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‘A Quantum Leap’: MSDH Launches HIV Prevention …

WEBMississippians can call 601-432-3066 to schedule a telemedicine appointment with the new program. A Vastly Underutilized Tool. Dobbs refers to two pills: pre-exposure …

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‘We Can Get It Done’: How Jefferson County Became First …

WEBJefferson County started the month miles ahead of Mississippi, with much less of its population available for vaccination, but still vaccinated another 8.3% of all of …

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Mississippians Break Previous ACA Enrollment Record …

WEBMore Mississippians signed up for health insurance through the federal insurance exchange in 2020 than any year prior. Nearly 111,000 Mississippians found health …

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Mississippi Health Care Faces ‘Looming Disaster,’ MSMA …

WEBDuring a hearing with lawmakers in November, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney warned that 38 of Mississippi’s rural hospitals, or about 54%, …

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Pandemic Timeline: COVID-19 in Mississippi

WEBBy Nick Judin and Ashton Pittman. The COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives and presented new challenges to leaders around the world in 2020. Using this …

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Proposals to Help Mississippi Hospitals Include $80 …

WEBJanuary 19, 2023. Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann described multiple bills state senators have proposed to address health-care challenges in the state, including one …

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Jackson Heart Study Pushes Black Health Improvement

WEBVictor Sutton, head of the Jackson Heart Study Community Engagement Center, is alarmed at the concerning observations his organization has uncovered …

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Medicaid Expansion Bill Coming By Monday, Hosemann …

WEBA Medicaid expansion bill will arrive in the Mississippi Senate by Monday, beginning a process that could provide health care to about 230,000 working …

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State Epidemiologist Retires, Led Mississippi Through …

WEBState Epidemiologist Retiring After Leading Mississippi Through COVID-19. by Heather Harrison. June 5, 2023. Mississippi State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers, …

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After Years of Neglect, the Disproportionate Impact of …

WEBThe question that I would pose amid the COVID-19 global pandemic is who pays the price? In an area of the country suffering from high levels of concentrated …

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Hospitals, Schools, Ballot Initiative Among #MSLeg Plans

WEBHospitals, Schools, Ballot Initiative Among Issues Lawmakers Plan to Tackle. by Heather Harrison. January 29, 2024. Addressing Mississippi’s health-care crisis, …

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Mississippi Leads Nation in Preventable Deaths, Official Says

WEBMississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney spoke inside the Mississippi Capitol Building’s rotunda on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, where he warned that …

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Mississippi Fights Nation’s Highest Infant Mortality Rates

WEBInfant deaths occur from birth to before a child’s first birthday, and Mississippi’s rate was the highest in the nation at 8.12 per 1,000 births. The state’s …

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Mississippi Drug Overdose Deaths Declined 10% in 2022

WEBPhoto by Nick Judin. Mississippi’s drug overdose death rate declined 10% in 2022 after more than doubling over the preceding five years as a coalition of state …

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State Issues Boil Water Alerts For Jackson, Flowood

WEBTests indicating the presence of E. coli bacteria in the water prompted the Mississippi State Department of Health to issue state-imposed boil water alerts this …

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Mississippi Revokes Medical-Cannabis Testing Lab’s License

WEBFebruary 23, 2024. The Mississippi State Department of Health announced on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, that it had revoked the license for medical-cannabis testing lab Rapid …

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Gov. Reeves Still Against Medicaid Expansion As Congress $600 …

WEBMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he still opposes expanding Medicaid in Mississippi to help an additional 200,000 to 300,000 Mississippians who make too much for traditional …

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MSDH Places Hold On Rapid Analytics-Tested Cannabis Products

WEBDecember 22, 2023. The Mississippi State Department of Health has placed an administrative hold on all medical-cannabis products that underwent testing at Rapid …

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Congenital Syphilis Rates Up 900% Among Mississippi Babies

WEBSyphilis rates rose 900% among Mississippi babies from 2017 to 2021. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis. About 900% more babies were born with congenital syphilis in …

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