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Cancer in Puerto Rico

Cervical cancer rates are increasing in Puerto Rico, and researchers from Hollings and the island are working together to increase screening rates.

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Generous Milestone

Hollings Cafe's Jose and Wendy Perey offer food and kindness to patients and staff. Through quiet donations to Hollings, they've hit a big milestone in giving.

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PoNS Stroke Study

“I’m willing to do anything to get better,” says participant in MUSC trial testing possible treatment to help stroke survivors regain balance.

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Nanowired human cardiac organoids for heart repair. Image created by Ryan Barrs using BioRender.

Engineering Heart Repair

September 13, 2023

Nanowired cardiac organoids could one day repair hearts instead of just preventing further damage.

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest

September 05, 2023

After Omar Clunis collapsed, gasping for air, a nearby athletic trainer helped save his life and showed the importance of expert aid.

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Three MUSCeteers

June 15, 2023

Jackson, Lino and Bennett got their nickname because they are inseparable. And it's that bond that might just be the edge they need to beat the odds.

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Complex Aortic Disease

March 27, 2023

MUSC Health first in South Carolina to implant novel device for patients with complex aortic disease.

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Noninvasive Heart Check

December 05, 2022

MUSC helps test noninvasive approach to testing for coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart problem.

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Angel Tree Lighting

November 15, 2022

A little boy waiting for a heart transplant left onlookers’ hearts full as he helped launch MUSC’s Angel Tree effort.

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AR Surgery

May 25, 2022

If Clearview Surgical and Dr. Marc Katz have their way, AR could be the future of surgery in the not-too-distant future.

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Specialty ED

May 23, 2022

A specialty emergency room on the MUSC Health Charleston campus means more streamlined care.

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Heart Failure Treatment

April 09, 2022

Doctors at MUSC Health are excited to participate in a trial demonstrating a less invasive way to implant a heart failure device.

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Blood Cleanse

April 06, 2022

MUSC researchers have developed a way to remove toxic chemotherapeutic drugs from the blood after cancer treatment to prevent them from reaching the heart.

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