Across the world, insect populations are cratering due to climate change, habitat destruction and other factors. What does SC ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of Naegleria fowleri, also known as the ...

A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

South Carolina has been hammered by extreme heat in recent days. Here’s how to stay mentally cool when the next bout of heat ...

Dr. Edward Simmer waits for his confirmation hearing to start as the first director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — In advance of the 2025 hurricane season, the South Carolina Department of Public Health is observing National Hurricane Preparedness Week and South Carolina Hurricane ...

South Carolina Sen. Josh Kimbrell, R-Spartanburg, listens during a confirmation hearing for Dr. Edward Simmer to be the first director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health on Thursday ...