The son legendary neurologist who cared for thousands during his tenure at Carney Hospital before his own life was cut short during the early weeks of the 2020 pandemic outbreak will run the Boston Marathon next week in his late father’s memory. Andrew Mahoney will run the race to help raise funds for the foundation named as a memorial to Dr. John F.X. Mahoney, MD, who had a
As soon as George Korkos would walk into a room, he would say "Hey gang!" At the visitation for him Thursday, many flowers simply had notes with those two words.
Guantanamo, Iraq and COVID 19. Can military doctor save South Carolina from virus? Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Jan. 31 In three decades of public service as a Navy doctor, Edward Simmer has counseled sailors and soldiers shell-shocked by the trauma of war.
He s faced angry military retirees, upset about changes in health care. And he s testified before Congress about helping military families with special needs children.
Now, Simmer is seeking to take charge of South Carolina s embattled health department during a disease crisis that is killing thousands of people.
But not everybody is sure why he wants the job. He s a 56-year-old career military man who was recommended for a job with a high burnout rate at a time when the state Legislature is discussing whether to break up the Department of Health and Environmental Control.