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 Carolinain partnership with South Carolina Public Radio.
Transcript (PDF) available upon request. Please include the title or topic of the podcast and the date.
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christopher Pelic about healthy routines and habits to help prevent depression. Dr. Pelic is a Professor of Psychiatry, and he’s the lead physician at MUSC’s Health, Wellness and Human Performance Institute at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ian Kane about the importance of seeking immediate medical care for newborn babies and infants younger than two months who develop a fever. Dr. Kane is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatric emergency physician at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Shelli Dills about lifestyle choices and routines that can help manage osteoarthritis. Dr. Dills is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and she’s a non-surgical orthopaedic and sports medicine physician at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Melinda Jarnecke about MUSC’s role in a national research initiative to study environmental exposures early in life, that may affect children’s health and development long term. Melinda is the ECHO Program Manager in the Department of Public health Sciences at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Jyotika Fernandes about thyroid cancer. Dr. Fernandes is a Professor of Endocrinology and Director of the Endocrine Tumor Clinic at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Anne Kroman about managing and adjusting to atrial fibrillation in the first year after diagnosis. Dr. Kroman is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and she’s a cardiac electrophysiologist at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Emily Campbell about penicillin allergy testing during pregnancy. Dr. Campbell is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who specializes in allergies and immunology at MUSC Children’s Health. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Hannah Burrick about age-related hearing loss and hearing aids. Dr. Burrick is a Clinical Instructor of Audiology and an audiologist who specializes in adult and geriatric hearing loss and hearing aids at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kevin Hughes about hereditary cancer and genetic testing. Dr. Hughes is Director of Cancer Genetics at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ashley Waring about heart health for women. Dr. Waring is an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine and she’s a cardiologist with a focus on cardiovascular disease prevention at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kasey Hamlin-Smith about ADHD in young children. Dr. Hamlin-Smith is a psychologist and Associate Professor of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at MUSC. -
This week Bobbi Conner talks with Leah Hopkins about diabetes prevention. Leah is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in diabetes management and the Lead Clinician of the WADE program focused on diabetes prevention and weight management at MUSC.
