New imaging technology is now available in Sumter due to Prisma Health’s $3.5 million dollar investment in a new MRI machine at Prisma Health Tuomey hospital
hospital officials say the transition to the updated system was done in two phases in the past year.
-A listeria outbreak that caused one death in Illinois and sickened at least 23 other people has been linked to a Florida ice cream brand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is taking Juul Labs e-cigarettes and other products off the market.
(ABC News) — Summer is here in the Midlands and so is the heat. A good time to remember the dangers of hot cars. As much of the country faces extreme heat, one tragic story from Houston, Texas is serving as a reminder. ABC’s Rhiannon Ally has the latest. Categories: Health, National News, News
Tobacco makers are looking into the possibility of lowering levels of nicotine in cigarettes in the near future.
The FDA is investigating ‘Lucky Charms’ after reports of thousands of people getting sick. The move comes after a popular online poison website reported that more than 13-hundred people said they had gastro-intestinal issues after eating ‘Lucky Charms’ cereal. However, cereal maker ‘General Mills’ says it has found no evidence of people getting sick. The FDA says it has received…
(CNN) — Candy, Chocolate and perhaps even some of those marshmallow peeps, they are all things the Easter bunny may very well fill those Easter baskets with this year. But, how do you keep your kids blood sugar in check, as they eat all the holiday treats they can possibly consume? Mandy Gaither tells us what some health experts are…
(CNN) — If you have been enjoying the ability to shop at Costco before their normally scheduled hours due to the pandemic, get your last purchases to the register while you can. The wholesale warehouse says they will no longer set aside special hours for their senior customers. The change will go into effect April 18, 2022. This means those…
CNN)— COVID-19 cases are now rising in more than half of the country, but are still relatively low overall. And one former U.S health official says — COVID 19 vaccines — could become an annual shot — as early as this Fall. Mandy Gaither has more. Categories: Health, National News, News
Image: Dept. of Justice Logo (ABC News) — The Justice Department has charged nine anti-abortion protesters with conspiring to obstruct access to a women’s reproductive health facility in Washington, D.C., in October 2020, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors say Lauren Handy, Jonathan Darnel, Jay Smith, Paula Harlow, Jean Marshall, John Hinshaw, Heather Idoni, William Goodman and Joan…
