FRD and CIE launch MUSC initiative with Innovative Device Challenge
May 2, 2015
May 7 event to offer guidance on developing medical devices and is open to public CHARLESTON, SC – An initiative to develop and patent medical devices from technology at the…
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Trident Health Earns Echocardiography Accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
May 2, 2015N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident, Summerville and Moncks Corner Medical Centers have each been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Transthoracic and Adult Transesophageal…
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US Surgeon General to address MUSC graduates
April 27, 2015Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy serving as 2015 commencement speaker CHARLESTON, SC – Approximately 600 graduates will hear newly-appointed U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., the speaker…
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SC Campaign to Receive the James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Leadership Award
April 24, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – On Monday, April 27, the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC Campaign) will receive the James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Leadership Award from the Institute…
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Still Hopes CEO Danny Sanford Honored by LeadingAge South Carolina
April 23, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community announced that LeadingAge South Carolina recognized Executive Director and CEO Danny Sanford with its 2015 Award of Honor. The award, which recognizes…
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Still Hopes CEO Danny Sanford Honored by LeadingAge South Carolina
April 22, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community announced that LeadingAge South Carolina recognized Executive Director and CEO Danny Sanford with its 2015 Award of Honor. The award, which recognizes…
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Results of CDS Night at the Road Warriors Game by SANDLAPPER Securities
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Center for Developmental Services (CDS) is pleased to announce the results of CDS Night at the Road Warriors Game. The event was sponsored by SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC…
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Providence Hospitals awards annual Preston Jones Memorial Scholarship
April 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospitals has named Katherine Neuffer Hines as the 2015 Dr. Preston A. Jones Memorial Scholarship recipient. A fourth-year medical student at the University of South Carolina…
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Providence Hospitals awards annual Preston Jones Memorial Scholarship
April 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospitals has named Katherine Neuffer Hines as the 2015 Dr. Preston A. Jones Memorial Scholarship recipient. A fourth-year medical student at the University of South Carolina…
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Clemson University Entrance Opens at Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Bon Secours Wellness Arena and Clemson University officially opened the new Clemson University Entrance with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 16. The Arena will be home…
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Family Nurse Practitioner With Doctors Care Receives Palmetto Gold Award
April 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Doctors Care announced that Lisa Duggan was named one of the state’s 100 best nurses by the South Carolina Nurses Foundation. Ms. Duggan is employed as a…
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SC Bar to Host Free Healthcare Decisions Clinic in Columbia
April 14, 2015Attorneys available to assist with advance care planning documents COLUMBIA, SC – In observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), the SC Bar Pro Bono Program and Elder Law…
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Komen Lowcountry Affiliate Announces 2015-17 Board of Directors
April 13, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen® has announced its 2015-17 board of directors. The board functions to advise, assist and aid in efforts to support breast cancer education and…
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Summerville Medical Center Welcomes First Chief Operating Officer
April 13, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Kevin Scoggin has been named Summerville Medical Center’s (SMC) first Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Scoggin will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure operational…
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Gov. Haley Proclaims April 16 Healthcare Decisions Day
April 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – In observance of National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD), April 16, the SC Bar is leading a local initiative to increase awareness and understanding of advance care planning…
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LinkMD Launches Physician Directory
April 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – LinkMD, a leading provider of web-based healthcare marketing solutions, is excited to announce the launch of their new Physician Directory. Representatives from the company will travel to…
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Moore Offers Sports Physicals To Student Athletes
April 13, 2015About 1,000 students participated in 2014 COLUMBIA – Area student athletes will be able to get physicals thanks to Moore Center for Orthopedics’ annual Physical Day Saturday, April 18. The…
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Pecan and Pistachio Crusted Chicken
April 10, 2015By Kay MacInnis So you’ve decided to forgo the greasy goodness of traditional fried chicken for your health? Good for you! But you say you just can’t stop…
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Weight Loss Supplements Part 3: CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)
April 10, 2015
By Anna Catherine Caldwell Elite Nutrition & Performance Alright, so we’ve talked about Green Tea Extract and Coffee Bean Extract as two of the millions of supplements that promise…
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Greenville Dermatology Welcomes New Aesthetician
April 9, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Dermatology has added Mary Lauren Antici as the newest member of its talented medical team. Antici has extensive experience as a licensed Aesthetician, Registered Cosmetologist and…
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Four Lexington Medical Center Nurses Earn Palmetto Gold Awards
April 8, 2015LEXINGTON, SC – Four Lexington Medical Center nurses have been honored with this year’s prestigious Palmetto Gold award from the South Carolina Nurses Foundation. Lindsay Coppney, Lisa Lewis, Sheryl Sturkie…
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Lorraine Dandeneau Receives Edward H. Stall Compassionate Care Award from Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System presented the Edward H. Stall Compassionate Care Award to Lorraine Dandeneau at the 40th Annual Employee Awards Banquet on April 7. The…
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Trident Health Celebrates Employees at Annual Service Awards Banquet
April 7, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Five employees were recognized for 40 years of continuous, full-time service at Trident Health’s annual Service Awards Banquet recently, while two others took home the most prestigious awards…
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MyHealth First Network names new executive vice president
April 5, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – MyHealth First Network, a physician-led, clinically integrated network designed to improve both quality and care and address escalating healthcare costs, has hired Debi Hueter to serve as…
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Care Coordination Institute hires two new executives
April 3, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Care Coordination Institute (CCI), a Greenville-based not-for-profit organization working to transform the health of communities, has added two new members to its team. John Supra will serve…
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Christian Soura visits Select Health of South Carolina
April 3, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Christian Soura, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, recently visited the North Charleston headquarters of Select Health of South Carolina in January…
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Select Health of South Carolina Participates in Principal for a Day Program
April 3, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Executives from Select Health of South Carolina have participated in the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Principal for a Day program since 2011. On March 5…
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Moss and Associates Selected as Design/Build Team for Clemson University Center for Human Genetics
April 2, 2015
Construction on Greenwood Genetic Center Campus to begin this month GREENWOOD, SC – The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) announced that Moss and Associates of Greenville, SC has been selected to design…
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Lexington Medical Center Begins 3D Mammography
April 2, 2015Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) Helps Find Cancer Earlier and Easier WEST COLUMBIA, SC – As part of a comprehensive program for the diagnosis of breast cancer, Lexington Medical Center…
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Charleston Veterinary Referral Center (CVRC) Expands Acclaimed Surgery Department
April 1, 2015
Board certified surgeon Samantha Nelson joins premier advanced-care referral and emergency hospital on April 1 CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston Veterinary Referral Center (CVRC) – a premier advanced-care veterinary hospital in…
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MUSC, Aeterna Zentaris sign discovery library transfer agreement
March 31, 2015MUSC scientists to use compound library to search for new treatments CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS, TSX: AEZ) (the “Company”)…
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USC Upstate Graduate Featured on 60 MINUTES
March 30, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Stephanie Lipscomb ’14 battled aggressive brain cancer not once, but twice, as a student in the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina…
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Lexington Medical Center Welcomes Rebecca B. McNair, MD
March 30, 2015Physician Will Practice at Sandhills Family Medicine in Lexington WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Rebecca B. McNair, MD, to its network of care. She…
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Treats 1,000th Patient with Gamma Knife Technology
March 25, 2015
Multidisciplinary program provides neuroscience and radiation oncology expertise to patients CHARLESTON, SC – The Neurosciences Gamma Knife Center, a service of Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina,…
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Vitamin D Project Aims to Improve Birth Outcomes in Charleston and Columbia
March 25, 2015
Vitamin D testing, monitoring and supplements to be available to pregnant women at no cost CHARLESTON and COLUMBIA, SC — GrassrootsHealth, an international nonprofit public health promotion organization, will launch its…
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Dr. John Kelley becomes the nation’s first PT to earn “Physical Therapy” Certification in ImPACT® Concussion Care Management
March 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Dr. John Kelley, DPT, MTC, ATC, the director and owner of Private Therapy Services Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center, has helped put Charleston in the news for…
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Greenwood Genetic Center collaboration receives funding to search for causes and treatments of debilitating neurological disorders
March 23, 2015
GREENWOOD, SC – Researchers at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), in partnership with the University of Georgia (UGA) and the Clinic for Special Children in Strasburg, PA, have received a…
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RMC’s John Ross, MD receives ASDIN Lifetime Achievement Award
March 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – John R. Ross, MD, Medical Director of the Regional Medical Center’s Dialysis Access Institute in Orangeburg, SC, recently was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th…
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Woodlands at Furman welcomes Thompson as Sales Counselor
March 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Woodlands at Furman staff continues to grow with the addition of Sara Thompson as Senior Living Sales Counselor. Thompson is a native of Roanoke, Va., and…
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Woodlands at Furman welcomes Thompson as Sales Counselor
March 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Woodlands at Furman staff continues to grow with the addition of Sara Thompson as Senior Living Sales Counselor. Thompson is a native of Roanoke, Va., and…
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MUSC excited, hopeful with show of legislative support for new hospital and telemedicine funding
March 13, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – STATEMENT Our state legislators want pediatric health care to be the best it can be for South Carolina’s children. We are thrilled and thankful that they have…
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Physicians Choice Laboratory Services (PCLS) partners with America’s Choice Provider Network
March 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Today, PCLS is pleased to announce that its esoteric laboratory testing performed at the company’s CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory will be offered to participants in the America’s Choice…
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Lexington Medical Center Welcomes First Female Heart Surgeon in the Midlands
March 12, 2015WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Dee Prastein, MD, to its network of care. She is the first female heart surgeon in the Midlands. A…
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MUSC trauma center achieves highest national designation
March 10, 2015American College of Surgeons verifies program for second time CHARLESTON, SC – After another extensive review by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)…
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Mt. Pleasant Home to Unique Health and Wellness Store
March 9, 2015
Helping the Low Country Stay Healthy Mt. PLEASANT, SC – A new unique retail store, Eucalyptus Wellness Company, opened its doors, March 2nd in the low country. Eucalyptus Wellness is located at…
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ChartSpan Names Co-founder Patrick Carter as New VP of Product
March 4, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – ChartSpan Medical Technologies, one of the most downloaded medical apps in the U.S., announced that Patrick Carter has joined the company in a fulltime capacity as Vice…
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Institute for Child Success Awarded Pritzker Grants to Help South Carolina Children
March 4, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Institute for Child Success (ICS) was recently awarded $285,000 in grant funding from the Chicago-based Pritzker Children’s Initiative in support of expanded efforts to advance the…
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Institute for Child Success Awarded Pritzker Grants to Help South Carolina Children
March 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Institute for Child Success (ICS) was recently awarded $285,000 in grant funding from the Chicago-based Pritzker Children’s Initiative in support of expanded efforts to advance the…
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Flipping the Switch: Can You Turn Genes “On” and “Off?” EngenuitySC’s Science Café with Cancer Drug Researcher Dr. Patrick Woster, March 10, 2015
March 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – What if scientists could turn genes “on” and “off?” On Tuesday, March 10, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., SmartState® Endowed Chair and professor Dr. Patrick Woster –…
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Bob Jones University to Host Blood Connection Drive
March 4, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Bob Jones University will host its semi-annual Blood Connection Drive March 9-13 and will take donations from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. “The shortage of…
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