Health Focus
1,000 FOLLOWERS
Doctors, medical professionals, and researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina will be featured weekly in a series of radio interviews on South Carolina Public Radio called Health Focus. Award-winning public broadcaster Bobbi Conner will host this series of health and medical features, covering a wide array of topics.
Health Focus
5d ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Millicent Peterseim about regular vision screening for children, starting in the newborn stage and throughout childhood. Dr. Peterseim is a Professor of Ophthalmology and the Chair for International Ophthalmology at Storm Eye Institute at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
5d ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Brenda Hoffman about recent increases in colon cancer in adults in the 40’s and younger, plus new recommendations for colon cancer screening starting at age 45. Dr. Hoffman is a gastroenterologist and interim director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
1w ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Louis Gerena about preventing common golf injuries. Dr. Gerena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine and he’s a non-surgical orthopaedic and sports medicine physician at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
2w ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michael Schmidt about the role of the human microbiome in keeping us healthy. Dr. Schmidt is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
3w ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michelle Ziegler about the challenges of finding routine dental care for patients with special health care needs. Dr. Ziegler is the Director of the Pamela Kaminsky Clinic for Adolescents and Adults with Special Health Care Needs at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
3w ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Patrick Flume about efforts to better understand and address the needs of patients with rare diseases in South Carolina. Dr. Flume is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and he’s Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at MUSC. Dr. Flume is also the Chair of the SC Rare Disease Advisory Council ..read more
Health Focus
1M ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Skip Schumann about the specifics of keeping up with preventive health care for men during the young adult, middle adult and older adult years. Dr. Schumann is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a general internist at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
1M ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ruth Campbell about what we can do to keep our kidneys healthy. Dr. Campbell is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology and she’s a kidney disease specialist at MUSC ..read more
Health Focus
1M ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Hamilton Baker about the Clemson/MUSC AI Hub, focused on expanding and refining the use of artificial intelligence in biomedical research. Dr. Baker is a pediatric cardiologist at MUSC Health and he is the co-founder and lead for the Clemson/MUSC AI Hub ..read more
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1M ago
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Nichole Tanner about lung cancer screening for people at increased risk for this disease. Dr. Tanner is a Professor in the College of Medicine and she is Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC ..read more