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9 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

Two nurses receive top honor

Beth Marion, BSN, RN of Murrells Inlet, was named Nurse of the Year at Waccamaw Community Hospital, and Kerri Evans, BSN, BS, RN, of Andrews, was named Nurse of the Year at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Murrells Inlet, SC, Andrews, SC, Marion, SC, Charleston Southern University

13 hrs ago | The Charlotte Observer

Mecklenburg's interim manager: from quiet engineer to eye of the storm

The Board of County Commissioners appointed Shields to the position at its November 27, 2012 meeting.

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Related Topix: Mecklenburg County, NC, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Science, Charlotte, NC, Sugar Creek (Charlotte, NC), Halifax County, NC

17 hrs ago | Charleston City Paper

S.C. couple sues MUSC over unnecessary sex reassignment surgery

A Columbia couple has filed a lawsuit against the Medical University of South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System, and the S.C. Department of Social Services for unnecessarily reassigning their son's gender.

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Related Topix: Medical University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, Charleston, SC

Fri May 17, 2013

The Moultrie News

MPPAC dances accepted to attend summer programs

Mount Pleasant Performing Arts Company dancers trained at Academy of Dance Arts with instructors Larisa Dahabi and Ann Bebergal started auditioning in January 2013 for various intensive dance programs throughout the country.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Texas, Family, The Nutcracker, Musical Movies

Thu May 16, 2013

Cheraw Chronicle

Book mission: S.C.'s rising childhood literacy rate means it's not just words

The first-grade students at W.B. Goodwin couldn't hold their cross-legged rows after a special reader, Cocky, came to the front of the library to act out each of the picture books.

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Related Topix: Libraries, South Carolina, Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC

EurekAlert!

Security risks found in sensors for heart devices, consumer electronics

The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled laboratory conditions.

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Related Topix: University of Minnesota, Bluetooth, Electrical Engineering, Science

The Charlotte Observer

SC state Rep. Ted Vick arrested again for DUI

COLUMBIA, S.C. A South Carolina state representative has been arrested on the Statehouse grounds and charged with driving under the influence, his second such charge in less than a year, but his lawyer said his client was not impaired.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, US Politics, US News, Representative Tom Rice, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed May 15, 2013

Circulation

Interpreting Inflammation: Smooth Muscle Positional Identity and...

From the Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC ; and Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA .

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Related Topix: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, University of Washington, Medicine, Rheumatology

USA Today

Hospitals, South Carolina sued over child's sex surgery

Parents of a child adopted seven years ago are suing the state, the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and Greenville Hospital System over the child's sex-assignment surgery, which they allege was medically unnecessary.

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Related Topix: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC

WLTX-TV Columbia

Legislator's Dad Elected to MUSC After Protest

The Legislature elected a House member's father to the Medical University of South Carolina board after he agreed to pay higher property taxes at his beach home.

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Related Topix: Medical University of South Carolina, Sumter, SC

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Copper in hospital rooms may stop infections

Hospital-acquired infections are a huge problem in the United States. Wouldn't it be amazing if they could be prevented merely through the materials used in the hospital room? Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina explored covering key surfaces in hospital intensive care units in copper alloy, and found that this is an effective ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medical University of South Carolina

PhysOrg Weblog

Cognitive health info from doctors found to be lacking

Communication between patients and physicians regarding activities that may be beneficial to maintaining cognitive functioning during aging may be lacking, according to a study published online April 18 in Preventing Chronic Disease .

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Related Topix: South Carolina

Tue May 14, 2013

Connect Savannah

Darius Rucker's Carolina country

As ubiquitous as Ross and Rachel in the mid 1990s, Rucker's voice on the Hootie & the Blowfish hits "Only Want to Be With You," "Let Her Cry" and "Hold My Hand" poured deep and mellow from MTV and every jukebox and car radio on an hourly basis.

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Related Topix: Country, Darius Rucker, Pop/Rock, Hootie & the Blowfish, Del Rio, TX

Fire Rescue Magazine

South Carolina Paramedic Honored for Delivery, Resuscitation of Premature Baby

A Burton firefighter was honored last month for helping to successfully deliver and resuscitate a premature baby in February.

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Related Topix: Burton, SC, Beaufort County, SC, Charleston, SC, Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston City Paper

Jeffrey Day to serve as City Paper's Spoleto overview critic

This week is ominously known as "Spoleto Week" here at the City Paper offices. It's the deceptively quiet week we spend preparing for the first of three big issues devoted to Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto.

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Related Topix: South Carolina

Country Weekly

Darius Rucker's Alma Mater Makes Him "Dr. Gamecock"

Darius Rucker's musical career started nearly 30 years ago when he sang a Billy Joel song while alone in the communal shower in a dorm at the University of South Carolina.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Hootie & the Blowfish

Post and Courier

Parents accuse MUSC, Greenville Hospital System of performing...

A Columbia couple is suing the Medical University of South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System and the S.C. Department of Social Services on behalf of their 8-year-old son for performing “medically unnecessary” sex assignment surgery on the child in 2006.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Medical University of South Carolina, Richland County, SC, Charleston, SC

Mon May 13, 2013

Effingham Herald

Bennett joins Effingham Health System staff

Dr. John Bennett kicked off his arrival to the area by appearing in the Stand Up for America Day parade in Port Wentworth.

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Related Topix: Port Wentworth, GA, Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Rincon, GA, Medical University of South Carolina, Atlanta, GA

I-Newswire.com

ETC Test Prep Offers Full Tuition Scholarships

In a continued effort to help students succeed in their post graduate education endeavors, ETC Test Prep, a comprehensive test preparation provider for the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT, will award over $25,000 in full tuition scholarships for their GRE, GMAT, and LSAT programs beginning this Summer.

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education, North Carolina, Florida State University, University of Georgia, University of Kansas

Business Wire

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NeuroQuest, currently operating in Israel, will establish its U.S. affiliate and clinical development center in South Carolina.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Clemson University, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC