Health

Children’s Health Fair Saturday at Edgewater Mall

To likely the joy of parents and the dismay of children, Coast students will be headed back to school in just under two weeks. Before they head back, one Coast rotary club is making sure children are equipped with everything…

Heat Safety for Pets

The extreme heat isn’t just dangerous for people. It can also be hazardous and potentially deadly for our pets as well. News 25’s Kendra Turley has tips on how to keep your animals safe. Every day activities, such as taking…

A Lung Cancer Vaccine Was Created In This Lab

Make the rounds with a family doctor through the streets of Havana's neighborhoods and visit the lab where researchers created a lung cancer vaccine, sparking interest in the United States.

Back To School Immunizations

News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Dr. Christy Thornton about the needs of children health coming back to school.

Harrison County Joins Steppin’ Up Campaign

One Coast county is trying to do its part to keep people with serious mental illnesses out of jail and get the help they need. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors recently agreed to join the Steppin’ Up Initiative. Each…

Three New Zika Cases in Mississippi

Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reports three new cases of Zika virus. This brings the 2016 total to eight. The cases were in residents from Chickasaw, Hinds and Rankin counties who recently traveled to St. Thomas, Nicaragua and…

Are Hancock County Gulf Waters Safe?

Ronald Winnert continues to work through rehab in Slidell after losing his leg to vibrio in Bay St. Louis last month. Many residents in Hancock County are aware of the incident, but say it’s not keeping them from enjoying the…

Staying Safe in Extreme Heat

We here in South Mississippi know all too well about extreme heat and high temperatures. With the heat index on the rise, it’s important to stay up to date on how to stay cool and safe during heat emergencies. Heat…

Are Hancock County Gulf Waters Safe?

Ronald Willert continues to work through rehab in Slidell after losing his leg to the flesh eating bacteria vibrio in Bay St. Louis last month. Today, News 25’s Shelby Myers is in Hancock County checking in to see if the…

Staying Safe in Extreme Heat

We here in South Mississippi know all too well about extreme heat and high temperatures. With the heat index on the rise, News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us with tips on how to stay cool and safe during heat emergencies.

Daughter Speaks on Father Contracting Vibrio

A Bay St. Louis man is recovering after losing part of his leg to vibrio. He contracted the flesh eating bacteria about three weeks ago. This is the first confirmed cased of vibrio this year in our area. Today, the…

Daughter Speaks on Father Contracting Vibrio

A Bay St. Louis man is recovering after losing part of his leg to vibrio. He contracted the flesh eating bacteria about three weeks ago. This is the first confirmed case of vibrio this year in our area. News 25’s…

Ambulance Services Cut in Stone County

The Stone County area is scaling back on ambulance services. News 25’s Kendra Turley shows us how the cutback affects residents and other public safety departments. As of July 1st, there is now only one ambulance serving the Stone County…

Vibrio Case Confirmed in Hancock County

The Mississippi Department of Health has confirmed a Hancock County resident has vibrio vulnificus. The person infected by the waterborne bacteria is a Hancock County man who has not yet been identified. This news comes to us almost a week…

Ambulance Services Cut in Stone County

Ambulance service scales back in Stone County. As of July 1st, there is only one ambulance serving Stone County from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Residents and the fire chief are concerned. News 25’s Kendra Turley has the details.

Dangers of Fireworks

Bottle rockets and sparklers light up the faces of Fourth of July spectators, but AMR wants you to know the dangers of these fireworks. According to the United States Fire Administration, 11,000 people are injured from fireworks each year. These…

Man Recovering from Vibrio

Dick Empson continues to battle a case of the flesh eating bacteria vibrio, which put him in critical condition on Wednesday. Empson lost his leg to the bacteria. As of yesterday, he has been removed from the ventilator. He became…

Tourist Fighting Flesh Eating Bacteria

A Baton Rouge man visiting South Mississippi is now fighting for his life at Bay St. Louis Hospital after contracting a flesh eating virus here on the Coast. Richard Empson’s niece, Elizabeth Daggett, joins us on the phone.

Mother Wants to Educate on Diabetes

State Representative Jeff Guice came under scrutiny after an email he sent to a mother, asking help to obtain medication for her diabetic daughter, goes viral. The diabetic community was angered by his advice for diabetics to think about buying…

Mother Wants to Educate on Diabetes

State Representative Jeff Guice came under scrutiny after an email he sent to a mother asking for help to obtain medication for her diabetic daughter goes viral. The diabetic community is angered by his advice for diabetics to think about…

Blood Drive

Both residents and law enforcement officers roll up their sleeves for a good cause. The Pascagoula Police Department is sponsoring a blood drive at the Jackson County Fairgrounds Civic Center. The blood collected until 3 pm today goes to local…