A measles outbreak in the United States shows no sign of slowing down. On Friday, state health officials began an investigation into the first case of the 2019 measles outbreak here in Mississippi. The exposure came from an out-of-state traveler…
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is investigating measles exposure in Mississippi from an out-of-state traveler. The exposure happened at various locations from April 9-11. “We are conducting a thorough investigation of the contacts we know this individual made…
Occupational cancer is a serious risk for first responders due to the nature of their work. Today, firefighters across the state were in Gulfport for a fire investigator’s conference. It takes a special kind of person to be a firefighter…
Sixty-eight percent of the nation has approved medical marijuana and Mississippi is still not one of them. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson has taken a strong stance in the campaign for medical marijuana. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson has taken…
The American Heart Association has named the month of April “Move More April,” a movement with a simple mission: to get people to sit less. This morning, Mississippi Power CEO and 2019 Gulf Coast Heart Walk Chair Anthony Wilson invited…
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is proud to be the first in Mississippi to offer the newest innovative technology to help fight lung cancer. It’s called the Auris Health’s Monarch Platform and it can check the inside of the lungs and…
March is ‘Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.’ Today, some South Mississippian’s had a chance to learn about the importance of being screened for the disease during Merit Health Biloxi’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Event. Getting a screening for colon cancer can save…
An unborn baby with a detectable heartbeat will now have a greater chance at life in Mississippi. This morning, Governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2116, the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, into law in Jackson. This bill will prevent an abortion…
Seniors in Gulfport now have a new place that they can stay healthy and active. Today was the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new exercise room at the Francis Fredrick Senior Center in Gulfport. The room features multiple treadmills, free…
It was an exciting day for book lovers at Crossroads Elementary in Gulfport as they officially opened their brand new Little Free Library. High school carpentry students from around Harrison County came together with the Rotary Club of Gulfport-Orange Grove…
If you haven’t noticed already, allergy season is back again and for the second year in a row it came early. According to allergist Mark Murray, allergy season started a lot earlier in South Mississippi due to our mild winter.…
The ‘Cupid and Psyche Exhibit’ is now up at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art. Married in 1933, Walter Anderson and Agnes Grinstead share a unique love story which their son John remembers so well. “In a way, daddy’s story…
A labor of love, locally made, hand-knitted caps for newborns at Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock, a hospital in Bay St. Louis and it’s all part of a push to raise awareness when it comes to heart disease. Special deliveries happen often,…
Have you had symptoms of the cold recently? Well, you might not actually be sick, you could just have allergies. Pollen from trees is back in Southern Mississippi and many are starting to feel the effects. Over the counter antihistamine…
In Gulfport, residents gathered at the Almanett Hotel and Bistro in downtown Gulfport to watch the State of the Union Address. Many members of the community, political officials, and NAACP members came together to hear what President Trump and Stacey…
Today is the first day of February which is also the start of the American Heart Association’s ‘Little Hats, Big Hearts’ campaign. This campaign helps raise awareness for congenital heart defects which are the number one birth defects in the…
Local elementary school students have been working hard to give back to their community. Inside of a little room at Popp’s Ferry Elementary School, something beautiful has happened. Art teacher Brandi Hoxie said, “My students have been competing in a…
Garden Park Medical Center is expanding its reach of care. It now offers a low dose lung screening procedure. Roughly 8 million smokers are at risk each year of developing lung cancer. Only 18 percent who are diagnosed survive five…
According to Walgreens, residents of the Mississippi Coast are seeking more medicine to fight the flu. The drug store chain analyzes locations where flu medication sales are increasing and Gulfport and Biloxi was on that list. As winter continues to…
How closely do you pay attention to the signs on the side of the highway? Well, there is a sign near the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi that could save someone’s life. To the average person, this may just seem…
Mercy Housing and Human Development is offering the community information that could save lives. The organization conducted a survey with the Mississippi Department of Health that shows one out of every four Asian Americans had hepatitis B. The group held…
With flu activity on the rise in neighboring states and ranked severe in Louisiana, health officials are urging everyone in our state to get the flu shot if they haven’t already. ‘Don’t wait, vaccinate:’ a message medical and health care…
There has been a lot of confusion on social media on recent legislative proposals for the City of Pascagoula. City officials recently asked the state legislature’s permission to propose two new taxes. One is the hotel/motel tax which allows a…
One mother has traveled the world in search for a cure for her terminally ill daughter. A mother’s love has no limit. Ocean Springs resident Amber Olsen traveled around the world to see different doctors in an attempt to save…