Health Focus
Posted every Monday and Tuesday, 05:30 a.m.
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.
Award winning public broadcaster Bobbi Conner will host this series of health and medical features, covering a wide array of topics.
Health Focus is a production of the Medical University of South Carolina in partnership with South Carolina Public Radio.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Shean Aujla about treating & managing asthma in children.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Erika Blank about the health benefits of walking daily or regularly for exercise.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. John Comisi about strategies to help adults cope with dental anxiety.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Minoo Kavarana about pediatric heart transplantation. Dr. Kavarana is Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery & Surgical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplantation at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christine Cooper about lifestyle routines that help reduce the risk of dementia. Dr. Cooper is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and a neurologist specializing in movement disorders at MUSC.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Rebeca Castellanos about coping with grief. Dr. Castellanos is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Elisha Brownfield about recognizing symptoms and seeking treatment for heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Alexandra Kejner about the increasing use of transoral robotic surgery for head and neck cancer.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Patrick Flume about new breakthrough treatments for cystic fibrosis.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Adam Fox about biomarker testing for targeted lung cancer treatment
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Rebecca Kilpatrick about navigating caregiver burnout.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Jennifer Joi Jaroscak about new gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease.