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HealthSep 22, 2026

Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says

A coroner has determined that actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs including fentanyl

HealthSep 22, 2026

Coroner rules Hayden Panettiere's death an accident, stemming from a combination of several drugs including fentanyl

Coroner rules Hayden Panettiere's death an accident, stemming from a combination of several drugs including fentanyl

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HealthApr 10, 2026

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks

Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in measles outbreaks like the one in South Carolina, which is the largest the U.S. has seen in decades

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HealthJul 29, 2025

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend

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HealthJul 29, 2025

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a brain-eating amoeba that was living in the warm water

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HealthMay 8, 2025

Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute

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HealthMar 20, 2025

South Carolina public health chief's confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger

The doctor who would be the first director of South Carolina’s newly organized health agency has a vision of reducing infant mortality, fighting childhood cancers and reducing drug overdoses

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HealthFeb 12, 2025

When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue

Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be

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HealthJan 22, 2025

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more information about the drug that will kill him