3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (761+ words) A text-based system begun by MUSC to reach pregnant women and new mothers has proved successful in getting them health care, particularly mental health. A new $13 million grant expands it in the Upstate and North Carolina. A text-based system for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (645+ words) The front entrance to Broad River Correctional Institution, a high-security prison located in Columbia. COLUMBIA " A bill that would allow pregnant women convicted of non-violent crimes to defer their prison sentence until after they give birth recently passed the S. C. Senate....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (506+ words) Today's new moms are finding one another in ways that are both modern and deeply reminiscent of the village mentality many crave. From hospital-based programs to grassroots meet-ups discovered through. .. MOMS Club South Mount Pleasant is a local chapter that…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (351+ words) The Women's Rights and Empowerment Network estimates more than 150, 000 South Carolinians experience infertility. It is time for our health care system to stop managing reproductive disease symptoms and start healing people. We can no longer overlook the many reproductive diseases…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (140+ words) Autumn Gigar and Santez Johnson attended a community baby shower on Feb. 6 at the Women's and Children's Health Center in Aiken. April Williams, from left, Anna Huerta and Anna Javaux of Bundles of Joy staffed'a community baby shower on Feb....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (162+ words) The first babies of 2026 were welcomed early New Year's morning at Summerville Medical Center, marking the start of the year with two healthy newborn boys and their families. Baby boy King was the first birth of the year at the…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1057+ words) Maggie Long, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, is known by MUSC faculty not only for her academic achievements but also her resilience and compassion." Nursing graduate Maggie Long's daughter, Avani. When Maggie Long walks across the stage during MUSC's Commencement ceremony,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (964+ words) Public service announcements from the S. C. Department of Social Services are focused on Daniel's Law, the state's safe haven law. This legal option allows a parent to anonymously and safely give up an infant less than 60 days old at designated safe…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (461+ words) For the third consecutive year, South Carolina earned an "F" grade from the March of Dimes for its preterm birth rates. Our state also ranks eighth in the nation for maternal deaths, even though 90 percent of those deaths are preventable....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (486+ words) Don't take Tylenol," he declared in a nationally broadcast statement. Fight like hell not to take it." The clash highlights a recurring pattern in health debates: Preliminary science is met with sweeping political declarations, even when the evidence is thin....