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South Carolina Program for Infant Toddler Care

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Kerrie Schnake about a program designed to give S.C. infants and toddlers a healthy start. Ms. Schnake is the Program Director for the SC Program for Infant and...

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Angela LaRosa about skills and behaviors children with ADHD can learn to improve concentration and school performance. Dr. LaRosa is an Associate Professor of...

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Pediatric Sleep Apnea

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Maria Riva about diagnosing and treating sleep apnea during the childhood years. Dr. Riva is the Director of the MUSC Children’s Hospital Sleep Medicine Program.

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Sickle Cell Disease Update

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Julie Kanter about the latest treatment and research related to Sickle Cell Disease. Dr. Kanter is the Director of Sickle Cell Research at the Medical University...

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Brain Imaging and the BRAIN Initiative (National Research Project)

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Joseph Helpern about his involvement in a national research initiative to better understand how the human brain works. Dr. Helpern is a professor of Radiology...

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Surgical Treatment Update for Severe to Profound Hearing Loss

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Ted Meyer about the latest surgical treatment for children and adults with severe to profound hearing loss. Dr. Meyer is the Medical Director of the Cochlear...

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Update about Medical Innovation in South Carolina

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Tom Finnegan about medical innovation and the development of medical devises in South Carolina. Tom Finnegan is the Director of the Center for Innovation and...

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Helping Children and Teens Get a Good Night’s Sleep

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Maria Riva about sleep deprivation and a plan for healthy sleep routines in childhood and the teen years. Dr. Riva is the Director of the MUSC Children’s...

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Nurse Practitioners in South Carolina

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Gail Stuart about the education, training and responsibilities of Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Stuart is the Dean and a Distinguished University Professor in the...

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Tele-Medicine to Assist with Healthy Weight Management

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Josh Brown about a Tele-Medicine Program that helps individuals in South Carolina lose excess weight and maintain a healthy weight. Dr. Brown is the Director of...

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Pre-Term Infants and the S.C. Mother’s Milk Bank

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sarah Taylor about the special nutritional needs of premature babies and the S.C. Mother’s Milk Bank Program which helps these infants. Dr. Taylor is a Professor...

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Adult Insomnia

  Dr. Andrea Rinn occasional and acute, adult insomnia. Dr. Rinn is a physician in the Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and she is the Director of the Sleep Lab at MUSC.

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Childhood Cancer Update

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michelle Hudspeth about new, improved treatments for childhood cancer. Dr. Hudspeth is the Division Chief for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at MUSC Children’s...

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Research Related to Maternal Death Rates in S.C.

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Scott Sullivan about the troubling increase in maternal death rates in SC and the efforts underway to identify causes and support prevention. Dr. Sullivan is the...

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Physician Assistants in South Carolina

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Leslie Woodall about the education, training and responsibilities of Physician Assistants. Ms. Woodall is Clinical Coordinator for Evaluation in the Division of...

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Bladder Cancer and Smoking

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Thomas Keane about the latest research related to smoking and bladder cancer. Dr. Keane is Chair of the Department of Urology at MUSC.

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Online Graduate Education for Nurses

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Gail Stuart about graduate level nursing students who are pursuing advanced degrees through online education. Dr. Stuart is a Distinguished University Professor...

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Pediatric Telemedicine - Acute Injury

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. David Mc Swain about a Pediatric telemedicine program in South Carolina for children with acute injuries. Dr. Mc Swain is a Pediatric Critical Care Doctor and...

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Diabetes Prevention

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Carolyn Jenkins about lifestyle changes that individuals can make to help prevent diabetes. Dr. Jenkins is from the South Carolina Diabetes Initiative and the SC...

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Yogic Breathing Research

  This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. SundarBalasubramanian about research related to the health benefits of yogic breathing.  Dr. Balasubramanian is a Research Scientist at MUSC in the area of Cell...

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