Gautier Family Clinic now open
The City of Gautier welcomes a new medical office. Today, city leaders and family and friends of Gautier Family Clinic cut the ribbon on the new business. The family who purchased…
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Mississippi health department: 2 more pediatric COVID deaths
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Health Department reported Thursday that two more children have died from COVID-19. The department said both of the people who died were between 11 and 17 years old. Both were eligible for vaccination against…
MSDH reports 587 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 587 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 18 deaths. Fifteen of these deaths occurred between February 10 and February 14. An additional three deaths occurred between January 23 and February 7, identified from death…
MSDH reports 1,062 new COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,062 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 75 deaths. Twenty four of these deaths occurred between January 30 and February 15. An additional 51 deaths occurred between January 21 and February 12, identified from…
MSDH reports 1,253 new COVID-19 cases and 45 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,253 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 45 deaths. Thirty-four deaths occurred between February 9 and February 14, and eleven additional deaths occurred between December 30, 2021 and February 9, identified from death certificate…
First COVID-19 vaccine deadline for healthcare workers
Today is the first deadline for healthcare workers to prove they have at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. On January 13th, 2022, the U.S.…
MSDH reports 4,719 new COVID-19 cases and 94 deaths for the three day period
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 4,719 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 94 deaths for the three-day period February 11 through February 13. Thirty-three of these deaths occurred between January 27 and February 12. Sixty-one additional deaths occurred between…
MSDH encouraging more people to take oral antivirals for COVID-19
The state department of health is encouraging Mississippians to take advantage of available COVID treatments. In today’s press conference, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said…
MSDH reports 2,212 new cases of COVID-19 and 50 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 2,212 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 50 deaths. Thirteen of these deaths occurred between February 5 and February 10, and 37 additional deaths occurred between July 17, 2021 and February 6, identified from…
MSDH reports 1,661 new COVID-19 cases and 53 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,661 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 53 deaths. Thirty-eight deaths occurred between December 25, 2021 and February 9, and fifteen additional deaths occurred between January 21 and February 1, identified from death certificate…
Customizing care for cancer patients at Keesler Air Force Base
In an effort to make radiation therapy for cancer patients more accurate and effective, the 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron joins forces with the 81st Dental…
Memorial offering new procedure to treat heartburn
Memorial Health System is now offering a new approach to treating chronic heartburn. The treatment comes in the form of a magnetic band called the Linx Reflux Management System.…
MSDH reports 2,322 new cases of COVID-19 and 77 deaths
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 2,322 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 77 deaths. Forty-five of these deaths occurred between January 13 and February 8. An additional 32 deaths occurred between January 12 and February 3, identified from death…
MSDH reports 2,065 new COVID-19 cases and 93 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 2,065 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 93 deaths. Forty-two deaths occurred between January 13 and February 7, and an additional 51 deaths occurred between January 7 and February 1, identified from death certificate…
Waveland mayor looking to open medical marijuana facility in the city
Now that the medical marijuana bill has passed in the state of Mississippi, Waveland Mayor Mike Smith wants his city to be the first to…
Memorial Hospital wearing red to raise awareness for heart disease
February is American Heart Month and today is National Wear Red Day. To show their support and raise awareness, Memorial Hospital employees and staff took part in…
Mississippi medical marijuana licensing set to start by June
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Days after Mississippi became the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana, the state Health Department said Friday it is working to develop its part of the program. The department said in a news release that by June, it…
MSDH reports 7,839 new cases of COVID-19 and 48 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 7,839 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 48 deaths. Eleven of these deaths occurred between January 10 and February 3. An additional 37 deaths occurred between January 13 and February 3, identified from death…
Vancleave Public Library teaching community to make healthy and delicious snacks
At Vancleave Library, a salsa tasting taught the community how to make healthy and delicious snacks. Mississippi State University Extension Office is offering cooking classes…
Governor Tate Reeves signs medical marijuana bill
Medical marijuana is now law in the state of Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves signed the bill yesterday and while he noted he might have written it differently, he previously…
MSDH reports 6,416 new cases of COVID-19 and 32 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 6,416 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 32 deaths. Ten of these deaths occurred between January 5 and February 2. An additional 22 deaths occurred between November 8, 2021 and January 27, identified from…
MSDH reporting 4,249 new COVID-19 cases and 109 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 4,249 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 109 deaths. Nineteen of these deaths occurred between January 21 and January 31. An additional 90 deaths occurred between January 1 and January 31, identified from death…
South Mississippi hospitals work through nursing shortage
The nursing shortage seen across the country is still being felt here in Mississippi. Officials report nearly 3,000 nurse vacancies in the state right now. Medical facilities across the…
Singing River Health connects the dots in women’s health at ‘What the Health’ Conference
Singing River Health System hosted its ‘What the Health’ Conference that featured engaging and entertaining discussion from some of the Coast’s best…