CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Some South Carolina medical professionals are advocating a ban on the use of a device that create surgical smoke in operating rooms. Surgical smoke is a common chemical ...

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), surgical smoke can contain over 150 hazardous ...

The legislation requires the state’s division of occupational safety and health to submit a regulation proposal that requires healthcare facilities to “evacuate or remove plume to the extent ...

Canadian wildfire smoke and a dust plume from Africa could collide over the South this week By . Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist. Updated Jun 3, 2025, 3:35 PM ET. PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2025, 4:15 AM ET.

A surgical tool that cuts and sears flesh generates toxic smoke. SC nurses are pushing to get rid of it in the OR.. A proposed state law could require it.

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has spread more than 5,000 miles, reaching parts of Russia and Europe during the past week. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

After getting approved last year in the House but dying in the Senate, a proposal aimed at limiting exposure to smoke during surgical procedures has re-emerged for the 2025 legislative session ...

Mannarino and Tilghman added the chemicals can pass through surgical masks, like N-95s, so it is not a guaranteed protector. Lowcountry medical workers are advocating for legislation that bans the ...

Canadian wildfire smoke and a dust plume from Africa could collide over the South this week By . Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist. Updated Jun 3, 2025, 3:35 PM ET. PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2025, 4:15 AM ET.

Smoke and haze are noticeable for millions of people in the eastern half of the US Tuesday. It’s been hazy at times from Chicago to Upstate New York and as far south as parts of Georgia and Florida.