Memorial Health System is celebrating a major milestone Tuesday. Dr. Umair Malik has completed over 100 Watchman procedures, helping patients reduce their risk of stroke and take…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Hospital Gulfport has become the first hospital on the Coast to offer a new treatment option for patients with complex peripheral artery disease. Dr. Haylie Reed is the surgeon who performed the operation. Not only is…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Leaders in healthcare and child protection came together to strengthen safety for newborns. Memorial Hospital of Gulfport hosted a discussion centered on improving safety within its neonatal intensive…
The month of March is recognized as Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Month. According to the American Kidney Foundation, about 35.5 million people in the United States currently suffer from…
By ALBERT STUMM With a gut-wrenching wail that rippled from her body, Amber Walcker joined about a dozen screaming people in West Seattle who let their frustrations float away over the Puget Sound. It was just the start. The two group…
By JONEL ALECCIA Federal regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy that may help users lose more weight and keep it off. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Danish drugmaker Novo…
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WXXV)- If your allergies are acting up, that’s because allergy season is at its peak right now. WXXV News 25’s Brynne Baxley spoke with…
By MIKE STOBBE A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine…
GULFPORT, Miss (WXXV)-Memorial Health System announced that the Gulfport Hospital has received level one stroke center designation from the Mississippi State Department of Health. This location is…
Joining us is Memorial Health System Pulmonologist Dr. Theresa Case to talk about lung cancer screenings.
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Harrison County libraries are launching a new program, allowing patrons to check out blood pressure kits. This is done with the American…
Tony Tanner is a nurse practitioner with Memorial Health System. He joins us with ways you can stay healthy as 2026 begins.
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Four centrists Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- Singing River Hospital Gulfport held a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil its new naloxone vending machine. This machine expands community access to life-saving opioid overdose…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- A new pediatric specialty care clinic has opened in Gulfport thanks to the partnership between Singing River and Kids and Tummies. Singing River…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Memorial Health System completed their first CardioMEMS procedure at Memorial Biloxi. The health system says this is a major step forward in heart failure care. A CardioMEMS is…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot. Until now, the vaccinations had been…
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes expected on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox. The exact questions to be…
By GEOFF MULVIHILL The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina on Friday joined the growing list of Democratic officials who have signed orders intended to ensure most residents can receive COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies without individual prescriptions. Unlike past…
Health Expert, Kendrick McCarty with Forever Young Health Clinic in Gulfport discusses the importance of a healthy hormone balance.
By JONEL ALECCIA Updated 2:33 PM CDT, July 14, 2025 Ice cream makers representing about 90% of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials…
By MATTHEW PERRONE Updated 11:00 AM CDT, July 17, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation into law that benefits medical members of the military. House Bill 1262 was signed Thursday. The bill benefits Army…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) - May is Stroke Awareness Month, bringing awareness to a disease that affects a little less than 800,00 people in the United States every year. So, what kinds of patients…