Articles about Primary Care
Only one thing is important to your family doctor at Palmetto Primary Care: you and your family. That’s why this practice is designed specifically to meet your family’s every health need. “In a nutshell, we’re a full-service health care provider where the quality and services are controlled by the doctors,” said Anthony Church, director of […]
It’s pretty obvious what benefits telemedicine can have for many patients, particularly the elderly and infirm, those with limited mobility or lack of access to transportation or who live in rural or other underserved communities. But how do physicians feel about this “remote doctoring?” HealthLinks asked several local hospitals to give us a sense of […]
For generations, family doctors have treated entire families, building long-term relationships built upon caring and trust. The physician-patient relationship endured for decades, and the doctor knew how a family lived, worked and played – and hence knew the potential for genetic diseases. In the middle to late 20th century, it seemed that family medicine was […]
Dr. Dana Blalock is on a mission to educate people about the common misconceptions associated with sleep apnea and snoring. A dentist for 32 years, the last seven in her practice on Daniel Island, Dr. Blalock began to notice a correlation between her patients’ dental problems and the fact that they also had sleep problems. […]
If there is one thing consistent about primary care, it’s inconsistency. Government regulations involving health care have changed at a historic level. Advancements and theories involving treatment and medicine are moving along at a rapid-fire pace. The days are behind us when a person or family would see one doctor for all their physical ailments. […]
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 […]