News at MCOR

February is American Heart Month

2024 marks the American Heart Association’s 100th anniversary — a century of research in helping to save lives from heart disease. Before the American Heart Association existed, people with heart…
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New ENT Joins Visiting Specialists Program

The Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Pablo Arango, M.D., to their Visiting Specialists program. Dr. Arango is a board-certified Otolaryngologist. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and…
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Ladies & Mens Night Out: Feb. 12

Please join us in welcoming Michael Raisch, M.D., who will speak about “Skin Cancer and Safety” during Ladies & Men’s Night Out at the Medical Center at 5 p.m. Monday,…
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Introducing MCOR’s new Chief Operating Officer

The Medical Center at Ocean Reef is pleased to announce the addition of Jill Burgess as Chief Operating Officer. Jill Burgess brings 35+ years of health care leadership, starting with…
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Wintertime Dry Skin

It only takes a few low humidity, cool days to bring on dry skin conditions. Aging also plays a big part in dry skin as the skins epidermis begins to…
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Lecture Series: Longevity and Healthy Aging

Please join us at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, for “Human Longevity & Healthy Aging,” a presentation by Baljash Cheema, M.D., Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Chicago’s Northwestern…
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Lifestyle Changes and Blood Pressure

There are several lifestyle changes that can help in lowering blood pressure and also be beneficial to other aspects of your physical and mental health well-being. “Normalizing blood pressure is…
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Seasonal Allergies, Blepharitis & Dry Eyes

Together, seasonal allergies, blepharitis and dryness can make for some very unhappy eyes. Blepharitis (pronounced blef-uh-RYE-tis) is a chronic condition that causes the eyelids to become swollen, irritated and sometimes…
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What is “Tech Neck?”

The human head weighs around 10-12 pounds, gracefully balanced on our cervical spine. A tremendous amount of strain is put on this region, especially looking at computers, mobile phones and…
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Flu and Measles Update

Measles has been mentioned frequently in the news media this season. There are 933 cases in the South Carolina measles outbreak, that state’s Department of Public Health reported on Feb.…
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