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As access to mental health care declines in rural SC, state agency

WebState programs have been working to fill in the gaps. With public clinics, both stationary and mobile, across the state, the Department of Mental Health is seeking $3.6 …

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New SC sickle cell disease registry aims to fill gaps, speed up

WebCOLUMBIA — South Carolinians with sickle cell disease can voluntarily add their names to an online registry that’s meant to eventually increase access to care and …

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New $116M lab to be jointly operated as SC public health, …

WebA rendering of the state’s new $116 million environmental and public health teasting laboratory in northeast Columbia. Governmental leaders celebrated Thursday, …

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Deal to move SC environmental agency called off, new office …

WebBy: Jessica Holdman - December 5, 2023 4:41 pm. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (right) and the Department of Social Services (left) on …

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USC building $30M brain health center for Alzheimer's, dementia

WebThe University of South Carolina has received approval for a $30 million renovation of this building in Columbia to house its Brain Center. (Jessica Holdman/SC …

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Local health departments in SC to offer free HIV, STD tests

WebCOLUMBIA — Free testing for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, will be available across the state Tuesday. Statewide, 49 locations will offer tests for the …

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Bill requiring doctors to notify parents of their teens' medications

WebThe bill was the result of a policy by Atrium Health, a North Carolina-based health care system with pediatric health locations in the Rock Hill area.

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Southern lawmakers rethink long-standing opposition to Medicaid

WebDaniel Chang, Florida Correspondent, covers Florida and the South. He joined KFF Health News in August 2022 after 22 years at The Miami Herald, where his …

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USC approves designs for new medical school • SC Daily Gazette

WebBy: Jessica Holdman - December 19, 2023 4:49 pm. The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved designs for its new $300 million School of Medicine …

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Bill that merges 6 of SC's public health agencies touted as …

WebBy: Jessica Holdman - February 29, 2024 5:00 am. Rep. Jay Jordan, R-Florence, speaks on the S.C. Statehouse floor Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, on a bill …

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Bill seeks to reduce childhood obesity in SC with required play and

WebCOLUMBIA — Recess would be required for elementary and middle school students in a proposal attempting to decrease childhood obesity rates. The bill discussed …

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Cost to split and move SC's environmental, health agencies tops …

WebBut the same report from the state Department of Administration said the move will cost the state $496 million over the next 20 years. That’s an estimated $335 …

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Nada Hassanein, Author at SC Daily Gazette

WebNada Hassanein is a health care reporter for Stateline covering state policy decisions with a focus on inequities. Throughout her journalism career, Nada has sought …

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Tuberculosis cases rise, but public health agencies say they lack …

WebWhile anyone can catch tuberculosis, it disproportionately afflicts foreign-born people and Hispanic, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander and Indigenous …

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Gov. McMaster’s outpatient heart procedure a success, doctor says

WebCOLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster is recovering Friday following a successful outpatient procedure to fix his irregular heartbeat. The 76-year-old governor …

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What would a Nikki Haley presidency look like for health care

WebBut her tenure as governor, which overlapped with several tumultuous years of national health care reform, offers an even clearer picture of how a Haley presidency …

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Senators amend pandemic response bill after McMaster says it …

WebCOLUMBIA — Legislation limiting what state government could do to protect South Carolinians in a future pandemic or outbreak advanced — again — over the …

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Bill banning hormones for transgender youth advances to Senate …

WebCOLUMBIA — A bill banning puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth advanced Thursday after senators re-inserted a parental …

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