Skin Cancer: A Preventable Malignancy

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Skin cancer – the words alone are enough to send chills across the entire body. But whether brought on from sunburns, tanning beds or genetics, skin cancer is not only treatable – it is also preventable. With summers in South Carolina starting early and lingering into October, Trident Dermatology in North Charleston is urging people of … Read more

Evolving Assisted Living With A Changing Charleston

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When the needs of seniors in the Charleston area change, so does Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community, one of the oldest continuously operating retirement communities in the country. The Right Rev. Christopher E. Gadsden, the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Church of South Carolina, established the Episcopal Church Home on Anson Street in downtown Charleston … Read more

Replacing Pain, Not The Joint

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“There are a lot of things in between doing nothing and getting a joint replacement for an arthritic joint,” said Dr. Andrew McMarlin of Winning Health Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal and Arthritis Care. Dr. McMarlin explores and explains preventive medicine, treatments with clinical evidence and guided joint injections with his patients: “Having your patients understand what … Read more

A Community Caring and Carefree: Franke at Seaside

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Relaxing in Adirondack chairs by the lagoon after a morning game of bocce ball is a regular carefree pastime enjoyed by the residents of the Franke at Seaside retirement community. With recent renovations, their choices for movement, meandering and meditation have only grown. Franke at Seaside is introducing new and improved assets to their young … Read more

When New Technology Comes to Assisted Living Communities

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Mount Pleasant Gardens, a local Sinceri Senior Living community, is making daily living activities less confusing and more satisfying for its memory care residents – and helping their families financially in the process. It is always a challenge to ensure residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s experience joy and fulfillment while still keeping them safe and … Read more

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