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Company setting up medical marijuana offices across …

WebDoctors and patients are signing up to get certified for Mississippi's new medical marijuana program.Maryland-based Green Health Docs is planning to set up …

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Central Mississippi Health Services to host wellness event …

WebThe Central Mississippi Health Services will host a back-to-school event July 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m at the Southwest Clinic (5429 Robinson Road). They hope to …

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Editorial: Mississippi health care crisis

WebMississippi is in a health care crisis, and what lawmakers decide over the next few weeks will literally mean the difference between life and death. Millions of …

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MSDH to begin accepting medical cannabis applications …

WebThere are a lot of logistics to work through, and most of that falls on the Mississippi State Department of Health. In a statement released Friday, MSDH officials …

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An imbalance of two healthy fats affects your early death …

WebEating enough healthy fats is great for brain and heart health, but new research has possibly provided even more evidence for adding them — particularly …

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Your body needs these three forms of movement every …

WebExercise changes the brain in a way that helps heart health, especially for people with depression. First is the movement your body is owed or requires every day, …

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Medicaid plan promises to generate millions for …

WebJACKSON, Miss. —. Gov. Tate Reeves announced "sweeping Medicaid reimbursement reforms" that he said will promise to generate $700 million for Mississippi …

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Mississippi lawmakers make move to make Medicaid …

WebJACKSON, Miss. —. Legislation was filed Monday to expand Medicaid health care coverage to an estimated 250,000 more Mississippians. Advertisement. Lt. …

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Heat caused record-high rates of health emergencies in …

WebLast summer was the hottest ever recorded in the United States, and heat-related health emergencies also reached record-high levels in some parts of the …

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'We lost thousands of people who just didn't have to die,' Dobbs …

WebFor two years, Mississippi health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs has been the face of COVID-19 response in the state. In just a few months, he will retire, a year earlier …

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MSDH introduces new state health officer

WebThe Mississippi State Department of Health introduced Dr. Daniel Edney as the new state health officer during an online briefing Thursday. Edney's appointment …

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Your level of physical activity could be a vital sign

WebOverwhelming evidence links physical inactivity to poor health and high health care costs, according to a 2020 articlein the American Journal of Lifestyle …

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UnitedHealth says patient files may have been taken in cyberattack

WebUnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier …

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Hospitals, especially in rural areas, are struggling to stay open

WebOne of an estimated 38 rural hospitals in Mississippi that, the state health department says, is in danger of closing without some form of financial help to bridge the …

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A third of Americans could have had data stolen in big health care …

WebA third of Americans may have had their personal data swept up in a February ransomware attack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that disrupted …

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Groups of lawmakers, health care workers and businesses call for …

WebHealth care and several business organizations are joining the fight to try to get state lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage. It comes as the Senate and House …

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MSDH lifts Flowood, Jackson boil water alerts

WebJACKSON, Miss. —. Mississippi State Department of Health has lifted a citywide boil water alert for Flowood. Advertisement. The move came a day after JXN …

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Jackson police officer struck by vehicle while trying to help …

WebAn officer was seriously injured Friday at Merit Health Central when he was intentionally struck by a car, Chief Joseph Wade said. Advertisement. Cpl. Anthony …

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