Nine beaches in South Mississippi have high levels of bacteria. Six advisories were added and three more remain in effect. Now these beaches are not closed, but there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in the…
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. To make sure Mississippians are aware of the symptoms, local survivors and activists are turning Coast towns teal for the very first time. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson caught up with the Pass Christian…
This is the first year for the “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign on the Gulf Coast. The American Cancer Society has teamed up with 20 prominent local men to wear their pink in an effort to increase awareness and raise…
In a disinfecting and antibiotic heavy society we live in today, many medical experts say we're killing off the good bacteria that can protect us. That's what's led to a surge in probiotic purchases, but what is this bacteria, touted…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Myya Robinson about the free Healthy Start Symposium happening this Saturday. Come and healthy cooking demo from a New Orleans chef and more, August 27th Asbury Chapel A.M.E Zion Church 9 am to 1 pm.
The Ocean Springs School District is all set to celebrate a new partnership with the Singing River Health System. The school board approved a contract with Medical Analysis to provide an off-site health clinic to school district employees and their…
The Mississippi department of health reports one new travel related case of Zika virus right here on the coast in Harrison County. This is the second case of Zika reported this month in Harrison County bringing the number of the…
Today, the Mississippi Department of Health reports one new travel related case of Zika virus in Harrison County. This is the second case of Zika reported this month in Harrison County. This brings the 2016 total to 17 in Mississippi.…
The ice bucket challenge that was all over social media in 2014 helped raise money for research that discovered the ability to identify genes that could make a person susceptible to the debilitating disease. News 25’s Katarina Luketich caught up…
The ice bucket challenge that was all over social media in 2014 helped raise money for research that discovered the ability to identify genes that could make a person susceptible to the debilitating disease. News 25's katarina luketich caught up…
Employees stood outside of Stone County Hospital this morning looking like kids on Christmas morning. Their brand new state-of-the-art ambulance rolled up after traveling two days to make it to South Mississippi. Paramedic Supervisor Marilynn Mallett tells News 25 this…
One in every four deaths in the United States is caused by cancer, which is why 300 people came together tonight to raise their glass in an effort to create more birthdays. The Gulf Coast American Cancer Society hosted the…
St. Joseph Hospice provides peace, comfort, and dignity to those facing terminal illness. They’ve opened the doors to their most recent facility in Gulfport. The new state-of-the-art facility located on Broad Avenue offers 13 private rooms providing a sense of…
Michael Phelps is making waves in the pool and on the internet as he’s been spotted with mysterious pink spots covering his body at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio. News 25’s Hank Davis brings us more details on the…
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports three new human cases of West Nile virus (WNV), bringing the 2016 state total to eight. The reported cases are in Hinds (2) and Lowndes counties. So far this year, human cases…
The City of Bay St. Louis has issued a BOIL WATER ADVISORY for parts of the City near the Waveland city limit lines along Old Spanish Trail. Due to a contractor hitting a fire hydrant, the water has had to…
One Coast family’s three-year-old is fighting for her life and they need your help. Willow Cannan is the daughter of Amber Olsen and Tom Cannan. She suffers from a rare genetic disease affecting less than 50 children in the world.…
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and other state leaders hope to purpose the $400,000 received from the CDC for Zika research to help prevent more cases of the virus in our state. Mississippi is one of the states to receive a…
One out of every eleven people in America lives with diabetes. That number is even higher in Mississippi, but that number could decrease thanks to a new partnership between the National Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute at Tradition and the…
In preparation for the possible spread of the Zika virus, the centers for disease control and prevention has given Mississippi funding to fight the virus. The CDC gave the magnolia state 400 thousand dollars to improve the ability to rapidly…
The first case of travel-related Zika on the Coast has been reported in Harrison County. In this case, the South Mississippi resident had recently traveled to Honduras. This is one of three new cases of travel-related Zika to be reported…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reports two new cases of Zika, bringing the 2016 total to 11 in Mississippi. The cases were a resident of Oktibbeha County who recently traveled to St. Lucia and a Neshoba County resident…
Biloxi Excel by Five and Coastal Family Health Care are teaming up to help kids get their immunization shots before they head back to school. Saturday, the center gave free shots to any child with an insurance card, photo id…
Another Coast organization seeks to help parents before the start of the school year. Biloxi Excel by 5 will launch its immunization fair tomorrow morning at the Coastal Family Health Center on Division Street. Free vaccines will be available from…