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Tuesday, May 21, 2013  State health officials say three patients have developed hepatitis B after receiving medical injections at a North Charleston clinic.

Monday, May 20, 2013  GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A newer non-traditional way of healthcare is giving patients more one on one time with the doctor and cuts down on long term costs.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston is celebrating Earth Day as well as its efforts to help the environment.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a compounding pharmacy is recalling syringes of the Roche drug Avastin after receiving reports of eye infections among patients.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Doctors are being forced to put patients on treatments that don’t work as well as potentially life-saving drugs.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  An in-depth interview on the drug shortage problem facing patients.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Doctors say the country is in the midst of a different kind of drug war, fighting to get the ones many people need.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  House Republicans will lay out their alternative to expanding Medicaid eligibility under the federal health care law.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says a change in state law means his office investigated an average of one death a day in 2012.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Five sea turtles stunned in cold northern waters are coming to South Carolina for treatment.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  BWM is opening a new health center for its workers at its plant in Greer.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  The City of Charleston is imposing a new smoking ban for outdoor areas in the city's hospital district.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  The Red Cross held their Day After Christmas Blood Drive at the Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church in Lexington.