Utah, South Carolina confirm more measles as CDC call suggests U.S. elimination status in jeopardy
On Nov. 18, 2025, state officials in Utah report 84 measles cases in the state in a weekly…
Measles Outbreak Continues growing in South Carolina among Unvaccinated
As of Oct. 24, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported 33 cases of measles…
South Carolina Department of Public Health Confirms Measles Outbreak
On Oct. 22, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) announced it is actively responding to…
South Carolina Department of Public Health Confirms Measles Outbreak
On Oct. 2, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Public Health )DPH) has confirms a measles outbreak in…
Health officials confirm fatal case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina
On Jul. 22, 2025, Health officials have confirmed a case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina. The state’s…
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
On Jun. 18, 2025, federal health officials announced a listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people…
University of South Carolina awarded CDC grant to study the risk of human exposure to environmental antibiotic resistant bacteria
On Nov. 30, 2018, Sean Norman, associate professor of environmental health sciences and director of the Molecular Microbial…
MUSC dedicated new bioengineering and drug discovery hubs
On Oct. 24, 2011, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) officially dedicated the James E. Clyburn Research…
MUSC and the South Carolina Research Authority opened the Innovation Center in Charleston
On Dec. 18, 2009, the MUSC and the South Carolina Research Authority opened the Innovation Center in Charleston….
The Hollings Cancer Center received NCI-designation
On Mar. 2, 2009, the Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. Hollings’ mission is…
The Cancer Research Initiative was established in South Carolina
On May 5, 2006, the Cancer Research Initiative was established in South Carolina, between MUSC, University of South…
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The Medically Fragile Children’s Program was established at the Medical University of South Carolina
On Aug. 18, 2005, the Medically Fragile Children’s Program was established at the Medical University of South Carolina…
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The Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University established joint Bioengineering Program
In 2003, the Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University established a joint Bioengineering Program. Located on…
Joanne Conroy became first woman appointed head of the University of South Carolina College of Medicine
In 1997, anesthesiologist Joanne Conroy, M.D. became the first woman appointed as head of the University of South…
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The Hollings Cancer Center was founded
In 1993, The Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) was formally was established and named for former U.S. Senator and…
The South Carolina Research Authority was chartered by South Carolina
In 1983, the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) is a public, non-profit corporation chartered by the State of…
The South Carolina State University agricultural program was terminated
In 1971, the South Carolina State University agricultural program was terminated and the college farm was transformed into…
The Family Practice Program at the Medical University of South Carolina was established
In 1970, the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina was established in 1970…
The Medical College of South Carolina became the Medical University of South Carolina
In 1969, the Medical College of South Carolina (MCSC) became the Medical University of South Carolina. All of…
The Medical University of South Carolina performed its first organ transplant
On Dec. 3, 1968, the Medical University of South Carolina (MCSC) performed its first organ transplant (renal) and…
South Carolina General Assembly authorized school of dentistry as part of the Medical College of South Carolina
In 1953, the General Assembly of South Carolina passed an act that authorized the development of a school…
Elsie Taber became the first female full-time professor at MCSC’s School of Medicine
In 1948, Elsie Taber joined the faculty of the Anatomy Department of the Medical College of South Carolina….
Medical College of South Carolina researchers published article that linked brown lung disease (asbestosis) with cancer
In May 1935, Kenneth Lynch and William Atmar Smith from the Medical College of South Carolina published an…
The first municipal milk pasteurization program in the U.S. was initiated by Charleston Public Health Officer Leon Banov
In 1919, one of the first municipal milk pasteurization programs in the U.S. was initiated by Charleston Health…
The Medical College of the State of South Carolina became a state institution
In 1913, the South Carolina General Assembly approved state ownership of the College, appropriating the grand sum of…
The first women were admitted to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina
In 1898, the first women were admitted to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC)….
The Medical College of the State of South Carolina established training school for African-American nurses
In Jul. 1897, the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC) Hospital and Training School for…
First African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina
In 1897, Matilda Evans, M.D became the first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. In…
South Carolina State University was founded
On Mar. 4, 1896, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation establishing the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical…
The Medical College of the State of South Carolina opened to women
In 1895, the faculty of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC) voted to admit…