BY WILL WEISSERT Updated 3:37 PM CDT, September 20, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to…
Memorial Health System in Gulfport has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association. They’ve been given the Gold Plus Standard for the 2023 ‘Get with the…
Today is National Breast Cancer Research Day. Memorial Health System and LSU are working to enroll more oncology patients into clinical trials. The health system is incorporating a virtual research…
More than a month after blues musician Michael Grimm was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, his wife, Lucie Grimm, updated fans on his Facebook page that the Hancock County native is getting better. Grimm, 44, was hospitalized Memorial Day weekend…
If you're feeling under the weather and trying to decide where to go for help, Memorial Health System offers a few avenues. Walk-in clinics and tele-health appointments are appropriate options for minor…
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is observed every June as a chance to spread the word about different neurological diseases. According to Memorial Health System Neurologist Dr. Lee Voulters,…
Planet Fitness gyms nationwide have a good opportunity for high schoolers. Planet Fitness invites high school students, ages 14 to 19, to work out for free at any of their fitness…
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has released new recommendations for breast cancer screenings. It’s now being recommended that all women get screened every other year starting at age…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After the October closure of Mississippi’s only accredited burn center threatened to upend access to care, the state’s next designated burn center will be housed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, the state…
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health Systems has bought Singing River Health System, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors announced this morning. The hospital system also owns Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge and St. Dominic's Hospital in…
Singing River Gulfport announced today that effective April 1, the hospital is suspending its obstetrics department -- including labor and delivery. Employees were given a 30-day notice. The decision stemmed from a lack of provider coverage and Singing River said…
A new partnership has been announced to study the effectiveness of cannabis products on the market. The Mississippi cannabis Patients Alliance, the University of Mississippi and the Releaf App are joining forces to collect data on medical cannabis. A press…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi doesn’t have the medical workforce to address a wide range of poor health outcomes, from high rates of maternal and infant mortality to severe cases of diabetes that require the amputation of…
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for early Alzheimer’s. The new drug may modestly slow the pace of cognitive decline early in the disease. The approval of…
After Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin collapsed last week on the field, the Biloxi School District made sure they are prepared if anything were to happen to…
January is National CBD Month which helps spread the knowledge of it and its benefits. Bethany Campbell, the chief patient educator for Kaya Life, tells News 25 that there are…
Memorial Health System says it has seen a slight spike in COVID-19 numbers following the holiday season. Right now, Memorial has 26 in-patient positive cases between the Gulfport campus…
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease. The Food and Drug Administration granted the approval Friday for Leqembi for patients in the early…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has pleaded guilty to making threats in interstate commerce, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Robert Wiser Bates, 39, of Ridgeland, threatened…
Outgoing Waveland mayor Mike Smith received an early Christmas present today. His doctors have scheduled him for a kidney transplant on January 9, 2023. Smith, who served two terms as Waveland mayor, announced he would not seek a third term…
The American Red Cross is holding blood drives across the Coast during the holiday season to ensure hospital shelves are stocked with blood through the end of the year. As a thank-you, all who come to give through January 2…
With the death of Kirstie Alley, the dangers of colon cancer have returned to the spotlight. News 25 spoke with Singing River Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Ramon Brown who says…
By RALPH D. RUSSO Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called “a personal health issue” at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifted to a medical facility…
State wildlife officials are warning Mississippi hunters to be aware of an outbreak of bird flu. The State Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has received many…