Old fashioned house calls make a come back For Tina Brabham, going to the doctor presented many challenges. Over the course of her life, starting with her teenage years, Brabham has lost use of her muscles in her arms and legs as a result of the disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Now 50, the...
Trident Senior Health Devotes Extra Attention to Aging IssuesTrident Senior Health understands that those age 55 and up deserve a different approach to health care, one that is tailored to the many changes they face as they grow older.
Everyone knows waiting is a part of pregnancy. But when a pregnant woman is ready to deliver or otherwise needs urgent care, it’s best for her to see an obstetrician/gynecologist right away.
One of the most common forms of irregular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation, which affects as many as 2.7 million Americans. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib) not only causes discomfort, disruption and fatigue but also can lead to more serious problems such as stroke if left untreated.
You might say the patients of Coastal Carolina Bariatric Center have lost a “ton” of weight since the center opened at Summerville Medical Center in February of 2011, but that would fall short. A recent check revealed the group had collectively lost close to 2,500 pounds – more than a...
Patricia Haines started smoking at age 15,“before they knew it was bad for you,” and hadcontinued off and on with a total of more than 20years as a smoker.Concerned that she sometimes felt short ofbreath, she recently talked to her doctor about a
With three busy young children, Bridgette Manning couldn’t consider taking a month and a half off from life for a traditional hysterectomy, and after seeing the recovery of other women from the surgery in the past, she was inclined to put it off anyway.
Tom Hall did not know he had prostate cancer until the results of a routine screening caught the problem. He did not have a family history or any symptoms. Yet his cancer was aggressive, so it’s fortunate that he found out when he did.Tom had his cancer treated with minimally invasive robotic...
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