SCDPH gives update on Upstate measles outbreak
The state health department says there is an outbreak of measles in the Upstate.
South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH)
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.
State Health officials report Rabid Fox in Edgefield County, one person and one pet exposed
Rabid Fox Confirmed in Edgefield County; One Person and One Pet Exposed, say State Health Officials
SCDPH recognizes World Hepatitis Day
Today (Monday, July 28) is World Hepatitis Day.
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.
