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Early childhood speech and language delays
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (284+ words) This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michelle Macias about speech and language delays in early childhood. Dr. Macia is a Professor of Pediatrics and a developmental behavioral pediatrician at MUSC. Dr. Macias: Speech is how a child says words…...
DPH expands newborn screening program
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (239+ words) The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has added two additional tests to its Newborn Screening Program'Hunter Syndrome and Fabry Disease. With this addition, the program now tests for 60 birth disorders. Hunter syndrome, formally known as Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II,…...
Teachable Moments: Commencement season
1+ week, 4+ day ago (169+ words) South Carolina Public Radio Teachable Moments: Commencement season For South Carolina Public Radio, I'm Dr. R'nard Harris from the College of Charleston. This is Teachable Moments, a minute of education for students and parents." As we head into summer, commencement…...
A kick takes on a life of its own in the kids' book, 'When Tad Kicked Vlad"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (467+ words) Author Julian Gough was giving a talk to children one day when they gave him the best gift an author can get: an idea. "I was telling them how you make up stories and how you invent stories," Gough remembers....
Narrative: "If you do right, you'll sleep tight." Honoring the memory of Columbia's Laura Tolliver Jefferson
3+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) Laura Tolliver Jefferson was a consequential figure among Columbia's Little Camden, Arthurtown, and Taylors communities. During her lifetime, Jefferson was a strong advocate for literacy, civic engagement, and bringing essential systems like sidewalks, streetlights, water, and sewage access to her…...
Keeping children with autism safe from wandering
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (427+ words) This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Silvia Pereira-Smith about keeping children with autism safe from wandering. Dr. Pereira-Smith is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a developmental behavioral pediatrician at MUSC. Dr. Pereira-Smith: Wandering behavior, also known as elopement…...
How to talk to boys about looksmaxxing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (629+ words) The trend among boys and young men of optimizing their physical appearance includes dangerous practices. Experts offer advice on how to talk to their sons about body image and healthy behaviors....
A little boy loses his orange 'Balloon' but gains a new friend in this kids' book
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) When author Bruce Handy's son Isaac was about four years old, he loved and lost an orange balloon. "He'd been upset," the older Handy remembers, "and he had promised to himself one day if he ever got a pet, he…...
Preventing overuse sports injuries in children and teens
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (114+ words) This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Shelli Ciandella about preventing overuse sports injuries in children and teens. Dr. Ciandella is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and a non-surgical sports medicine physician at MUSC....
SC State among seven HBCU's selected to join national cohort focused on student wellness
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) South Carolina State University is among only seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that have been selected to participate in the 2026 HBCU Policy Academy for Student and Campus Wellness. The academy aims to advance student wellbeing, mental health and…...