Each of us carries an extraordinary internal community: trillions of microorganisms living primarily in the digestive tract. Collectively called the microbiome, these bacteria, viruses and fungi are …

rvice during its annual Employee Service Awards ceremony Oct. 1. The honorees included 87 employees marking five years of service, 53 celebrating 10 years, 19 reaching 15 years, 19 marking 20 years, …

A familiar song. A shared laugh. A moment of recognition. For a family living with dementia, these moments can mean everything. For 30 years, Memory Matters has created opportunities for connection …

Life after a dementia diagnosis: planning for what matters most A dementia diagnosis can bring uncertainty for an individual and the entire family. Questions about health, independence, caregiving, …

Living on Hilton Head, finding sand between your toes isn’t exactly unusual. You walk along the beach at Coligny, shake out your flip-flops, get into the car—and somehow bring half the beach home …

At first, it may be a question asked twice at dinner or a familiar errand that suddenly feels harder. A loved one notices and wonders whether to say anything. Memory changes can be scary. It is easy …

Modern technology can strengthen both safety and security when it is used thoughtfully. Some security apparatus, such as closed-circuit television, or CCTV, used to be reserved for the ultra-rich or …

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women in the United States, with about 1 in 8 women developing invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Because breast cancer is so …

If you have Medicare, you may assume that once you’ve chosen your coverage, you can simply leave it alone. Unfortunately, that can be an expensive assumption. Medicare costs, benefits, …

I often write about healthy supplements we might give our dogs in addition to their regular food. But I keep coming back to a question: Which supplements are really important? Most of us …

Fall has finally arrived in the Lowcountry. Well, sort of. Around Hilton Head and Bluffton, fall usually means the temperature drops below 80, somebody orders a pumpkin-spice latte and the rest of us …

A safe and successful Halloween party is all in the planning and preparation. First, outside, clear your walkways and driveways of any debris and make sure they are well lit. Inside, remove …

Some of us may remember a certain 1989 movie, the one with John Cusack holding a boom box over his head outside a girl’s bedroom window, blasting “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel. It’s an …

Bathrooms, particularly showers and shower-tub combinations, can present safety concerns in the home. Yet some homeowners may think grab bars are something they will never need. Grab bars can …

Every breath you take is quietly waging a war inside you. The human body is little more than a bag of gas and mineral elements, animated by roughly 36 trillion cells for men and 28 trillion for women …

Alzheimer’s disease can begin changing the brain years before memory loss and other symptoms become obvious. Researchers have developed blood tests that look for biological markers associated with …

There is no article that can prepare a person for the loss of a spouse, and this one won’t try. What follows is a smaller and more honest question. When the house you shared becomes the house you …

The sixth annual Tunnel to Towers Foundation 5K Run & Walk Bluffton will be held Nov. 8 at Rose Hill Plantation, with organizers hoping to draw 2,500 participants. The event begins at 8:30 …

After many years in the dance world, there is one lesson that never changes: No one walks into a dance studio already knowing how to dance. Every accomplished dancer, competitor, performer and …

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can happen within a matter of minutes and is responsible for more deaths than any other single poison. Becoming educated about carbon monoxide poisoning can …