This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Heather Boger about healthy aging and super-agers, who have the mental and or physical capability of people decades younger. Dr. Boger is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and she’s Education & Outreach Director of the Institute for Healthy Aging at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Parneet Grewal about new guidance from the American Heart Association about the importance of seeking immediate treatment for a transient ischemic attack (or TIA). Dr. Grewal is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a neurologist in the Comprehensive Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Center at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Stephen Savage about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of kidney stones. Dr. Savage is a Professor of Urology and the Director of the Kidney Stone Center at MUSC.

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.

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.

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.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Stephanie Stansell about tips and support to help quit smoking. Dr. Stansell is the Senior In-Patient Tobacco Treatment Specialist at MUSC Health.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Evan Graboyes about how lack of access to transportation profoundly impacts outcomes for cancer patients. Dr. Graboyes is a head and neck surgical oncologist and the Director of Survivorship and Cancer Outcomes Research at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

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.