When we asked Molly Joseph, M.D., of Lowcountry OB/GYN what topic she might want to cover in an article for HealthLinks Magazine, she enthusiastically suggested menopause. As a certified menopause provider since 2019, Dr. Joseph knows that menopause is a broad and encompassing subject, but she commented that we need women to know that menopause … Read more
(Editor’s Note – This story is the first of a three-part series about the fentanyl crisis in our community, our state and our country.) It happened the week after he got home from a six-month stint overseas in the U.S. Air Force. Meeting up with friends, he was looking forward to getting high and having … 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
For the past two years, we have watched our social lives wane and our travel plans take a dive, and some of us have even dealt with a diminished work schedule. Unfortunately, something that has not decreased during the pandemic is our collective weight. The truth is, we can’t blame it all on COVID-19. Sure, … Read more
What exactly is epilepsy, besides a disease that most people associate with seizures? Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that involves seizures, during which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing periods of loss of awareness or unusual movements. Anyone can develop epilepsy; it affects both males and females, all races and ethnic backgrounds and people of every … Read more
You’ve decided that enough is enough. Perhaps you have finally reached the realization that the gnawing pain you have been dealing with for years on end isn’t going to just go away on its own. While medications are still prescribed to treat chronic pain in some cases, the good news is that you now have … Read more