Advance Care Planning with Nina Paletta, MD
When a loved one becomes too sick to make their own health care decisions, conversations between families and medical teams become extremely important. Having a patient’s wishes about their future medical care known and documented can help all involved make the right care choices. Nina Paletta, MD, a primary care physician specializing in internal medicine, shares tips to help everyone start thinking out their own advance care planning.
22 Dec 202219min
Getting Your Gut Health in Check with Alaine Mills, RD
New research shows that gut health is a vital component to keeping our body’s ecosystem healthy. In this episode of Advance with MUSC Health, Alaine Mills, RD, a dietitian at the MUSC Health and Wellness Institute and director of the institute’s Gut Health Program, talks about the importance of gut health and how a plant-based diet contributes to creating a healthy and diverse gut microbiome.
13 Dec 202218min
A Quick and Effective Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment with M. Lance Tavana, MD
A surgical procedure for carpal tunnel syndrome is now being offered at MUSC Health as a same-day treatment with little downtime and recovery. M. Lance Tavana, MD, a hand, plastic, and reconstructive surgeon at MUSC Health, talks about this surgical procedure called endoscopic carpal tunnel release and the immediate relief it brings to so many patients.
16 Nov 202217min
Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy with Teresa Kilgore, DO
Osteopathic manipulative therapy, or OMT, is a treatment offered at MUSC Health that includes applying gentle pressure to manipulate muscles, soft tissues and joints, in order to assist the body in its own self-healing processes. Theresa Kilgore, DO, is a doctor of osteopathic medicine as well as a general internist. In this episode, she talks about the philosophy behind OMT, its benefits, and what to expect during treatment.
9 Nov 202217min
Surgical Breast Cancer Prevention with Savannah Campbell
Women who have never been diagnosed with breast cancer, yet know they are at a very high risk of the disease through genetic screening or testing, and have options to help reduce her risk of the disease down the road. MUSC medical student Savannah Campbell tested positive for a mutation of the breast cancer gene BRCA1 and underwent a prophylactic double mastectomy to reduce her chance of breast cancer in the future. In this episode, Campbell shares her journey and explains why patients should consider genetic screening for cancer and enrolling in the genetic screening program In Our DNA SC, offered by MUSC Health.
2 Nov 202216min
Mental Health Care for Older Adults with Kevin Nasky, DO
Senior Retreat is an in-patient program offered by MUSC Health that is helping older adults and their families navigate dementia or psychiatric crises. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Nasky, Medical Director of Senior Retreat, explains how his team addresses serious mental health concerns or dementia-related crises in older adults and offers guidance to caregivers struggling to care for their loved ones.
23 Aug 202220min
Head and Neck Cancer Care with Evan Graboyes, MD
There are many new treatments for head and neck cancers, yet survival outcomes are poor, especially among Black Americans. In this episode, Dr. Evan Graboyes, a head and neck oncologic surgeon and director of survivorship and cancer outcomes research at the MUSC Health’s Hollings Cancer Center, shares how a team of specialists are trying to catch this cancer earlier and offer more cutting edge treatments for patients.
9 Aug 202218min
