The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Director Catherine Templeton and the South Carolina Obesity Council, today unveiled the state’s first-ever obesity action plan, SCaledown.org. A culmination of collaborative efforts, the initiative focuses on both long-term and short-term strategies that can be immediately implemented to begin reducing the rate of obesity in the Palmetto State. “Obesity kills […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) laboratory has confirmed the first cases of the EV-D68 strain of enterovirus in two (2) residents of South Carolina’s Upstate region, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported tonight. “We requested lab support from the CDC shortly after this virus was on the rise in other parts of the […]
On Thursday September 18 at 4:30 p.m., Trident Cancer Center will hold a ribbon cutting for its new expansion. Trident Cancer Center staff and physicians, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, Representative Jenny Horne and other local elected officials will be on hand for this momentous occasion. The 3,500 square foot expansion includes the addition of the TruBeam Linear Accelerator, which […]
The South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery has expanded its use of robotic-assisted surgery to offer a single-site hysterectomy procedure. On September 10, 2014, Dr. Ron Givens of Lowcountry Women’s Specialists performed the first robotic-assisted single-site hysterectomy in the region at Summerville Medical Center. Megan Bone, a 30 year-old Summerville resident, is now the Charleston area’s first single-site hysterectomy patient. […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded a $2.5 million grant to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the University of South Carolina (USC) to study the prevalence of muscular dystrophy in South Carolina. A group of genetic disorders that result in muscle weakness over time, muscular dystrophy decreases mobility and makes the […]
It’s been four days since the untimely passing of one of the greatest comedians of all time. To say the death of Robin Williams shocked the world is a major understatement. No words can describe the loss of losing the ultimate funny man. For years, Williams made millions of people smile and laugh around the world with his quick humor […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Four people have been referred to a health care provider for preventive treatment after being exposed to rabies in the Summerville area of Berkeley County by a fox that tested positive for the disease, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today. “To reduce the risk of getting rabies, we recommend that people avoid wild animals acting […]
According to one prominent doctor, mistakes in the operating room happen more often than you think. “It’s a fact of life. We’re human beings. We don’t do every operation perfectly,” stated Dr. Paul Ruggieri who recently appeared on The Bryan Crabtree Show. “I have made errors in the operating room. They’re not intentional errors, but they happen. And we’ve been […]
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan have reached an agreement with Nason Medical Center/Ambulatory Urgent Care Centers. The agreement allows the lowcountry-based urgent care centers to remain in the same BlueCross and BlueChoice networks and accessible to those members at in-network rates. “Nason Medical Center is pleased to be able to continue serving the BlueCross community of the […]
Every day, many cancer patients need rides to medical facilities for treatment. To help solve this problem, the American Cancer Society is having a recruitment campaign for its Road To Recovery program in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and Georgetown counties. Through this program, volunteers provide free transportation for local cancer patients in need of a ride to and from cancer […]
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