At 997 cases, South Carolina’s measles outbreak was the worst the country has seen in one place for decades. While many were sick, here is a look at the real cost to the state and its people.

Getting hands-on research experience from mentors at MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center is allowing 10 College of Charleston students to pursue careers in the field.

Popular weight loss drugs reached a new era this year when they became available in the form of a pill. Now U.S. consumers want to see lower costs and easier access to the medications.

A new $30 million Brain Health Center at USC in Columbia will be a magnet for advanced diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, but also deploy new technology for mental health.

Under the “Make America Health Again” initiative, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revised the food pyramid to emphasize meat and full-fat dairy. But evidence shows it could actually harm you.

Knee and joint pain from osteoarthritis plagues millions of Americans. A federal agency focused on solutions unveiled three potential new treatments, including re-growing cartilage and a new knee.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing the criteria for members to serve on a key vaccine advisory panel after a federal judge ruled that most of his previous nominees were not qualified.

From hundreds infected in a single week earlier this year, South Carolina’s measles outbreak has gone three weeks since its last confirmed infection, moving the state closer to the end of the outbreak.

They mourned the loss of running together when the doctor and patient met. He was diagnosed with ALS and she tore tendons in her knee. But they just completed the Cooper River Bridge Run together.

South Carolina has not reported a case of measles since March 17, more than two weeks ago. If no new infections surface, the state can declare an end to the worst outbreak in decades on April 26.

South Carolina has not reported a new measles case since March 17, and no one is in quarantine for the first time in months. The worst outbreak in decades could end in April with no new infections.

Dogs and cats and humans have been living together for tens of thousands of years, and there is a good reason for it. Beyond companionship, pets actually improve the health of owners in surprising ways.

Life with its daily conflicts and resolutions can be seen in the same way we use language to convey the same hardships and tensions and find blessed relief in laughter and love shared.

Measles cases were once rampant across Spartanburg County and the Upstate in South Carolina, but those infections seem to have come to a halt. The official end could come in late April now.

After an explosion of infections earlier this year, South Carolina’s measles outbreak has gone a week with no new infections. It remains at 997 since Oct. 2, still the worst outbreak in decades.

Lung cancer used to have grim outcomes but earlier detection is improving those odds. A new combined procedure with diagnosis and removal using two different robotic systems at Roper could change that.

At the end of four years of hard work in medical school, students’ lives are changed forever when they open an envelope on Match Day and see where they will spend the next several years in training.

In less than six months, South Carolina had one of the largest measles outbreaks in decades, largely in the Upstate. Now that torrent of infections has slowed to a trickle of new cases.

The worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years continues in South Carolina as it nears 1,000 sickened, some of them quite seriously. New infections have slowed but SC is still worst in the U.S.

There are at least 220,000 people with Down syndrome in the U.S. and those with the condition are living longer. GiGi’s Playhouse in North Charleston offers them a place of their own to hone skills and build confidence.

People over age 65 who spend long hours in an emergency room are at greater risk of delirium. That risk may rise as more people lose health insurance and turn to the ER for medical care.

Alzheimer’s disease is devastating to families and many of those patients also suffer from heart problems. Pioneering MUSC research show the same toxic proteins cause both, with potential for therapy.

After an explosion of measles infections that has surpassed anything the U.S. has seen in decades, new cases are just trickling in. But public health remains wary a surge could come after spring break.

Younger people are increasingly struck by colorectal cancer and their death rate is increasing, defying trends in cancer and mortality overall. Yet the system remains ill-equipped to handle them.

South Carolina had the worst and fastest-growing measles outbreak in decades, and CDC experts will now examine why. Federal support is ongoing and more is pledged as the infections seem to be slowing.

The nation's worst measles outbreak, and the biggest cluster of those infections in decades, appears to be winding down in South Carolina. But the state cautioned the virus is still circulating.

The health system of Medical University of South Carolina has traditionally focused on specialists, but now MUSC Health is acquiring a large primary care practice group for $111 million to expand.

Following a trend pushed by the Make America Health Again movement, Target announced it would no longer sell cereal made with artificial dyes.

More people have been turning to medications to help with anxiety since the COVID-19 pandemic but top federal health officials are criticizing the increased usage as unhealthy.

Physician assistants or PAs want a new role, and maybe even a new title, to better practice care in areas of need in SC. Doctors want streamlines to partnerships but worry about patients being harmed.

Retirement, once thought of as graceful bowing out, is going by the wayside as more people work well past 65 and others take on new projects and significant challenges in their later years.

It has sickened nearly 1,000 people over several months, but now that South Carolina’s measles outbreak is winding down the state is asking the CDC for experts to look for lessons learned.

The measles outbreak in South Carolina slowed to single digits but it may be a while before it will be declared over and the Palmetto State still accounts for the majority of cases in the U.S.

Rural health clinics were looking forward to increased support from the federal government to help them provide primary care. But that program was scrapped and a new one doesn’t fund them directly.

A bold idea to use robots to help provide prenatal care in Alabama areas that lack doctors was applauded by federal health officials but panned by providers who say it just won’t work.

There are more than 500,000 hip replacement surgeries in the U.S. each year, and growing. A new smaller device allows them to be done more precisely without expensive equipment and setup.

Another 23 measles cases helped push the South Carolina outbreak to 973 but that total is less than half the infections seen at the beginning of the month as increased vaccination seems to be working.

The rampant measles outbreak in South Carolina has shown signs of slowing lately, even as it continues to spread among the unvaccinated. Still, it is the worst in decades as it nears 1,000 infections.

They called it the “Big Beautiful Bill,” but the enormous legislation passed by Congress in 2025 had deep cuts to Medicaid that will impact health care all over, particularly for the poor and disabled.

They don’t wear the heavy makeup of circus clowns that give some people the creeps. Medical clowns at MUSC use jokes, tricks and hugs to provide relief to patients.

The Palmetto State currently lacks a top-tier cancer center, but the Medical University of South Carolina is seeking to elevate Hollings Cancer Center to that status. A key piece will be a $1B, 14-story hospital.

Still the worst measles outbreak in the U.S., and the largest number of infections in decades, some new South Carolina counties are seeing infections.

South Carolina’s measles outbreak, which exploded earlier this year, is the largest in the country and the worst in decades. It may be slowing but is spreading out to a county in the Charlotte area.

Nearly half of adult women have some form of heart disease, often high blood pressure that is not under control. That can have serious consequences because symptoms may not be the same as men.