South Carolina Department of Public Health

Dr. Jennifer Baumstark and Tia Tucker-Cain discuss how midwives and doulas can help improve maternal health outcomes by collaborating with traditional medical care.

More children in the U.S. and South Carolina received religious exemptions from required vaccinations last school year. But mobile clinics are helping to keep the state's vaccination rates above 90%.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health reports an adult who recently traveled internationally has become ill.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is expanding its Newborn Screening Program by adding two more genetic conditions to its testing panel. This screening tests every newborn for harmful or fatal disorders that aren't apparent at birth.

Gov. Henry McMaster named Dr. Brannon Traxler as DPH's acting director Friday morning. Traxler has 18 years of experience in medicine and public health. She previously served as the public health agency's chief medical officer and as the deputy director of health and services.

The illness stems from a person who became sick after international travel.

The Upstate-concentrated outbreak ended after six months and nearly 1,000 infections.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported no new measles cases in its Tuesday update, bringing the state one day closer to a potential April 26 end to the Upstate outbreak.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported one new case of measles that was a result of international travel. The state's outbreak is still set to end April 26.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported no new measles cases in its April 14 outbreak update. The agency last reported a new case of the disease March 17.