If there is one thing consistent about primary care, it’s inconsistency. Government regulations involving health care have changed at a historic level. Advancements and theories involving treatment and medicine are moving along at a rapid-fire pace. The days are behind us when a person or family would see one doctor for all their physical ailments. […]
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Affordable Healthcare: Atlas Healthcare, PA
Health insurance policies first emerged in the industrial era of the 1880s, powered by the rise of unions that sought compensation for the illnesses and injuries of steel factory workers. They were designed to mitigate the economic hardship caused by unforeseen accidents. Since those humble beginnings, health care has morphed into a huge industry, fueled […]
Who Knows Best? Coastal Pediatric Associates
When it comes to your parenting questions, there’s a bevy of people, from neighbors and friends to grandparents and colleagues, who are ready and willing to offer opinions to you. Other times, you might want to keep matters – your child’s health being one – within a more select group. With Coastal Pediatric Associates as […]
Palmetto Women’s Health’s Dr Loren Frankel, MD
She is the mother of three young children and the wife of a brain surgeon. How does she find time to attend to the patients at her own obstetrics and gynecology practice? “I manipulate things to get the most,” explains Loren Frankel, M.D. of Palmetto Women’s Health in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. “Because I own […]
Lowcountry Beauty and Wellness Spa: Winner – Best Weight Lost Program
Many individuals who are desperate to lose weight turn to purchasing chalky, bland snacks and entrees through so-called weight loss websites – or they crash diet for a certain period of time, cutting out everything tasty from their lives, only to put the weight back on eventually because, well, you can’t ignore good food forever. […]
Otolaryngology in Mount Pleasant by Charleston ENT
Otolaryngology is difficult to pronounce and can be even harder to spell. But if you are having any medical problems that involve hearing, breathing, smelling, tasting, speaking or swallowing, it’s easy to find Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat, the largest private ENT practice in South Carolina. Charleston ENT has eight locations spread across the Lowcountry, […]
Dr. Mary Anne Larkin: Winner – Best Audiologist
Medical professionals no longer consider hearing loss to be simply the result of the aging process, which is why it’s vitally important for everyone over the age of 55 to have their hearing checked by a doctor of audiology as part of their wellness program. Dr. Mary Anne Larkin of Advanced Hearing Care, chosen by […]
Dr. Margartia Murphy: Relationships Are Her Best Medicine
Ever since she can remember, Dr. Margarita Murphy wanted to be a doctor. She pursued her dream with gleeful and dogged persistence and has established herself as one of the leading gastrointestinal surgeons in the Lowcountry. It is no surprise then that Dr. Murphy was chosen as “Best of Mount Pleasant” by the readers of […]
Accurate Chiropractic: Offering Patients Options
Finding the right chiropractor can be a pain in the neck – or the back. Drs. Gina and Mike Courson of Accurate Chiropractic have been practicing in Mount Pleasant for 16 years. They attribute their business’ longevity and fourth consecutive “Best Of ” status to friendly customer service and cutting-edge treatment options. “We have a […]
Sweetgrass Pharmacy, Mount Pleasant
Have you ever wondered why every prescription you fill has that cryptic emblem “Rx” on it? These letters are shorthand for the Latin command “recipere” which means to take certain ingredients and mix them together for the patient in question. Once upon a time, all pharmacists assembled, or compounded, all of their own “recipes.” Slowly, […]