New oral health options in Lee County
There is a new option for dental care in Lee County.
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SC Dept. of Health release new plan for healthier South Carolina
State health officials have released its goal of a new plan for a healthier South Carolina.
DPH confirms state’s 11th measles case in Greenville County, 8th related to current outbreak in Upstate
South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed on Thursday (October 9) the state’s 11th case of measles overall in South Carolina this year.
SCDPH gives update on Upstate measles outbreak
The state health department says there is an outbreak of measles in the Upstate.
DPH confirms measles found in Upstate, 4th South Carolina measles case in 2025
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an Upstate resident.
SC DPH offering free STD HIV testing
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is observing its sixth annual PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) Awareness Week with free HIV testing.
First SC Equine Encephalitis death in 20 years
Friday, September 19, the SC Department of Public Health announced the first confirmed death caused by an infection due to the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in more than 20 years.
DPH: 1 person exposed after rabid raccoon in Kershaw County
One person was potentially exposed to a rabid raccoon in Kershaw County, says DPH.
Overdose deaths decrease in S.C.
South Carolina had a six percent decrease in drug overdose deaths from 2022 to 2023, marking the first decline in a decade, according to the SC Department of Public Health.
Extremely rare but almost always fatal — Midlands child dies from freshwater amoeba infection
“Greater than 97% of cases that have occurred since the 1960’s have been fatal. There have only been four cases in the U.S. who have lived — and those who live have variable outcomes,” says Dr. Burch.
