Tag: DHEC
Columbia drops from 3 to 21 in national STD rankings
Numbers may be artificially low, however, because of a suspected large number of undiagnosed cases.
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SC sees downward trend in updated COVID-19 vaccinations
The new mRNA vaccine has been available for about two months.
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Health experts encourage vaccines as cases of COVID, other respiratory illnesses grow
Health officials recommended people get vaccinated for the three most prominent respiratory illnesses – flu, COVID and RVS – ahead of the fall and winter season.
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What’s in YOUR trash can?
State environmental officials want to know. And they’re going to use part of a new federal grant to get to the bottom of the trash heap.
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EPA set to announce maximum for ‘forever chemicals’ found in SC drinking water
State environmental officials have been testing samples of the state’s drinking water as the EPA prepares to announce a new maximum contaminant level for two toxic chemicals.
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10 things you still might not know about tattoos in South Carolina
Some things you might find surprising even though tattoos have been legal here since 2004.
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SC flu numbers are down. But experts predict holiday surge
Want to protect yourself, your friends and family? Get a shot, experts say.
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SC seeing some of nation’s highest influenza rates in a quick-start flu season
The United States is seeing one of the worst starts to a flu season in five years. South Carolina is listed as having a “high activity” level, per the CDC data.
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Shipwrecks, explosives, prehistoric pottery. The Congaree soon might reveal even more secrets
The Congaree River has been a focal point for history since long before the Gervais Street bridge was built and college students on inner-tubes began crossing the waterway. Experts say there are many artifacts in the river to prove it and that more may be on the way.
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SC Bat Week educates on declining bat population
White-nose syndrome and homeowners afraid of rabies are killing bats in South Carolina. S.C. Bat Week aims to teach South Carolinians about bats and help de-stigmatize the animal.
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Richland jail’s kitchen had a ‘C’ health inspection grade for four months
The kitchen received a string of low health inspection grades this spring and summer, driven in part by evidence of rodents and roaches.
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Richland County has high STD rates. Why? Experts say it’s complicated
Richland County has the third-highest STD rate in the nation.
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