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South Carolina Department of Public Health launches program to combat tuberculosis cases
The South Carolina Department of Public Health is working to raise awareness abouttuberculosis prevention and treatment ...
South Carolina public health chief’s confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger
The doctor who would be the first director of South Carolina’s newly organized health agency has a vision of reducing infant ...
South Carolina medical officials combat measles vaccine skepticism; here's what to know
As a Texas measles outbreak captures national attention, health officials are watching for cases in South Carolina and ...
‘A stalwart’ or ‘South Carolina’s Dr. Fauci’? Meet the man who wants SC to be ‘the healthiest state’
Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall explains why you should want Dr. Edward Simmer, Gov. Henry McMaster’s nominee to be the ...
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SC Department of Public Health could be getting a permanent head
Governor Henry McMaster’s latest cabinet nomination is getting some pushback from legislators. Dr. Edward Simmer is currently ...
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S.C. public health nominee says he’s been threatened
Dr. Edward Simmer, GOP Gov. Henry McMaster’s nominee to run the state's new Department of Public Health, testified in a ...
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Nurse accused of stealing Tramadol from patients for personal use, officials say
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office said Homan took the Tramadol for her personal use, depriving the two patients ...
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3 people exposed to rabbit bat in Berkeley County, health officials say
The state health department announced Thursday that a bat found in Berkeley County was confirmed to have rabies. The bat was ...
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Trump pauses updates from CDC, FDA, others — can SC residents still get health info? What we know
According to a Tuesday email from the South Carolina Department of Public Health to The State, the department is currently reviewing all presidential executive orders and memos to see if any may ...
SC health department offering free or low-cost rabies vaccine clinics
The South Carolina Department of Public Health is teaming up with veterinarians in March and April for rabies vaccination clinics.
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Measles outbreak in Texas has doctors worried over South Carolina's low vaccination rate
As hundreds are sickened by measles in Texas and other areas, South Carolina doctors worry the state’s ... one death in a ...
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Lawsuit: Man killed, ate patients at SC mental health facility
A lawsuit filed by the family of 22-year-old Jared Ondrea claims New Hope Home Solutions, the facility’s owner — Brittany Reynolds-Jackson — and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) ...