Health

Prisma Health offers online medical help free to residents impacted during Hurricane Dorian

(image: Prisma Health) Columbia,SC (WOLO) — Prisma Health willing to waive fees for online care from Prisma Health’s SmartExam during Hurricane Dorian. As the entire state of South Carolina prepares for Hurricane Dorian, Prisma Health wants to do its part to make sure the community has access to care from anywhere in South Carolina. Beginning today,  the health service is…

Pop up grocery store helps the Midland’s hungry

Columbia,SC (WOLO)— Now that the Save-A-Lot grocery on Harden Street in the Edgewood Neighborhood closed its doors, some say it has made an already dire situation worse when it come being able to access food in that community’s of Columbia, SC. To make things a little easier on residents directly impacted by the shut down, several community organizations, including Eat…

Millions of kids water bottle recalled for possible choking hazard

(CNN) –Millions of Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles have been recalled because a silicone spout can detach and pose a choking hazard for children, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission stated Tuesday. Contigo, a Chicago-based company, has received 149 complaints, including 18 incidents in which the spout was discovered in a child’s mouth. No injuries had occurred as of Tuesday….

‘Project Ready ‘ hopes to teach area youth pitfalls of risky behavior

Prisma Health Columbia, SC (WOLO)— At Prisma Health–Midlands, we believe that since risk-taking is a natural part of adolescence, our youth need the opportunity to see the consequences of their choices. That’s exactly what a project is aimed at doing through the iniative, Project READY (Realistic Education about Dying Young), a reality-based injury prevention program, will help expose young adults…

How to help your child avoid backpack pain

(CNN) — The last of the Midlands school districts have now headed back to class and that means backpacks are more than likely jammed with a hearty amount school supplies. Allowing them to carrying all that weight on their shoulders can be a problem over a period of time. Mandy Gaither has tips to help keep those trips to and…

Cases of the measles nationwide continues growing

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —The measles outbreak in the United States is showing no signs of letting up. As of Friday, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the number of cases has now reached 1,182. While we had been seeing an increase in cases being reported this year, that latest number is still  an increase with an average…

‘Top Taste Food’ Pork, Dumpling products recalled

Brooklyn, NY (WOLO) — The Top Taste Food Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY.  has recalled an undetermined amount of pork and chicken dumpling products the according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says were made, packaged, and sent out without a USDA inspection and according to officials, used the mark of inspection without authorization. The…

Disney, Eddie Bauer recalls baby inclined sleepers over safety concerns

(Image: U.S. Product Safety Commission) COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO) –Eddie Bauer is recalling 24 thousand of their Disney and Eddie Bauer sleepers. The U.S. Product Safety Commission says the popular baby product was recalled after infant deaths were reported during use of similar products. According to (USPSC),  Infant fatalities have been reported while using other inclined sleep products, after the infants  they…

More than 53 thousand pounds of frozen meatballs recalled

(Photo: USDA) WASHINGTON, DC (WOLO) —  Home Market Foods, Inc., a Norwood, Mass. company says they are recalling around 53,217 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat beef and pork meatball products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the products contain milk and wheat, known allergens, which are not declared on…