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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.... more
FAQs about Health Focus:How many episodes does Health Focus have?The podcast currently has 1,049 episodes available.
November 09, 2021Developing an app to help individuals with the impact of natural disasterThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ken Ruggiero about the Bounce Back Now app, developed to help individual deal with natural disaster and other major life stressors. Dr. Ruggiero is a Professor in the College of Nursing and the Director of the Trauma Resilience and Recovery Program at MUSC....more4minPlay
November 08, 2021Update regarding the use of daily aspirin for cardiovascular disease patientsThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christine Holmstedt about the benefits of daily aspirin for patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, with an update about related, draft guidelines from the U.S Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Holmstedt is a Professor of Neurology and Director of Clinical Stroke Services at MUSC....more4minPlay
November 02, 2021Wisdom teethThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Deirdre Williams about the eruption and potential issues related to wisdom teeth in the teen and young adult years. Dr. Williams is an Associate Professor and Interim Program Director of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at MUSC....more4minPlay
October 29, 2021Shingles & shingles vaccineThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Elisha Brownfield about the symptoms and diagnosis of shingles, as well as preventing this condition with the shingles vaccine. Dr. Brownfield is a Professor of Internal Medicine and a general internist at MUSC....more4minPlay
October 26, 2021Healing from sprains and strainsThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Louis Gerena about the healing and treatment of sprains and strains. Dr. Gerena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and he’s a non-surgical orthopaedic and sports medicine physician at MUSC....more4minPlay
October 25, 2021Ear infections in babies & toddlersThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. David White about symptoms, treatment and prevention of ear infections in babies and toddlers. Dr. White is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and he’s the Director of the Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat program at MUSC Children’s Health....more4minPlay
October 19, 2021Helping children cope with stress associated with cancer treatmentThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alexandra Boeving Allen about helping children cope with stress associated with cancer treatment. Dr. Boeving Allen is a pediatric psychologist in oncology at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital....more4minPlay
October 18, 2021Health benefits of strength trainingThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alec DeCastro about the benefits of adding strength training to your exercise routine. Dr. DeCastro is an Associate Professor and Chief of Primary Care Sports medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at MUSC....more4minPlay
October 12, 2021Yogic breathing to help manage stress for breast cancer survivorsThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian about developing mobile technology for breast cancer patients and survivors, that encourages yogic breathing to help manage stress. Dr. Balasubramanian is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at MUSC and he teaches yogic breathing exercises to breast cancer survivors as part of the Survivors Fit Club program....more4minPlay
October 11, 2021Helping children deal with anxietyThis week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christine San Giovanni about helping children deal with anxiety. Dr. San Giovanni is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health....more4minPlay
FAQs about Health Focus:How many episodes does Health Focus have?The podcast currently has 1,049 episodes available.