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Health Focus Award winning public broadcaster Bobbi Conner talks with doctors, medical professionals and researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina about a wide range health and medical topics
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Award winning public broadcaster Bobbi Conner talks with doctors, medical professionals and researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina about a wide range health and medical topics

Most Recent Episodes

Running for fitness and health

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alec DeCastro about running for fitness and health. Dr. DeCastro is an Associate Professor and Chief of Primary Care Sports Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at MUSC.

Tickborne diseases

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Terry Dixon about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of tickborne diseases. Dr. Dixon is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatric infectious disease specialist at MUSC Children's Health.

Brief talk therapy for head and neck cancer patients

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Stacey Maurer about talk therapy tailored to head and neck cancer patients, related to body image distress. Dr. Maurer is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and a Clinical Psychologist at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

School based telehealth for asthma care

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Claire MacGeorge about school based telehealth for asthma care. Dr. MacGeorge is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the School-Based Telehealth Program at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital.

Vitamins and lifestyle to delay progression of macular degeneration

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Jeffrey Blice about vitamins and lifestyle to delay progression of macular degeneration. Dr. Blice is an ophthalmologist who specializes in diseases of the retina, at Storm Eye Institute at MUSC.

Robotic assisted living donor kidney transplant

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Tracy Rice about robotic assisted living donor kidney transplant. Dr. Rice is a surgeon in the Division of Transplant Surgery and she's Director of the Living Donor Transplant Program at MUSC.

Health benefits of strong social connections for older adults

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Mary Hart Bryan about the importance of strong social connections in the older adult years, and the impact on health and wellbeing. Dr. Bryan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a geriatric psychiatrist at MUSC.

Environmental and seasonal allergies in children

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kelli Williams about environmental and seasonal allergies in children. Dr. Williams is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatrician specializing in allergies, asthma and immunology conditions at MUSC Children's Health.

Managing Parkinson's disease in the first year after diagnosis

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Vanessa Hinson about managing Parkinson's disease in the first year after diagnosis. Dr. Hinson is a Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Movement Disorders Program at MUSC.

Health benefits of swimming

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Matthew Sherrier about the health benefits of swimming. Dr. Sherrier 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.

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