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|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Part of President Biden's winter COVID plan involves making at-home tests widely available - and free.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 7:02 PM CST
|By Roslyn Anderson
Wednesday marked World Aids Day and, according to the World Health Organization, more than 37 million people were living with HIV last year.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:53 PM CST
|By Holly Emery
Right Track Medical Group opened its newest mental health clinic in Flowood Wednesday, just before the holiday season.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 7:29 AM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a Mississippi case that could topple abortion rights nationwide, the state’s only abortion clinic is operating as usual.
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Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 10:59 PM CST
|By Brendan Hall
A recent CDC report points to Mississippi as having the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate. The founder of the non-profit says if lawmakers truly care about the unborn, they’ll support clinics like hers to ensure mothers have healthy pregnancies.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:35 PM CST
|By Kelly Roberts
Still, no cases have been reported in the United States, but governors and health leaders in the Mid-South are in frequent contact with the White House about the status of the variant here.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Holly Emery
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has many wondering if the world will ever get out of the pandemic.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 1:28 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
The number of presumed positive coronavirus cases in Mississippi continues to rise.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 2:29 PM CST
|By Associated Press
Mississippi Department of Human Services officials say inaccurate data provided by school districts is leading to delays in families receiving pandemic food cards.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 10:42 PM CST
|By WLOX Staff
We talk to the Mississippi's leading health official Dr. Thomas Dobbs about where the fight against COVID-19 stands now, and his concerns going forward.
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Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 10:01 PM CST
|By Chancelor Winn
Christmas is coming early for Gautier Middle School student Anna Claire Loris. The 12-year-old’s savings account now has an extra $10,000, thanks to a decision to get vaccinated from COVID-19.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 7:40 PM CST
|By Patrice Clark
In just a few days, families and friends will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Holly Emery
with only four categories, many don’t feel like they are eligible. However, according to Dr. Justin Turner, most people don’t know their complete medical makeup.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 7:46 PM CST
|By WLOX Staff
In a letter signed by President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries Mike Petters dated Nov. 16, employees were told that the deadline for vaccination has been suspended except for specific contracts that require it.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 3:32 PM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Friday morning, the ribbon was cut at the new Quitman Community Hospital in Marks.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says he will not again extend the State of Emergency related to COVID-19.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 10:23 AM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
The Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents to get their children vaccinated.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Holly Emery
After the child doses for the vaccine were approved last Tuesday, parents have been calling clinics to schedule their child’s appointment.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 at 6:37 AM CST
|By Ashley Garner
The Mississippi State Department of Health has ordered 51,000 doses of vaccine for this age group.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 1:51 PM CDT
|By Shane Battis
The hospital has come full circle almost two years after it cared for Florida's first confirmed coronavirus patient.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 11:31 AM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
Children ages 5-11 years will be vaccinated with two 10-microgram doses of the Pfizer vaccine administered 21 days apart.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 11:30 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Officials say many nurses are leaving Mississippi hospitals for better-paying jobs.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 7:09 PM CDT
|By Akim Powell
A boom in demand for travel nurses, who work at hospitals around the country to fill high-demand positions, has exacerbated a staffing issue, with many nurses leaving their hometown hospitals for better.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A new survey of over 1,000 people found a majority of unvaccinated workers would rather quit their jobs than be ordered to get vaccinated.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
The Tougaloo Agri-Growth Initiative is an endeavor that gives students hands-on experience and employment, offers the food desert community surrounding the school access to fresh produce, and also supports the college.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
About 75 percent of MSU’s staff already have their shots.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
The CDC has given the green light for more people to be eligible for a COVID booster. But it's not for everyone right now.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 2:29 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
Clinton Public School District is no longer requiring masks in schools.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Cobb was the top public health official from 1973 to 1992
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Anthony Warren
Case appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 8:21 PM CDT
|By Patrice Clark
ere is a staggering statistic: In 2021, an estimated 284,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 12:17 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
The partnership entails medical services to athletes, preventing injuries, and even keeping athletes mentally sound.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A vaccine drive is to take place at New Mt. Zion M.B. Church on Saturday, October 23.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 7:18 AM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
The decision not to comply with the presidential executive order is one Justin Fayard and his family are not taking lightly.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Brendan Hall
Mississippi’s African American population has the second highest vaccination rate across the state compared to other races and ethnicities.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Booster shots are sparking a lot of conversation and confusion.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 8:11 PM CDT
|By Melissa Payne
The body count from Fentanyl overdoses is alarming. Fake pills containing not just fentanyl, but even methamphetamines as well.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 11:37 AM CDT
|By WLOX Staff
The 2 Shots, 1 Coast effort will give away $100,000 over the course of four weekly drawings and one grand prize drawing.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 9:12 PM CDT
|By Roslyn Anderson
It’s a silver anniversary celebration for the Jackson Medical Mall which rose from decline to become a staple in the medical community.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 7:46 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
The number of Mississippians getting vaccinated has mostly dropped off each week for the last couple of months. But there are still efforts to boost the overall numbers.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By Patrice Clark
Back in January, she tested positive for COVID-19 and left school to go back to her home in Georgia.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
The senate voted and approved a resolution on COVID-19 vaccination on October 1.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 8:32 AM CDT
|By Ashley Garner
They’re competing to see which department can collect the most canned goods for the Mississippi Food Network.
Mississippi mother & unborn child die due to no available 24-hour emergency care in their rural city
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Patrice Clark
When Harmony Stribling suffered a medical emergency days before giving birth, her husband was forced to waste precious minutes driving her to the nearest hospital 30 minutes away.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 2:12 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
Monoclonal antibody therapy has prevented almost 3,000 hospitalizations since June and reduced hospitalization or death by 70 percent, studies show.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 6:49 AM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
Join us! Share pictures on social media, with the hashtag “Power of Pink,” and you might wind up on the air!
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Roslyn Anderson
The Gertrude C. Ford Hope Lodge in Jackson is reopened after the COVID closure, serving as a home away from home for cancer patients.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Mississippi hospital workers are leaving in an effort to make more money. Legislative leaders are looking at ways to try and keep them from leaving.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Roslyn Anderson
A pain medicine specialist with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine talks about the alarming rise in deaths due to illegal opioids.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Anthony Warren
Mississippi to appeal the decision.