Tom Corwin

Another 12 people were sickened with measles, pushing South Carolina’s total to 962, extending the nation’s worst outbreak in decades as it climbs toward a once-unthinkable milestone of 1,000. Neighboring North Carolina is seeing its measles cases rise, p... See more

Ali Bubernak, 40, of Myrtle Beach did not appear to be the ideal audience for an old Dad joke as she stood in her hospital room in Charleston. She was wearing a black T-shirt that said, "Sarcasm: the body's natural defense against stupidity." But Doctor Q... See more

CHARLESTON — It could top out at 14 stories as it seeks to fit into a tight footprint on the downtown campus of the Medical University of South Carolina. The new Comprehensive Cancer Hospital could also top $1 billion to construct, in line with many of th... See more

While there were 17 more people infected with measles in South Carolina, the massive increases of the previous month seem to be over as the total crept up to 950. Most of the cases still appear to be in unvaccinated children, a Post and Courier analysis f... See more

Mia Bronson was like a lot of women. She didn’t know she had uncontrolled high blood pressure and heart disease until she felt bad enough to go to a hospital, thinking it was something viral. “I just thought I was sick,” said Bronson, 44, of Charleston. S... See more