JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is moving closer to joining most other states in allowing people to use marijuana to relieve medical conditions. The state House voted 104-14 Wednesday to pass a bill that would create a medical marijuana program.…
The Mississippi Department of Health is working on a distribution plan for at-home COVID tests. You can currently order tests online through the federal government. MSDH tells News 25 that at-home…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 8,460 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 48 deaths. Thirty-nine of these deaths occurred between January 14 and January 18, and nine deaths occurred between October 5, 2021 and December 30, 2021, identified from…
‘Let’s get fit, Gulf Coast.’ That was the goal of this weekend’s health and wellness show at Edgewater Mall. Clear Vision Entertainment organized the event, which…
Students and staff in Ocean Springs School District started back last week and the district is already struggling under the weight of COVID-19. Communications Specialist Trey Brennan tells News 25 that…
The team at Memorial rolled out the mobile vaccination site today to get more residents vaccinated. The bus was parked outside of Youther Lee Keyes Park in Harrison…
The Gulf Coast Health, Fitness, and Wellness Show is happening Saturday at Edgewater Mall. The event will have presentations and conversations about how to improve your…
This week’s Supreme Court ruling means Mississippi hospitals will have to start enforcing vaccine mandates, which in turn could result in a loss of frontline workers. The ruling upheld President Biden’s vaccine mandate for all federally funded healthcare facilities, those…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 9,300 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 19 deaths. Fifteen of these deaths occurred between January 2 and January 13. An additional four deaths occurred between December 27 and December 30, 2021, identified from…
Singing River Health System has reopened a drive-thru test site in Gulfport. This site at Singing River Gulfport closed in August, but with the recent surge in cases…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 8,356 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 17 deaths. These deaths occurred between January 7 and January 12. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 625,328, with 10,606 deaths.
George County School District has announced that the schools will be conducting virtual learning Friday. An announcement from Superintendent Wade Whitney Jr. said that because of an increase in the number of positive COVID tests in the community and schools,…
U.S. Representative for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District Steven Palazzo spoke with News 25 today about a number of things he says are important to the Magnolia State including the ongoing battle…
This time last year, patients who tested positive for COVID and were showing symptoms were strongly encouraged to ask to receive monoclonal antibody treatments. However, with the…
The American Red Cross announces a national blood crisis for the first time in decades. According to the organization, the nation’s blood supply is in record low territory. The…
Singing River Health System is anticipating another busy day at its drive-thru COVID testing site in Ocean Springs. Yesterday, they tested 739 people at the site…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 5,737 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 20 deaths. These deaths occurred between January 6 and January 10. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 608,768, with 10,563 deaths.
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a statewide order making participation in Mississippi COVID System of Care Plan mandatory for all licensed hospitals effective at noon today. The order will continue until January 23, 2022, unless revoked before then.…
As omicron continues to impact Mississippi and the entire nation, masks are once again being encouraged for all, even those who are vaccinated. Due to how transmissible the…
The past two days have both set new records for daily COVID cases in the Magnolia state with more than 7,000 being reported Thursday. Today, the Mississippi…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 6,774 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 16 deaths. Eleven deaths occurred between December 31 and January 6, and five deaths occurred between August 17 and December 28, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi's…
The U.S. is urging that everyone 12 and older get a COVID-19 booster as soon as they're eligible, to help fight back the hugely contagious omicron mutant that's ripping through the country. Boosters already were encouraged for all Americans 16…
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 7,079 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and eight deaths. All eight deaths occurred between December 29 and January 5. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 579,773, with 10,511 deaths.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, so do telehealth appointments for Memorial. Telehealth is a service provided by Memorial that allows patients to talk to providers over the phone at…