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If you live in Murrells Inlet, chances are you know, or at least know of, David “Matt” Dellinger, better known to his friends as “Phat Matt.” Born and raised in Myrtle Beach, Matt is a familiar face in South Carolina – the guy who seems to know...
Owner: Medical University of South Carolina
Madison LeCroy Offers a Health Update on Her Baby Girl, Teddi: “Growing Stronger”
Madison LeCroy is happy to report that her bundle of joy is "doing just perfect." How to Watch Southern Charm Season 11 premieres on Wednesday, November 19 at 9/8c on Bravo. Stream episodes next day on Peacock. Stream on The Southern Charm cast...
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Appeals Court Reverses Decision in ‘Take Care of Maya,’ Hospital No Longer Needs to Pay Family
In 2023, a judge awarded Take Care of Maya subject Maya Kowalski and her family more than $200 million after they sued Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in a high-profile case. Nearly two years later, an appeals court reversed the decision in...
Owner: Anthony Melchiorre
MUSC Florence Medical Center first in SC to adopt this bedside test for heart attacks
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FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — MUSC Health Florence Medical Center is the first hospital in South Carolina to use a new test for heart attacks. The Abbott i-STAT High-sensitivity Troponin I Cartridge (hs-TnI) works by measuring very small amounts...
Owner: Smith Family
Blood donating is a healthy service
There are numerous healthy benefits to giving blood as many regular donors know. One Blood, a non-profit blood donation organization based in Florida that provides blood products to hospitals and medical centers in the state and also in Georgia,...
Owner: Poynter Institute for Media Studies
South Carolina mom goes viral after catching 12-foot gator
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. - When video of a massive alligator taking a ride through a McDonald’s drive-thru hit social media, jaws dropped across South Carolina. The couple behind that viral moment say it’s more than a trophy tale: it’s a family...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
South Carolina Death Row Triple Killer Has To Choose His Fate By Halloween
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COLUMBIA, SC - An inmate on death row in South Carolina will be executed in November after the death warrant was issued by the Supreme Court of South Carolina on October 17. The inmate, 44-year-old Stephen Corey Bryant, was convicted of killing...
Owner: Kyle S. Reyes
A New Shipment to Jamaica Meets Post-Hurricane Needs, Part of Large-Scale Medical Aid Response
By Tori Gordon Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 557 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 17 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 6.2 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications...
Owner: Direct Relief
Q&A: How clinicians can help fight for better IVF access
October 31, 2025 7 min read Key takeaways: Most Democrats, Republicans and Independents showed support for IVF insurance mandates. Health care providers can help move IVF legislation forward by staying informed, providing testimony and speaking...
Owner: Peter Slack
Prisma Health NICU babies celebrate first Halloween in Columbia hospitals
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some of South Carolina's newest trick-or-treaters are getting a very early -- and adorable -- start to Halloween. Newborns in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) at Prisma Health's Baptist and Richland hospitals got all...
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it
On Dec. 31, 2019, the first reports emerged about a mysterious pneumonia of unknown cause circulating in China. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. On March 16, the first COVID-19 vaccine entered clinical...
Owner: Future PLC
SC restrictions on providers could hurt its appeal for billions in rural health funding
South Carolina’s restrictions on how some health care providers deliver care could weaken its appeal for billions in new rural health care funding in a proposal due next week, a state senator warned. Legislators are also taking aim at a...
Owner: Manigault Family
Kristina Hitchens Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Group in South Carolina
Hitchens has diverse experience spanning health, life, disability, marketing, and business development IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kristina Hitchens has joined Alliant Insurance Services as First Vice President within its Employee Benefits...
Owner: Paul Feldman
What the Health? From KFF Health News: Happy Open Enrollment Eve!
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on...
Owner: KFF (Non-profit)
Declaring War Against Abortion Pills, Kennedy Jeopardizes Women's Health
If you thought that Donald Trump and his Republican enablers were finished with with their attacks on abortion now that 18 Red states have extreme abortion bans with no exceptions for rape or incest, you would be wrong. Anti-abortion organizations...
Owner: Joe Conanson
S.C. measles cases near 40, health officials say
COLUMBIA, SC (WMBF) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health has added four new cases of measles since Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 37. These 4 new cases are out of Spartanburg County as the Upstate alone now has 34 cases. DPH...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
Cast your vote in Memorial Health's NICU Halloween costume contest
Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Cast your vote in Memorial Health's NICU Halloween costume contest 1 of 14 PHOTO: Memorial Health University Medical Center 2 of 14 PHOTO: Memorial Health University Medical Center 3 of 14 PHOTO: Memorial...
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1 taken to hospital after Highway 378 crash near Conway
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - One person was injured in a reported Horry County crash on Friday night. Horry County Fire Rescue says the four-vehicle crash involved a tractor-trailer and occurred on Highway 378 and West Johnson Road near Conway. One...
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Outbreaks in Southwest, South Carolina grow as US tracks 30 more measles cases
Two hot spots for measles activity in the United States—neighboring counties in Arizona and Utah and Upstate South Carolina—are reporting more measles cases, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the United States now has...
Owner: University of Minnesota
Federal shutdown threatens healthcare access for people living with HIV in South Carolina
Funding cuts from federal programs threaten HIV care in Columbia as PALSS fights to keep vital health, housing, and food services running during the shutdown. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Thursday marked the 30th day of the federal government shutdown....
Owner: TEGNA Inc.