SC Public Health nominee to return to hot seat as COVID response colors confirmation
Dr. Edward Simmer has been the target of people upset over the COVID pandemic response even though he started working for the ...
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 ...
Report: South Carolina sees first decline in overdose deaths in 10 years
In 2023, the most recent year for which data is available, there were 2,157 drug overdose deaths in the state.
Gov. McMaster set a good example for all public officials: Call out lies, demand due process | Opinion
Columnist David Lauderdale writes that Gov. Henry McMaster’s defense of Dr. Edward Simmer in the face of lies is admirable ...
Gov. McMaster's pick to lead health department says he was threatened with fake car bomb and harassed
Dr. Edward Simmer, nominee to lead Department of Public Health, rebuked false claims against him during confirmation hearing.
Editorial: SC's schoolyard bullies are back, and — surprise — they're spreading more lies
SC Gov. Henry McMaster's pick to lead new SC Department of Public Health attacked because he supports COVID, other vaccines, ...
SC health chief nominee responds to ‘outrageously false allegations’ in hearing
The man tapped to lead South Carolina’s public health agency says he won’t back down after facing threats, harassment and ...
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The Table Rock Complex fires, the air you breathe, and your health
Smoke from the fires at Table Rock Mountain and Persimmon Ridge are filling the air with particles and gases. Health ...
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South Carolina public health chief's confirmation hearing overshadowed by COVID anger
COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the first director of South Carolina's newly organized health agency, Dr. Edward Simmer has a vision of reducing infant mortality, fighting childhood cancers and reducing ...
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Gov. McMaster set a good example for all public officials: Call out lies, demand due process | Opinion
Henry McMaster has done that publicly and repeatedly as he has addressed criticism against his choice to head the new South Carolina Department of Public Health, Dr. Edward Simmer. Critics are ...
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‘A stalwart’ or ‘South Carolina’s Dr. Fauci’? Meet the man who wants SC to be ‘the healthiest state’
Dr. Edward Simmer delivers an update on the state of the coronavirus during a news conference at the South Carolina Emergency Operations Center in June 2021. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Dr ...