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.
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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.
SCDPH: Assisted living facility loses license after residents found locked inside
The South Carolina Dept. of Health has closed down the J.C. Laraes Southwinds Assisted Living Facility saying it was necessary to protect the health and wellbeing of its residents.
SCDPH, BHDD move headquarters to Cayce
South Carolina’s Department of Public Health and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities are on the move.
SCDPH launches mobile health units to extend care across South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Public Health says they have a new tool to reach more people in South Carolina.
SCDPH offering free HIV/STD testing Thursday
The South Carolina Department of Public Health is offering free HIV/STD testing across the state this Thursday.
