The benefits and dangers taking aspirin
2021-07-15
By Mike DuBose with Surb Guram, MD Surprisingly, aspirin has been consumed by humans for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians used willow bark that containedContinue Reading
Prisma announces vaccination site changes
2021-07-01
Prisma Health will relocate its large public COVID-19 vaccination sites to smaller venues due to the availability of other site options. Community members with existingContinue Reading
Recent COVID-19 Stimulus Saves Many Consumers Money on Health Insurance
2021-04-27
President Joe Biden announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the special enrollment period through August 15, giving consumers under 65 yearsContinue Reading
Congratulations on getting your vaccinations
2021-04-22
I Got My Covid Vaccine. I’m Free. Whoa. Danger Still Lurks. You have followed the science and not misinformation being distributed by conspiracy social mediaContinue Reading
Prisma Health fertility center opens new office
2021-04-22
Prisma Health Fertility Center of the Carolinas has opened a new location in Columbia to better serve patients across the Midlands region. The office willContinue Reading
Lexington Medical Center Ribbon Cutting
2021-03-16
Lexington Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting for their new community medical center in Northeast Columbia. On Tuesday, March 15 the facility was blessed and theContinue Reading
South Carolina’s oldest resident gets COVID-19 vaccination
2021-02-04
Maria Aulenbacher’s first pandemic was the 1919 Spanish flu. Now 111, South Carolina’s oldest resident wants to be protected for this pandemic, which is whyContinue Reading
A Force of Nature: Shoes Fit for a Queen
2021-01-20
By Christy Mason Cox There was a time when nothing could come between hard-charging businesswoman Scheri Force and her stilettos – except perhaps, the switchContinue Reading
Prisma restricts patient visitation across entire system
2021-01-15
Prisma Health has restricted patient visitation effective January 9, in the wake of a growing surge of COVID-19 infections across South Carolina. “We know thatContinue Reading
Paratransit driver quarantined after positive COVID-19 test
2021-01-15
The COMET announced Jnauray 13 that a driver of Transportation Care Services (TCS), which operates DART and is a subcontractor of RATP Dev USA, Inc.,Continue Reading
Prisma Health offering emergency use COVID treatments
2021-01-15
Prisma Health is administering the monoclonal antibody treatments, Bamlanivimab and Regeneron, to high-risk COVID-19 patients in the Midlands and Upstate. Both drugs have not beenContinue Reading