In recent years, Jackson’s HIV rate dropped from the fourth highest in the country to seventh, according to the CDC. But those efforts to stop the spread were hampered by COVID. With the Capital City again among the highest in the nation, the medical community says this re-surging epidemic must be addressed.
The Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable is looking for voices to speak up about the issues that are keeping women from receiving the healthcare they need.
Breast cancer can spread outside the breast through blood vessels and lymph vessels. When breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it is said to have metastasized.
The main campus at 2500 N. State St. in Jackson, and the Lakeland Medical Building near the main campus at 764 Lakeland Dr., are connected to a well-water system and are not impacted by the City of Jackson water crisis.
The order requires the city to immediately cooperate with state response teams and contractors deployed to augment current staffing and to take remediation actions deemed necessary by the State Incident Commander.
The Mississippi Department of Health is allowing pharmacists to sell Naloxone, an opioid reversal drug, to customers without a prescription - giving access to anyone who asks for it.
The vaccine is available by appointment only at county health department clinics in Lee, Panola, Leflore, Lowndes, Lauderdale, Adams, Hinds, Forrest and Harrison counties.
A pediatrician is spending about 50% of her time on mental health issues, even when it’s an appointment for something else. And she tells us that she has a hard time finding the necessary resources for those young people. We're on your side to find out what resources are available and how they work.
Mississippi is one of the last states to identify a case of monkeypox. But now public health officials are explaining what the next steps are since the first reported case. They aren’t revealing where the state’s first case is located but say the individual got it out of state. And it doesn’t seem they’ve given it to anyone else in Mississippi.
As coronavirus cases climb once again to daily averages not seen in nearly four months, experts brace for more stress on a health care system still recovering from the last wave.
Faith Christian Center in Vicksburg partnered with local doctors and medical groups in the area to help their congregation get healthy mentally, spiritually, and physically.
Mediation between UMMC and Blue Cross Blue Shield continues for another month while parents with sick children are stuck trying to find new ways to get them care.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and University of Mississippi Medical Center have agreed to utilize a mediation process to settle the contract dispute that has left the state’s largest hospital out of network with its largest insurer.
It's intended to help rural hospitals and health care organizations create and expand telehealth, testing, and vaccination programs in the Mississippi Delta.
For the first time since 2015, the Office of Student Financial Aid will be able to award nine forgivable loan programs mainly targeting nursing and other health-related professions.
There are many question about cannabis, the use and side effects. In a 3 On Your Side Investigation, researchers and scientists at Ole Miss express their concerns about using cannabis in The Right Dose.
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