Sticking to New Year’s fitness resolutions
Each year, people make New Year’s resolutions to get fit and live a healthier lifestyle. Finding the right gym is important when kick-starting your fitness journey. Hotworx in Gulfport is…
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Moss Point School District continues masking up as COVID cases rise
It’s time for students across South Mississippi to head back to school after Christmas break, but what role will the sudden rise of COVID cases in…
State reports new one-day high of reported COVID cases
The Mississippi Department of Health reported that there were 6,592 cases of COVID reported on Tuesday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began. There were 11 deaths also reported in the state. None were in the six South Mississippi…
Mississippi lieutenant governor tests positive for COVID-19
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has tested positive for COVID-19 after the opening day of a legislative session when Hosemann and many other people were walking around the Capitol…
Tips to keep your healthy eating New Year’s resolutions
Eating healthy is one of the more popular New Year’s resolutions, but it’s a lot easier to make than it is to keep. Singing River Health System…
Mississippi COVID-19 hospitalizations rise as cases spread
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue rising rapidly in Mississippi as new cases proliferate. The state Health Department reported Monday that 695 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were hospitalized Sunday. That is up from 265 hospitalized two weeks earlier, on Dec.…
January dedicated as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
The International Association of Firefighters has designated January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. According to Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan, firefighters have a 68% greater chance to get…
Classrooms prepare to open doors during COVID spike
Students are returning to school soon and COVID numbers are continuing to rise. Due to the spike, school districts are taking new precautions as well as following new…
FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and…
MSDH reports 17,525 new cases of COVID-19 and five deaths statewide for the four day period
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 17,525 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and five deaths for the four-day period December 30 - January 2. These deaths occurred between December 29 and December 30. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now…
Memorial closes walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Due to increased demand in COVID-19 testing, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport will be closing its walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics as of 5 p.m. today. The clinics, located in Biloxi at 189 C Wal Mart Lane, and in Bay St. Louis…
Local hospitals in need of nurses amid new COVID variant
Hospitals did prepare for yet another COVID wave, but they’re struggling under the weight of a staffing problem. Hospitals are slammed with patients and there aren’t…
US children hospitalized with COVID in record numbers
By MARTHA BELLISLE and TERRY TANG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters…
MSDH reports 4,885 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 4,885 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 11 deaths. These deaths occurred between December 21 and December 29. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 543,737 with 10,450 deaths.
High level of COVID cases lead Mississippi into the fifth wave
Mississippi nursing homes are experiencing COVID outbreaks from the omicron variant. COVID cases in assisted living facilities have doubled in the last week. According to…
MSDH reports 3,594 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 3,594 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 19 deaths. Twelve of these deaths occurred between December 23 and December 28. An additional seven deaths occurred between August 28 and December 20, identified from death…
Flu, cold, or COVID-19? Memorial physician explains the differences
With the recent spike in the omicron variant, the team at Memorial is here to explain the differences between the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19. Dr.…
MSDH reports 2,698 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 2,698 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 22 deaths. Seven of these deaths occurred between December 23 and December 26. An additional 15 deaths occurred between November 1 and December 22, identified from death…
CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine for all
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Memorial achieves metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation criteria
Today, Memorial celebrated meeting all criteria to achieve accreditation from the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its…
NHL announces players won't be allowed to go to Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The inevitability sunk in for Steven Stamkos a full day before the NHL made it official that players would not be allowed to participate in the Beijing Olympics. Left off Canada's Olympic roster in…
MSDH reports 873 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 873 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and six deaths. These deaths occurred between December 17 and December 21, identified from death certificate reports. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 525,502, with 10,393 deaths.
MSDH reports 740 new cases of COVID-19 AND 23 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 740 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 23 deaths. Eight of these deaths occurred between December 15 and December 20. An additional 15 deaths occurred between July 18 and December 14, identified from death…
MSDH reports 911 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 911 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and three deaths. All three deaths occurred between December 15 and December 16. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 522,455, with 10,354 deaths.