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Memorial Hospital welcomes ten new family medical residency students. During today’s meet and greet, residents met staff and were welcomed on behalf of the hospital. The residents will be…
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Memorial Hospital welcomes ten new family medical residency students. During today’s meet and greet, residents met staff and were welcomed on behalf of the hospital. The residents will be…
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines that might offer more or…
By LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANG Associated Press The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19. Shots began Monday at a few locations, though they were expected to ramp up after the Juneteenth federal holiday. The…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has again tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Monday. His communications director, Phillip Waller, said Wicker took a required test and received a positive result. “He will be…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say. The government allowed pharmacies and states to start placing orders last week, with…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — It could be the end of the year before medical marijuana is available in Mississippi because businesses need time to receive licenses and to grow, test and prepare to sell the products, state Health Department officials…
The medical marijuana process is underway in Mississippi. Licensing for medical marijuana is live and legal products through dispensaries are expected to be ready before the end…
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group as…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is…
The Biloxi Shuckers and Montgomery Biscuits game scheduled for tonight was postponed after members of the Montgomery organization tested positive for Covid. The teams are following Minor League Baseball’s health and safety protocols. The Shuckers and Biscuits will continue to…
Today is World Clinical Trials Day and MedPharmics is celebrating the day by recognizing the people who conduct clinical trials and focusing on what they do every day…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest…
Singing River Gulfport is celebrating the opening day of their brand-new clinic in Gulfport. The clinic is in partnership with Ochsner and provides many services…
The program is called ‘Punching out Parkinson’s’ and the name is somewhat literal. Residents at a Gulfport retirement community have taken up boxing lessons with a coach from…
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation. Americans age 2…
A coalition of healthcare providers hosted a caregiver symposium for family caregivers. Seniors and caregivers had a chance to browse tables with healthcare information and talk to professionals. Seniors…
The YMCA is encouraging families to come out to the Biloxi Town Green tomorrow for Healthy Kids Day. For more than 30 years, the YMCA has used…
Starting today, appointments for second COVID-19 booster shots will be available through county health departments. Both Pfizer and Moderna second boosters are available. First, second, third, or…
Memorial Health System opened its newest clinic last week. The new clinic is located at 1501 Bienville Boulevard in Ocean Springs. This clinic replaces the old Ocean Springs…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal…
The YMCA in Ocean Springs is putting on a 30-day fitness challenge just in time to spring its members into summer. The challenge is described as thorough and intense, covering areas…
A new pediatric clinic opened its doors yesterday in Gulfport. Beyond Therapy is a clinic that provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children from infants to age…