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Rare and Extensive Brain Infection Prompts Massive Collaboration to Save Teenager’s Life
Pediatric neurosurgeon Ramin Eskandari, M.D., discusses an extremely rare and extensive brain infection in a teenage patient and shares the lessons learned by medical and surgical teams working to save the patient’s life and brain function.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder
Medication isn’t always successful for people with major depressive disorder, but TMS can help. Baron Short, M.D., MSCR, is the medical director for MUSC Health’s Brain Stimulation Service, and he says patients report more energy and an ...
Your nose, tongue, face, and throat. You may not think of cancer lurking in these places, yet many head and neck cancers originate here.
Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Outside the OR Shortens Procedure and Recovery Times
M. Lance Tavana, M.D., an associate professor at MUSC and program director for the MUSC integrated plastic surgery residency, performs endoscopic carpal tunnel release in an outpatient facility instead of the operating room, allowing patients ...
MUSC Expands Transplant Program with First Pediatric Lung Transplant Case
Barry Gibney, D.O., surgical director of the MUSC Lung Transplant Program, and Zubair Hashmi, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon at MUSC, led the transplant team.
Robotically Assisted Pediatric Spinal Fusion Improves Accuracy, Safety and Outcomes
Robert Murphy, M.D., chief of pediatric orthopaedic surgery and associate professor of orthopaedics and physical medicine at MUSC, discusses how he uses Medtronic’s Mazor X robotic system to improve implant accuracy, patient safety, and ...
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At the end of this presentation, learners should be better able to: Differentiate the diagnostic and treatment differences between asthma and COPD; Apply single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART) in an asthma practice; Choose appropriate ...

Lanier Jackson, M.D., a pediatric cardiologist at MUSC Children’s Health, offers updated guidance on cardiac manifestations of COVID-19 and recommendations on sports participation among children during the COVID era as well as how to manage ...

Management of Pediatric Asthma: Review of Current Guidelines
Shean Aujla, M.D., division director of pediatric pulmonology, allergy and immunology at MUSC Children’s Health, offers guidance on using the updated NIH and GINA guidelines to manage pediatric asthma as well as creating plans to help ...

Pediatric Headaches: Assessment and Treatment Options
Thomas Koch, M.D., division chief of pediatric neurology at MUSC Children’s Health, offers guidance on assessing, diagnosing, and treating children who present with complaints of headache, the leading cause of referrals to pediatric neurology.

Things That Go Bump in the Day
Robert Murphy, M.D., division chief of pediatric orthopaedics at MUSC Children’s Health, offers case-based wisdom on diagnosing and managing common pediatric orthopaedic complaints, including toe walking, back pain, limp, sports overuse ...
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Researchers at MUSC suggest looking at the patient as a whole rather than BMI alone when determining surgery eligibility
Researchers at MUSC study the extracellular vesicles of fibrosis & find potential avenue for treatment therapeutic
MUSC researchers have identified a novel biomarker that could change the way sepsis is approached and treated. Sepsis, the leading cause of death in intensive care units, is the body’s extreme response to an infection and can lead to organ damage and failure.
Researchers identified potential novel inhibitors for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia
Bare minimum reimbursement rates could be a factor in why some clinics may be struggling to offer HPV vaccination in the U.S.
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