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Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 8:13 AM EDT
|By Mary Green
A new bill would ban minors in South Carolina from receiving gender-affirming care.
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Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Mary Green
South Carolina senators are renewing a push to split up a major state agency after their efforts fell short last year.
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Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Emily Johnson
Medicaid coverage will end for millions of Americans in the coming months, potentially leaving those stripped of Medicaid confused on where to turn next.
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Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
A former Myrtle Beach doctor and medical clinic who was once accused of promoting a coronavirus treatment is back on the federal government’s radar.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM EDT
|By Ale Espinosa
Horry County Police officers as well as members from different agencies across our state are taking part in a specialized training to help individuals with special needs during an emergency situation.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The City of Myrtle Beach issued a “boil water notice” after a water main break Wednesday night.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
The city of Georgetown lifted its boil water advisory at noon on Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Julia Richardson
Supporters of a proposed state senate bill, SB 553, say it would expand access to healthcare in South Carolina.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 9:13 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
wo local assisted living facilities could be shut down after the results of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s, (DHEC), investigation.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 11:20 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
A national Adderall shortage continues to affect patients across the Grand Strand.
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Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST
|By Caroline Hicks
Doctors say they started seeing patients experiencing seasonal allergy symptoms about a week ago.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 8:35 AM EST
|By Makayla Evans
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and February is dedicated to keeping your heart healthy.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 10:58 PM EST
|By Mary Green
A bill advancing at the State House would ban South Carolina cities and counties from enacting their own local restrictions on e-cigarette and vape sales.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 8:06 PM EST
|By Kari Beal
Imagine an AI device that could read and compare hospital prices in your area for an colonoscopy or MRI. That's the goal of Hospital Price Transparency. We show you how to look up prices and why some hospitals are not compliant.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 8:59 PM EST
|By Dave Jordan
The bill would extend Medicaid coverage to the hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:54 AM EST
|By Marcus Flowers
DHEC offering free HIV/AIDS testing in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Day.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:07 PM EST
|By Julia Richardson
The Little Smiles event taking place on Feb. 21 will allow children to receive free dental care, including assessments, cleanings and X-rays.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 5:32 AM EST
|By S.E. Jenkins
Public Schools of Robeson County announced a new safety protocol mandating CPR certification for all coaches.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 11:18 PM EST
|By Ian Klein and Allyson Bento
Public Schools of Robeson County is taking action to ensure the safety of its student-athletes.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 12:31 PM EST
|By Makayla Evans
January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month which sheds light on how fire crews across the country and right here in the Grand Strand are fighting more than just flames.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:33 PM EST
|By Samuel Shelton
Getting a yearly mammogram is important for all women, and McLeod Health is helping in that mission with a new mobile unit.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:51 PM EST
|By Julia Richardson
Horry County has seen an increase in COVID cases in the past couple of weeks.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
Rising positive COVID cases and increased transmission risks have led to Grand Strand and Pee Dee medical facilities to bring back universal masking.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 8:36 AM EST
|By Steven Ardary
A partnership between two of the state’s medical providers aims to expand cancer care.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 9:34 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
Grand Strand parents are expressing their concerns amid this study.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 9:47 PM EST
|By Emilie Zuhowski
With the increase of the legalization of marijuana across a number of states and an increase in popularity, the number of children accidentally poisoned by cannabis edibles has soared.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:45 AM EST
|By Makayla Evans
Instead of diving in headfirst trying to lose 50 pounds, try breaking your goals into manageable pieces, doctors say.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 5:58 PM EST
|By Natasha Laguerre
After ringing in 2023, many people in the Grand Strand hit the gym on January 1 to kickstart their New Year’s resolution.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 9:06 PM EST
|By Mary Green
Nearly 4,000 children and teenagers are currently in South Carolina’s out-of-home foster care system, with hundreds of them living in group homes.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 6:54 PM EST
|By Anna Harris
A conservative group of politicians from around the state call this “a win for childhood innocence” after the Medical University of South Carolina says they are dropping their pediatric transgender clinics.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 6:52 PM EST
|By Marissa Lute
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is responding after a conservative group of politicians claimed the health system provided care for children in a pediatric transgender clinic.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 8:14 PM EST
|By Cameron Bopp
A man is suing a Lowcountry hospital after he says his wife died due to a bad fall at the facility.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Dylan Leatherwood
The Medical University of South Carolina announced they are dropping pediatric transgender clinics.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 10:40 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
Doctors across the Grand Strand are seeing an increase in hospital visits. They say the reasons vary, and are seeing both flu cases and injuries related to Holiday activities.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Arthur Mondale
Data shows sandwich generation caregivers are more than twice as likely to have financial difficulties and have higher rates of emotional challenges.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Natasha Laguerre
Health leaders gathered for the 2022 Pee Dee Tobacco Advocacy Summit to discuss ways to reduce the rise in smoking and vaping.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 12:24 PM EST
|By Nevin Smith
The governors urged this action through a standalone bill or the National Defense Authorization Act.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 9:24 PM EST
|By Ale Espinosa
The holidays can especially be a difficult time for people, even if they do not struggle with any mental health illnesses.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 5:55 PM EST
|By Ashley Boles
WMBF News Chief Photographer George Hansen was one of two people who donated his kidney to help save a life.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:11 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
Legionnaires’ disease is a pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 7:20 PM EST
|By Mary Green
The spike comes as Americans are getting ready to gather with their loved ones over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:51 PM EST
On Thursday, the Surfside Beach Chick-fil-A will have a table set up in the restaurant where people can drop off an unwrapped toy or donate money.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:12 AM EST
|By Makayla Evans
This holiday season you can honor a loved one and help a student pay for classes by donating to Tidelands Health’s Lights of Love Campaign.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 11:49 AM EST
|By WMBF News Staff
The attorney general’s office said the company failed to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 5:58 PM EST
|By Corinne McGrath
There’s a community of women in the Grand Strand, making sure that other women feel safe while exercising.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 4:17 PM EST
|By Makayla Evans
Kiera Edwards was a 16-year-old high school cheerleader when a broken ankle changed her life.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 7:48 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
Up until last year, Patty Younts and her husband would walk hand in hand in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, but on Saturday she'll walk without him.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 12:57 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
This is the first pediatric flu death since February 2020.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 10:26 AM EDT
|By WMBF News Staff
A South Carolina child has died from the virus, state health officials said.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 7:35 AM EDT
|By Makayla Evans
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and Conway Medical Center’s 3-D Mobile Mammography Center aims to make getting checked early available to everyone.