Physicians and nurse managers at MUSC Children’s Hospital took members of the South Carolina Congressional staff on a behind-the-scenes look at one of the top children’s hospitals in the country. Congressional staff shadowed pediatric specialists to see everything from the technology that helps save the hearts of tiny infants to learning about the [...]
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Dr. David Geier, Director of the Medical University of South Carolina Sports Medicine program lent his expert opinion on sports medicine to CNN on August 24th.
Dr. Geier, representing the Medical University of South Carolina and as spokesman for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine was interviewed regarding the mysterious case of 19 high school [...]
Dr. David Geier, MUSC’s Sport Medicine Director appeared on Charleston’s local Channel 2 news to talk about how to keep your child safe while playing sports.
Tips include communicating with your child about what they are doing in practice and during the game and keeping the lines of communication open.
Watch the video for more tips and [...]
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The Medical University of South Carolina has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/ American Stroke
Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program. Get With The Guidelines is a hospital-based quality-improvement program designed to ensure that hospitals consistently care for cardiac and stroke [...]
Meredith is pregnant with her first child and learning all she can about what to expect the next 9 months. Follow along with her journey, and see what pregnant moms can expect when they deliver at MUSC, including the newly renovated Labor and Delivery floor, breastfeeding, and what her experience will be like the day [...]
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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) president Dr. Ray Greenberg, was interviewed by the Post and Courier about MUSC’s program that is training health professionals in East Africa as well as the University’s commitment to global health.
You can read the whole Question and Answer post with Dr. Greenberg on the Post and Courier’s website.
Dr. Greenberg’s [...]
The Post & Courier launched a five part series on Sunday covering the exciting work the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) physicians and staff are leading to bring neuroscience and health care training to East Africa. You can read the articles online and you can watch a video on the MUSChealth.com video library.
These [...]
Follow Gary’s story, as he has hip replacement surgery at the MUSC Musculoskeletal Center. His surgeon, Dr. Harry Demos, discusses what is involved with the surgery, how it helps with pain, and what patients can expect after the procedure. See how Gary is doing 3 months after his surgery.
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U.S. News & World Report has named The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as one of the country’s best hospitals in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, ear/nose/throat disorders, kidney disorders, gynecologic disorders, orthopaedics and rheumatology. This marks the 14th consecutive year that gastrointestinal disorders has made the list. The rankings will be published in [...]
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Dr. Robert Conatser, Assistant Professor, Obstretrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) offers the following information for women hoping to get pregnant.
How To Get Pregnant
Believe it or not, this is a very popular question. And just a reminder: there is no such thing as a dumb question. This statement is [...]
Eli has suffered from chronic ear infections since he was born. His parents brought Eli to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital, where pediatric specialists recommended proceeding with ear tube surgery. Follow Eli through surgery and his road to recovery.
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Seven-year-old Joey “Peanut” Benton takes a moment in Congressman Spratt’s chair to share what laws he would pass if elected to politics.
Joey thanks Congressman Clyburn for all his hard work passing health care reform.
Joey holds a meeting with Congressman Spratt and thanks him for the difference he’s made in the lives of children.
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There’s a new kid in town and his name is Joey “Peanut” Benton. Peanut has taken Washington D.C. by storm, holding meetings with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Congressman James Clyburn, U.S.Senator Lindsey Graham, U.S.Senator Jim DeMint, U.S. Representative John Spratt, Congressman Joe Wilson and the office of U.S.Representative Henry Brown [...]
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Joey was saddled with his nickname “Peanut” before he entered the world. At six weeks old, Joey was still at his birth weight, with a diagnosis of “failure to thrive.” Days later, Joey was transferred to the children’s hospital where he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a lung and digestive disease that afflicts [...]
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By Dr. C. David Geier, Jr., MD,
Director of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Sports Medicine
One of the hottest topics in the sports medicine world, and in sports in general, has been finding methods to speed up healing. Many elite athletes have sought out treatments, both legal and illegal, to accelerate healing of injuries [...]
U.S News & World Report has ranked the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital as one of the nation’s top pediatric hospitals (No. 20) in the heart and heart surgery category.
The hospital scored the highest ratings in twelve of the survey’s outcome and care-related measures, including survival outcomes, congenital heart and heart transplant [...]
Matthew Smith, an Iraq war veteran, suffered a devastating head injury after a motorcycle accident. His mother was told the 28 year old would just have to live with his deficits, including double vision, that prevented him from walking on his own. His mother turned to an eye surgeon at the Medical University of South [...]
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Dr. David Geier, Director of Sports Medicine for the Medical University of South Carolina, visits My News 2 to tell Tara Lynn about sports injuries in children and what parents can do to help prevent them.
Learn more about the MUSC Sports Medicine program in their latest video!
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Michael Cheeks spent 15 years on dialysis waiting for a kidney. A gift from a stranger would change his life forever.
When Michael Cheeks graduated from high school in 1993, he had a bright future ahead of him. He earned a scholarship to play football in North Carolina, but shortly after graduation, he was feeling tired [...]
A neurosurgeon at the Medical University of South Carolina shows how one person can make an impact and bring some of the leading institutions in the world together to empower others.
Tanzania has just three neurosurgeons; a ratio of one per 12.9 million people. The World Health Organization recommends one neurosurgeon for every 100,000 people in order to provide an adequate level of treatment. In the United States there are an estimated 4,000 practicing neurosurgeons.
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A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation (EpCS) was found generally safe and provided significant improvement of depressive symptoms in a small group of patients, according to lead researcher Ziad Nahas, M.D. at the Medical University of South Carolina. The data are reported in the on-line issue of Biological Psychiatry.
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Veteran’s Day is typically a day spent focusing on the sacrifice made by soldiers in past wars. But this year, a 15-year old Columbia, S.C. girl will remember Veteran’s Day as the time when a current solider saved her life, according to a report by Noelle Phillips at the Columbia State newspaper.
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The Comprehensive Breast Care team at Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina, strongly opposes the screening mammography recommendations released by the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF).
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Ever wondered what hospital life is really like? On November 18, physicians at MUSC Children’s Hospital took members of the South Carolina legislative delegation on a behind-the-scenes look at one of the top children’s hospitals in the country. Legislators shadowed pediatric specialists to see everything from the technology that helps save the hearts [...]
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When the National Football League issued its new guidelines on how teams should handle on-the-field concussions, it represented a significant change in the way football players who suffer head injuries are treated. The announcement took on more urgency after five high profile players — Jamal Lewis, DeSean Jackson, Kurt Warner, Ben Roethlisberger and Brodney Pool– [...]
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Dr. U. Joseph Schoepf, professor of radiology and medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, refutes the latest reports in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, on cancer risks from CT scans.
The health-care reform debate is heating up on the Hill and the hordes brawling for [...]
Dr. Jacobo Mintzer’s responds on the latest JAMA study published on December 29th showing that the drug Tarenflurbil does not appear to slow cognitive decline:
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder affecting over five million Americans today. The disease robs individuals of the basic intellectual functioning that makes us who we are. Although, the origin of [...]
A study published in the January 8 issue of Science shows how cocaine alters the way the very genes in your brain operate. Understanding this process could eventually lead to new treatments for the 1.4 million Americans with cocaine problems, and millions more around the world. Peter Kalivas, Ph.D., Professor and Research Chair of Neuroscience [...]
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Stroke patients admitted to the hospital on the weekend appear more likely to receive the clot-dissolving medication tissue plasminogen activator than patients admitted during the week, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, stroke death rates appear similar among weekend and weekday admissions.
“Although hospitals [...]
MUSC’s Heart & Vascular Center kicked off its annual observance of Heart Month on February 1 with an appearance by cardiologist Dr. Chris Nielsen on WCIV-TV Channel 4’s Lowcountry Live. Dr. Nielsen and two female heart patients discussed prevention of heart disease and how to recognize risk factors and symptoms. They also encouraged support for National [...]
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Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are the first in the world to demonstrate the feasibility of a new method of detecting cardiac disease using enhanced computed tomography scanning technology. The findings will be published in the upcoming March / April issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
CT scanners have successfully [...]
Jerry Sellers of Myrtle Beach, SC spent his life coaching high school teenagers. Only months after retiring, he was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, requiring him to spend the last year on dialysis. Fifteen hours a week for more than 52 weeks, Jerry sat in the dialysis center, hoping for a kidney donor. That’s when [...]
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Cindy Sellers gave her kidney to her ex-husband Jerry on Wednesday, February 24th. The day after surgery, both Jerry and Cindy were recovering with flying colors.
Dr. Chavin and Dr. Baliga, MUSC transplant surgeons update on Cindy and Jerry’s recovery and shares why organ donation is so important.
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Myth 5: I could still be alive when they sign my death certificate.
Reality: This myth is an old one that cycles in and out of the tabloids every so often. The truth is not only are tests run to make sure a person is actually dead, but people who have signed up to be [...]
Dr. Margaret Villers of the Medical University of South Carolina presented this week at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In her paper, “Sexual Behavior in Obese and Overweight Adolescent Females,” Villers addresses the fact that obese adolescent females are more likely to engage in sexual behavior earlier and with more [...]
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