Kid’s Health
Following on the heels of the scourge of COVID-19, parents and medical providers need to wary of a new coronavirus-linked illness called MIS-C. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a post-infection complication of COVID-19 found in youngsters that, while rare, is “very serious,” asserted Allison Eckard, M.D., a pediatric infectious diseases physician and division chief, … Read more
The job of a school nurse has never been an easy one. Juggling any number of run-of-the-mill illnesses and injuries, contacting parents and dispensing medications in a busy school of several hundred students and faculty can be quite a challenge. Factor in the much-anticipated return to school during a global pandemic, and the world of … Read more
Pediatric chiropractic care can be used to treat many childhood maladies and traumas, but parents might have questions about how safe and effective it is as a health care option. “It’s extremely safe and very effective because it’s so gentle,” said Dr. Matthew Murrin, who has been practicing out of ChiropracticUSA in Mount Pleasant for … Read more
You probably know them as the gentlemen with rectangular hats adorned with tassels hanging down, riding around in tiny cars at almost all the local parades. Or maybe you have seen them dressed up as clowns at your town’s festival. And you probably know it is a fraternal order of some sort. They are the … Read more
It’s finished. The new Shawn Jenkin’s Children’s Hospital stands tall for all to see. It’s a welcomed addition to the Charleston skyline — a place where miracles will happen. As construction workers complete their final touches, we patiently await the official opening, slated for 2020. But there is no one more excited about the opening … Read more
Long about 1993, when the nicotine patch was introduced as a way to help smokers quit, a story made the rounds about a fellow who tried to kick the habit. Asked by a friend how the patches were working for him, he replied, “Not that great. They’re really hard to light.” Nicotine patches are still […]