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Today at 3:55 PM  State health officials say three patients have developed hepatitis B after receiving medical injections at a North Charleston clinic.

Yesterday at 4:45 PM  GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Talk of actress Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy in order to eliminate her chances of breast cancer has flooded social media sites across the web.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Major changes could be coming to the sex education curriculum in South Carolina schools, if a bill currently in the House passes in the State Legislature.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Johnson County authorities say a man charged in the death of a South Carolina pediatrician died in his jail cell.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Department of Health and Environmental Control has a new supply, 1.2 million adult doses, of potassium iodide (KI) for distribution to people living within the ten-mile Emergency Planning Zone of five nuclear power plants.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The South Carolina Budget and Control Board has been ordered to return state employee health insurance premiums that a court says were collected illegally.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Department of Health and Environmental Control says some contamination from a Surfside Beach dog park is reaching the ocean, but is not causing any harm.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Department of Social Services wants to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to change the eligible food list for those in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Kershaw County chemical company has reached a $500,000 settlement with the federal government over pollution claims.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  South Carolina health officials are holding their first of four public meetings to hear what foods should be removed from the list of eligible items for people on food stamps.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Marion County was listed as the state's unhealthiest county, with an adult obesity rate of 38 percent.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  In a garden behind Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Myrtle Beach, a local group grows broccoli, kale and other fruits and vegetables. It's part of what the group does to feed the homeless, but that effort came to a halt last Saturday.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Wednesday afternoon U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) along with three other senators introduced legislation that would restrict those who have been deemed mentally ill, the ability to purchase or possess firearms.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  A South Carolina lawmaker is challenging Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's DSS director to try to eat healthy foods on a food stamp budget for one week.