Health

Planet Beach introduces HotWorx to On The Pulse viewers

Kathleen Webb of Planet Beach talks with On The Pulse host Troy Thompson, introducing viewers to Planet Beach and talking about their HotWorx workouts, how it works and what workouts are available on the Coast. And Planet Beach has a…

Gulfport boy battling rare cancer

The life of one local boy and his family has been turned upside down with his recent cancer diagnosis. “You can’t put into words when someone tells you that your son has cancer.” Thirteen-year-old Austin Guidry has been in and…

Heat wave safety tips

Well, the heat is ramping up on the Coast as we head into the weekend and that means people are finding ways to cool down. With highs now in the mid-90s and heat indices in the triple digits heading into…

New Baby Café opens in Pascagoula

New and expecting mothers all across the Mississippi Gulf Coast now have a brand new resource as they transition to parenthood. The Baby Café is a support group at the Singing River Health System in Pascagoula. It’s designed to give…

Mobile Red Cross blood drive in Gulfport

Some people rolled up their sleeves today in Gulfport to help the Red Cross save lives across the nation. The Red Cross set up a mobile blood drive center next to Chick-Fil-A on Highway 49 for five hours, allowing residents…

MGCCC students simulate emergency birth

Paramedic students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jefferson Davis Campus got a live action lesson today. Twelve students had to perform a live emergency birth using a simulation dummy. The students were split into groups of two just like…

Medical Marijuana 2020 collecting signatures

The Medical Marijuana 2020 Initiative for Mississippi is eyeing their signature goal before the September 6th deadline. Representatives from the group say that they have obtained over 57,000 signatures, leaving them with a little over 29,000 signatures left to appear…

365 Challenge to cure MSD

If you had the chance to help save a life would you do it? What if we told you it would be as easy as posting to Facebook during your birthday month? Willow Canaan is a five-year-old girl who suffers…

New CBD store opens in Ocean Springs

As interest in CBD products continued to increase, one local CBD store owner thought it was time to expand. A second “Your CBD Store” location has opened up in Ocean Springs. While Mississippi is one of 17 states still without…

Senior Health and Wellness Fitness Expo

You are never too old to learn more about your health! That’s exactly what dozens of senior citizens did this morning at the Donal M. Snyder Community Center in Biloxi. Seniors had a chance to browse tables with healthcare information…

Free gym membership for teens at Planet Fitness

School is out and the gym is in! From now until September 1st, all high school teens ages 15 to 18 can exercise for free at any Planet Fitness location across the nation. The Teen Summer Challenge aims to help…

Ocean Springs Upper Elementary principal to retire

After nearly four decades in education, one local principal is retiring. Ocean Springs Upper Elementary School Principal Susan Dollar is saying goodbye to work and hello to retirement. “I’m going to miss so many great teachers that I have here.…

Annual Mississippi Coastal Trauma Symposium

Today, more than 450 first responders from around the state gathered together on the Coast for the 18th annual trauma symposium. This year, the event focused on pediatric trauma. The National Institute of Health recognized Mississippi for having the best…

On The Pulse: Dr. Mckay explains 'smart liposuction'

In this week's segment of On The Pulse, host Troy Thompson sits down with Dr. Michael Mckay of Trillium Medical Aesthetic & Gynecology to talk about smart liposuction, how it differs from regular liposuction and what it can do for…

Number of measles cases rising in U.S.

The measles are on the rise in the country. Just recently an out of state traveler with the measles visited Hattiesburg. Dr. Erica Frank said, “It is really contagious. It is the most contagious virus known to man.” The number…

National Donate Life Month: Turning Tragedy into Advocacy

Today, the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency was at Gulfport Memorial Hospital to promote the importance of organ and tissue donation and to register some donors. In the United States there are over 114,000 people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.…