FDA authorizes Covid-19 booster for children six-months-old and up
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the bivalent Covid-19 booster shot for children ages six months to five-years-old.
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Patients hospitalized with the flu nearly double in one week
Health experts are encouraging people to get a flu shot if they haven’t done so already as they continue to see severe influenza activity spreading across the United States.
DHEC, advocates hold event for World AIDS Day
In honor of World AIDS Day, DHEC and other advocates met at the State House to raise awareness on efforts to end the HIV and AIDS epidemics.
Experimental drug shows promise for some Alzheimer’s patients
There is some encouraging news about an experimental drug used to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Best practices for Thanksgiving, holiday meal leftovers
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, leftovers can be kept in the refrigerator for three to four days, or frozen for three to four months.
Summer heat study conducted in Midlands uncovers surprising results
A Summer heat story conducted in the Midlands unveils surprising results
CDC gives updates on RSV, flu cases, both on rise nationally
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to encourage everyone to get your flu shot, and take precautions against respiratory illnesses like Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV.
“Reverse trick-or-treating” at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital brings candy to the kids
Halloween night is usually a fun time for kids to dress up and go trick-or-treating. But patients at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital aren’t often able to participate. Instead, the hospital holds what they call “reverse trick-or-treating” where the candy and costumes come right to the kids.
DHEC reports first flu-related death of season, health officials encourage flu shot
Officials from South Carolina DHEC and Prisma Health are encouraging everyone to get the flu shot as soon as possible. “We’ve definitely seen a dramatic jump in the number of flu cases this year than any recent flu season. So in the last 8 years, we never really started above the baseline level of flu illnesses, and we’re already above that baseline here in the very first week of flu season,” says Dr. Knoche.
DHEC offers free HIV testing during “PrEP Awareness Week”
This week is the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s third annual “PrEP Awareness Week. “DHEC finds the pre-exposure prophylaxis pill known as PrEP to be highly effective for the prevention of contracting HIV. “If taken as prescribed either as a pill once a day or as an injectable that you receive every 2 months, PrEP can reduce your chances of acquiring HIV by up to 99 percent,” says Robinson.
