A James Island man suddenly fell sick and collapsed at home from what turned out to be West Nile virus. After weeks at Roper Hospital, he is now on the mend.
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Tom Corwin
Health Reporter
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Tom Corwin is the Health Reporter for The Post and Courier. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and has covered science, medicine, politics and state legislatures for newspapers in Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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