was arrested as part of the civil rights … Read more
Most medical professionals agree with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s contention that pre-existing conditions have the potential to play a huge role in how people react to COVID-19. They are of the opinion that any medical issue that weakens your immune system increases the chance that if you are exposed to the coronavirus, … Read more
“If you see a homeless person on the street, what you’ve actually just seen is a person. I want to highlight that fact, because many people tend to turn the other way and sweep the homelessness problem under the rug,” Brandon Cook of New Horizon Family Health Services said, adding, “Anyone can experience homelessness. Sometimes … Read more
It was a Saturday morning, and B.J. Evans planned to facilitate a yard sale her church group was holding to raise money for a youth mission trip to Guatemala. But when she got out of bed, extreme pain kept her from putting weight on her foot. Walking was extremely difficult, and she was experiencing a … Read more