(ABC News) — President Joe Biden is urging Congress to act now or be forced to react if the country faces another surge of COVID cases. The administration has been signaling for weeks that more money is needed in order to keep the president saying tonight without funding we may not be able to weather the next virus related storm….
(CNN) — As new Covid-19 case numbers continue to drop in the U.S., cases of the flu and hospitalizations are rising and the increase is coming at an unusual time this year. Mandy Gaither gaither has more on why the flu may be spreading now. Categories: Health, National News, News Tags: Flu, hospitalizations
(CNN) — Be cautious before you make your next breakfast. Continental Mills announced a recall of its Great Value buttermilk pancake and waffle mix. According to the FDA, cable fragments used in the processing line were found in some boxes. The pancake and waffle mix had a best buy date of September 1, 2023 and were delivered to Walmart stores….
The University of South Carolina updates its mask mandates as they follow their coronavirus case counts which have drastically dropped on the campus.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Black people in South Carolina are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. Monday is National Black HIV, AIDS Awareness day. According to the agency almost 70 percent of those, with aids or HIV in the state are African American. With that in mind, DHEC will be…
Charleston, SC (WOLO) —Students who want to be nurses will soon have another option in South Carolina. The College of Charleston is creating a new school to train health care workers. The School of Health Sciences will open this summer. College officials say they had been planning this for quite awhile but the COVID-19 pandemic showed how badly it was…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — If you still need a vaccine you can get it done while doing a little shopping this weekend. the Richland County Library in partnership with Cooperative Health will be offering free vaccinations at the Soda City Market this Saturday. The market runs from 9 AM until 1 PM and will take place from the 13 to…
(CNN) — The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates, with an appeals court ruling that the government can enforce its vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. Soon after the order came down, those challenging the mandate said that they’d turn to the Supreme Court to put it…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) —- The Coronavirus pandemic has created a lot of stress in different aspects of life. Health experts say one of the concerns that appears to be increasing is a rise in the number of adults in the United States with high blood pressure. Mandy Gaither reports. Categories: Health, National News, News
(CNN) — Aside from breast cancer awareness — October is also safe sleep awareness month. it’s one of the leading causes of death for babies — but sudden infant death syndrome can be prevented. According to the CDC, about 34-hundred babies younger than 12 months died suddenly and unexpectedly while sleeping in 2019. doctors are reminding all parents and care-givers…
