For the last several months, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has been collecting and analyzing mountains of statewide health data.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining 11 other attorneys general calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) not to include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of child immunizations.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Statistics show that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. For many women, a big part of treatment is breast reconstruction after a lumpectomy or mastectomy.
Various providers statewide, including pediatricians’ offices, have not received shipments of the flu vaccine through the federally-subsidized Vaccines for Children (VFC) program.
The South Carolina Dept. of Social Services (SCDSS) and the South Carolina Dept. of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) are partnering to launch a statewide campaign to combat Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs).
The biggest thing doctors want you to know is COVID is not gone, it’s still here and still very contagious. Their expectation is that we’ll see another spike heading into the colder season. The question that remains to be seen-- how big of a spike and if the spike will cause more severe cases?
Eligible inmates will report their substance use, cravings and triggers on a smart device, and counselors will use the results to inform their therapy sessions.
On Thursday, a Centers for Disease Control advisory panel recommended these updated versions of both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s booster shots, which target the highly contagious BA.5 omicron variant in addition to the original strain of the virus.
More people in South Carolina are eligible and encouraged to get the monkeypox or MPX vaccine because of a new way the state’s health department is giving it.
The CDC still recommends we mask up, but only in areas where community transmission is high. Also, if you or a person in your social circle are considered high risk of severe illness.
Back-to-school time is officially here, and as parents get their kids ready to take on the classroom--they may need to know about some new vaccination policies in place before the first day.
A specialized team of forensic nurses has received qualifications that will allow them to provide care for sexual assault victims and collect evidence.
Last week, a judge transferred that lawsuit over to the South Carolina Supreme Court at the state’s request, and at this point, it is up to that court to decide if it will take up the case.
According to the Lexington Medical Center website, multiple positions with sign-on bonuses available are open in the Emergency Department, which sees over 100,000 patients a year.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is urging families to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to the classroom.
The Medical University of South Carolina’s Neurology Department has adopted a new surgical technology that will allow them to bring in colleagues virtually during critical procedures.
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