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Prisma Health opens expanded pediatric cancer unit
GSA Business Report - South Carolina
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August 18, 2025
$7.5M pediatric hematology oncology unit opens in Greenville Funded by Hogs for the Cause, state legislature and local donors Features family-focused design for comfort and healing Expands specialized pediatric care for the Upstate region Prisma...
The role of genetic counselors in healthcare today
South Carolina Public Radio
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Kimberly Foil about the role of genetic counselors in healthcare today. Kimberly is a licensed certified genetic counselor and Director of the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program at MUSC. TRANSCRIPT:...
Belvedere church property no longer considered for mental health, substance use treatment center
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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August 19, 2025
NORTH AUGUSTA — The property across from Belvedere Elementary School that was considered for a new mental health and substance use treatment center is no longer on the table. Margaret Key, executive director for Aiken Center, one of three agencies...
Georgetown County Detention Center inmate dies at area hospital, deputies say
WCSC - South Carolina
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August 19, 2025
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office has announced that an inmate at the Georgetown County Detention Center died on Monday evening of a medical emergency. Jonathan Matthew Turbeville, 36, was transported to an...
New School Year, Updated Vaccine Rules in South Carolina
WTAT-TV FOX 24 Charleston - South Carolina
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The South Carolina Department of Public Health shares changes to school vaccine compliance dates for 2025–2026, including updates for Varicella, Hepatitis A, and Tdap. Learn what parents need to know before the first bell rings.
Owner arrested for abandoning oil-leaking boat in South Carolina marsh
WSOC 9 - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
WADMALAW ISLAND, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Resources will remove a 120-foot former US Navy torpedo vessel from Bohicket Creek on Tuesday, following the arrest of the owner for abandoning it. According to WCIV, the vessel has been...
Lights Out – Intro: The Scope and Impact of Storm-Driven Power Loss on Safety-Net Clinics
Direct Relief
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August 18, 2025
By Paul M. Sherer Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton devastated the southeastern United States in late September and early October 2024, killing more than 250 people and causing an estimated $113 billion in damages. But beyond the immediate...
South Carolina hospital gets latest technology for robotic-assisted surgery
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 18, 2025
South Carolina hospital gets latest technology for robotic-assisted surgery EXPANDING THE ABILITY OF ALL OF ITS HOSPITALS TO DO ROBOTIC ASSISTED SURGERY. ONE OF THE HOSPITALS GETTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO ONE OF THE BUSIEST FOR THIS KIND...
South Carolina man arrested for stabbing his 72-year-old mother
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 18, 2025
South Carolina man arrested for stabbing his 72-year-old mother A family member found the woman with cuts and stab wounds. THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS KEEP IT HERE. TODAY AT SIX -- A HIGH PROFILE MURDER CASE RETURNS TO THE COURTROOM. THE FATHER...
North Carolina, South Carolina rank poorly in women’s equality report
WCNC - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
Nationally, Hawaii topped the list as the most equal state for women, followed by Nevada, Maryland, Maine and Oregon. Utah ranked last. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina and South Carolina both rank in the lower half of U.S. states for women’s...
Inmate dies after medical emergency at Georgetown County Detention Center
WMBF - South Carolina
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August 19, 2025
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - An inmate at the Georgetown County Detention Center died Friday evening following a medical emergency, according to Sheriff Carter Weaver. Officials said 36-year-old Jonathan Turbeville was taken to Tidelands...
‘You wouldn’t think a person would cry over a doctor’s office closing’: Several Midlands healthcare centers set to close their doors
WIS 10 - South Carolina
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August 19, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Residents across the Midlands are expressing concern after a major healthcare provider tells WIS they have to close some of its doors. Cooperative Health, formally known as Eau Claire Cooperative Health, said six of its...
3 arrested after employee shot, killed at South Carolina bar
WBTV - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTV) - Three men were arrested after an employee was shot at a South Carolina bar and later died this past week. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 at Rascal’s Bar and Grill on 16th Avenue in Conway. Conway...
Georgetown County inmate dies after being taken to hospital
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate died Monday night after experiencing a medical emergency at the Georgetown County Detention Center. Sheriff Carter Weaver said Jonathan Matthew Turbeville, 36,...
Exclusive interview: South Carolina BOT chairman Thad Westbrook
On3
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August 18, 2025
GamecockCentral’s Chris Clark & Wes Mitchell sit down with University of South Carolina Board of Trustees Chairman Thad Westbrook for a wide-ranging interview on the state of the school and athletics. South Carolina fans can watch and listen to...
UK-based wellness brand secures £2.3m South Carolina facility to support global expansion
Logistics Manager
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August 18, 2025
Superior Wellness, which claims to be the world’s fastest-growing manufacturer of wellness products, has secured a £2.3 million logistics facility in the US to ‘accelerate its global expansion across the USA, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East’....
Antiguan Research Makes International Impact: Scrub Life Cares Selected to Present Groundbreaking Menstrual Health Study at Two Global Public Health Conferences
Antigua News Room
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August 18, 2025
Antiguan Research Makes International Impact: Scrub Life Cares Selected to Present Groundbreaking Menstrual Health Study at Two Global Public Health Conferences In a proud moment for Antigua and Barbuda, Scrub Life Cares (SLC) has been selected to...
Why are So Many Planned Parenthood Clinics Closing Down?
LifeNews
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August 18, 2025
Planned Parenthood has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. So far, 40 clinics have announced closures, in red and blue states alike—and we’re still counting. Why is the abortion giant, which received over $800 million in federal...
Trump’s Republican Trifecta Sets Up Massive Transfer of Tax Dollars from Reproductive Health Clinics to Unregulated Crisis Pregnancy Clinics
Ms. Magazine
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August 18, 2025
Trump, Republicans and antiabortion extremists are dismantling reproductive care for low-income women, funneling them into ideological clinics masquerading as health centers. Antiabortion activists march to the Planned Parenthood clinic Feb. 1,...
Des Moines University, Mercy College of Health Sciences partner on student interviews
Iowa Capital Dispatch
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August 18, 2025
Des Moines University is partnering with a fellow medical university to provide new pathways for students aiming to further their education in medicine, public health and more. DMU announced Monday in a news release it has entered into an...