In recognition of April as Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, Prisma Health will provide free head and neck cancer screening in the Midlands, said officials.
Representatives of Richland County held their third annual “Go Red for Women” lunch and learn.
Prisma Health Cancer Institute of the Midlands opened a new radiation oncology location in Columbia Thursday.
“Tylenol and Motrin are mainstays. Other things to help control symptoms would be things like Sudafed, Afrin nasal sprays, antihistamines like Benadryl, and there are some cough suppressants as well for folks who are struggling with managing their cough,” he says.
With many of those pesky, annual bugs going around, local doctors are encouraging folks to wash their hands — and get vaccinated!
Prisma Health officials say beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 15, patient visitation from children under the age of 16 will be restricted due to an increase in flu and respiratory illnesses in the community.
Congratulations to the Nelems family of Columbia.
Newborn babies at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital got a special visit from Santa.
According to a 2023 survey, nearly 90% of adults feel stressed during the holidays, and over 60% of people already experiencing mental health issues find that their conditions worsen this time of year.
A Summerville man became the first person in South Carolina to undergo potentially life-changing gene therapy. The treatment took place Thursday morning at Prisma Health’s Hemophilia Treatment Center in Columbia.
