March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
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HEALTH
Medicare announces 15 new drugs up for price negotiations, including Ozempic
By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The Biden administration on Friday released the next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, including Ozempic — the blockbuster diabetes drug that’s also used for weight loss. The drug has faced public backlash over its high price,…
Medical Minute with AlphaCare Urgent Care
Dr. George Loukatos with AlphaCare Urgent Care has the tips you need to weather this early cold/flu/Covid season in this local edition of WXXV's Medical Minute.
UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside NYC hotel in 'premeditated, preplanned targeted attack'
By Minyvonne Burke, David K. Li and Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in what police said appears to be a "premeditated, preplanned targeted attack" outside the New York Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. Brian Thompson, 50,…
Biden proposes requiring Medicare, Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs
By Evan Bush The Biden administration plans to require Medicare and Medicaid to offer coverage of weight loss medications for patients seeking to treat obesity. The new rule, which was proposed by the administration on Tuesday, would dramatically expand access to…
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn too little to afford private insurance — a position that business groups have advocated but…
Second Death Reported in Mississippi from West Nile Virus in 2024
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed the second death from a human case of West Nile Virus in the state this year. The MSDH does not provide details of the specific age, gender, or location of the…
American Heart Association recognizes Memorial Hospital Gulfport’s stroke team
Memorial Hospital Gulfport’s stroke team gathered this afternoon to celebrate its success, recognized by the American Heart Association. The stroke team earned the ‘Get with the Guidelines’…
Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease and blood cancers among those affected by price negotiations
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 3:42 PM CDT, August 15, 2024 The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion on out-of-pocket costs for medications to treat diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with drug companies…
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
By AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices of 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs. The discounts,…
Boar’s Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak
By JONEL ALECCIA The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday.…
First Human Case of West Nile Virus in 2024
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus this year in Rankin County. West Nile Virus is transmitted primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito. According to the Centers…
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
BY MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.…
Medicaid expansion plans and school funding changes still alive in Mississippi Legislature
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bills to expand Medicaid and rewrite the funding formula for public schools are among measures still alive in the Mississippi Legislature. Tuesday was the deadline for House and Senate committees to consider…
Change Healthcare Cyberattack prompts payment processing adjustment for Singing River Health System
Pascagoula, Miss. - Singing River Health System contracts with Change Healthcare to process payments that are mailed in by patients. In response to a recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, on March 27th Singing River Health System was notified that Change…
Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ proposal that would cover fewer people
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. is still alive in the Mississippi Legislature . But Senate Republicans changed the plan…
Diagnosis, treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
Joining us in studio is Dr. Miguel Melgar who is here to tell us more about a condition that can strike unexpectedly in seniors.
U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer U.S. health officials say Americans with COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance on Friday. People can return to…
Memorial Health System Launches “I Gave Birth” Initiative
GULFPORT, Miss. – January 25, 2024 – Memorial is launching a campaign to educate everyone—mothers, families, friends, providers, and the community—about the unique challenges women face in the first year after delivery. Giving birth should be a joyous, natural experience, but…
Laurin St. Pe' named CEO of Singing River Health System
The Singing River Health System's Board of Trustees announced today the immediate appointment of Laurin St. Pe’ as its Chief Executive Officer. “We are thrilled to announce Laurin St. Pe' as the new CEO of Singing River,” said Steve Ates,…
Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say
BY MIKE STOBBE Updated 1:12 PM CST, December 1, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday. COVID-19, though,…
In federal lawsuit, owner of medical marijuana dispensary says Mississippi censors business owners
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising. After Mississippi legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating…
Mental Health Summit focuses on awareness, validating students
Students in Pascagoula and Gautier, along with community leaders, gathered this morning for a mental health summit to address the mental health crisis affecting our schools and communities. The keynote speaker, Emma Benoit, spoke…
Bienville Orthopaedic now offers urgent care service in Orange Grove
Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists announced a new service for a Gulfport community. The Bienville Ortho Urgent Care opened in Orange Grove on Thursday. As an orthopaedic-only urgent care, the facility…