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Thomas Corwin

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Tom Corwin covers Health for the Post and Courier in Charleston because he can't get a real job.

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ICYMI: Targeted cell therapy is getting better aim at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and doctors are eager to get it to more patients: postandcourier.com/health/musc-ca…

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This cancer isn't one that gets a lot of attention but it is the fastest growing among men and it is preventable. Sadly, it is usually caught late and the outcomes are not good: postandcourier.com/health/esophag…

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ICYMI: Myrtle Beach has remarkably clean air but other cities in the Palmetto State are getting dirtier: postandcourier.com/health/sc-air-…

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RFK Jr. came to Charleston and ... got a thumbs up from health care providers? It happened. postandcourier.com/politics/rfk-s…

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The "Holy Grail" of Alzheimer's tests, searching the blood for telltale biomarkers, is coming closer. SC patients will soon be able to get blood test to help with diagnosis. postandcourier.com/health/alzheim…

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For those alarmed by a seeming rise in autism diagnoses, the truth is many who are now adults were missed as children, particularly girls: postandcourier.com/health/autism-…

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There is finally some relief on the opioid crisis. Technology and flexibility in treatment is helping more people get clean. postandcourier.com/health/opioid-…

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It can be natural to feel this way but a new app helps cancer patients deal with their depression: postandcourier.com/health/musc-ch…

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I wrote about this heartbreaking skin disease nearly two decades ago. Now, it looks as if there may finally be treatments that can help. postandcourier.com/health/epiderm…

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First the good news: drug, alcohol and suicide deaths are down in the U.S. and in South Carolina. Now the bad news: a lot of the programs to address that are on the chopping block. postandcourier.com/health/south-c…

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An unintended but real consequence of federal cuts and threats to health research is the chill it also puts on private investment, even in promising therapies like this one: postandcourier.com/health/musc-ca…

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As South Carolina prepares to execute an inmate by lethal injection, I wrote about a study of dozens of autopsies from previous executions, with some disturbing findings: postandcourier.com/health/sc-exec…

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People with depression who haven't responded well to drugs can often be helped by noninvasive brain stimulation. Some SC providers are making it more convenient: postandcourier.com/health/magneti…

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With little fanfare, MUSC gets the largest donation in its 200-year history from anonymous donors, and looks to improve health across South Carolina: postandcourier.com/health/musc-la…

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Kids who rely on wheelchairs in the Lowcountry now have a way to play on a basketball team, one of only two in SC: postandcourier.com/news/local_sta…

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I get this question every time I write about therapy dogs. Someone calls and says, "My dog would be great at that. How can he become a therapy dog?" Well, now you know: postandcourier.com/health/therapy…

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She crashed her car and a fence pole came through the windshield and impaled her through the chest, narrowly missing her heart. Now surgeons work to repair her: postandcourier.com/health/impaled…

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When you have a rare and progressive disease, finding a specialist with expertise can make a difference. MUSC now has it for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: postandcourier.com/health/charcot…