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Lexington Health: The Midlands’ leader in heart and vascular care
The team of experts at Lexington Health Heart & Vascular Center is pioneering heart care, blending cutting-edge technology with personalized medical coordination.
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Doctors’ Orders: Eating healthy at Halls Chophouse
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Get walk-in care at Prisma Health’s orthopedic same-day clinic
Here’s where to get same-day treatment for that strain, sprain, fracture, or other activity-related injury.
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July 19, 2023
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10 ways to embrace summer (the healthy way)
Prioritize your mental + physical wellbeing this season
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Meet the next generation of local doctors
Lexington Medical Center is partnering with the University of South Carolina on a new program to train primary care physicians.
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Prisma Health On Call: Ask your teenage health + safety questions
What questions do you have for Prisma Health pediatricians?
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Parking that’s good for the heart
Paying for parking was good for the heart in April in Columbia thanks to these meters, with funds donated to the American Heart Association.
June 21, 2023
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Prisma Health On Call: Answers to your orthopedic and sports medicine questions
Prisma Health’s physicians are back — and they have answers to readers’ orthopedic and sports medicine questions.
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Do you know how your DNA affects your health?
Meet In Our DNA SC, a new community health research project led by MUSC Health.
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Lexington Medical Center receives nation’s highest rating for heart surgery
Fewer than 10% of hospitals in the country earn this elite distinction.
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