HealthLinks Charleston Sept/Oct 2022

www. Char l es tonPhys i c i ans . com | www.Hea l thL i nksChar l es ton . com | 9 65 | KEEPING THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HEALTHY Dr. Gerald Harmon, who lives in Pawleys Island and is the immediate past president of the American Medical Association, has an eagle’s eye view of the overall health of the medical field. 72 | ONE-STOP SHOPPING The Bon Secours St. Francis Health System center allows patients to receive various, if not all, aspects of their individualized neurological care at one convenient location. 77 | FEARLESS: AMY GESELL Amy Gesell, 48, learned in January 2021 that she had breast cancer that had reached her lymph nodes but not anywhere else. May 2022 marks the one-year anniversary that her chemotherapy ended. 81 | THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING BOUNDARIES … AND STICKING TO THEM Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others. 84 | DR. ASHLEY JETER: ONCOLOGY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF BREAST CANCER “The best part of my job is being a part of a patient’s cure, and I have witnessed incredible miracles during my career.” – Dr. Ashley Jeter. CONTENTS SPONSORED MEDICAL CONTENT Ensuring Health Care Insurance is a Match for You....................39 Insurance is Personal – Brokers Should Be, Too. ........................40 A Good Night's Sleep.................................................................57 New Doctor Finds Community and Care in Charleston..............59 DIRECTORIES Oral Health.......................................... 94 BY THE NUMBERS Going Natural..................................... 26 Telehealth............................................ 30 Kidney Transplants.............................. 36 Infant Sleep......................................... 61 IN EVERY ISSUE Publisher’s Note.................................. 10 About the Cover................................. 11 Living Healthy Area Events................. 12 There's an App for That...................... 69 The Lighter Side of Health Care. ........ 70 Charleston Area Nonprofits................ 86 A Unique Case.................................... 88 Healthy Pet: Happy Pet....................... 90 The Facts on Food & Drink................. 92 The Pulse on Charleston Nurses. ........ 96

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