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Today, more than 450 first responders from around the state gathered together on the Coast for the 18th annual trauma symposium. This year, the event focused on pediatric trauma. The National Institute of Health recognized Mississippi for having the best…
Hearing something is wrong with your child can be a mother's worst nightmare, but when one local mother got the news no parent wants to hear, her community stepped up to help. “She is goofy, but she is always happy.…
The measles are on the rise in the country. Just recently an out of state traveler with the measles visited Hattiesburg. Dr. Erica Frank said, “It is really contagious. It is the most contagious virus known to man.” The number…
Today, the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency was at Gulfport Memorial Hospital to promote the importance of organ and tissue donation and to register some donors. In the United States there are over 114,000 people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.…
Seventy-one new measles cases have been confirmed in the last week for a total of 626 cases in 22 states in the U.S. Now, state health officials are looking into a new location of possible measles exposure in Mississippi. Officials…
A measles outbreak in the United States shows no sign of slowing down. On Friday, state health officials began an investigation into the first case of the 2019 measles outbreak here in Mississippi. The exposure came from an out-of-state traveler…
Choosing to serve in the military is one of the most courageous things you can do. After serving in active duty, Larry McDonald began fabrication work at the Keesler Air Force Base. Since then, his life has been flipped upside…
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is investigating measles exposure in Mississippi from an out-of-state traveler. The exposure happened at various locations from April 9-11. “We are conducting a thorough investigation of the contacts we know this individual made…
Occupational cancer is a serious risk for first responders due to the nature of their work. Today, firefighters across the state were in Gulfport for a fire investigator’s conference. It takes a special kind of person to be a firefighter…
Sixty-eight percent of the nation has approved medical marijuana and Mississippi is still not one of them. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson has taken a strong stance in the campaign for medical marijuana. Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson has taken…
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is proud to be the first in Mississippi to offer the newest innovative technology to help fight lung cancer. It’s called the Auris Health’s Monarch Platform and it can check the inside of the lungs and…
March is ‘Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.’ Today, some South Mississippian’s had a chance to learn about the importance of being screened for the disease during Merit Health Biloxi’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Event. Getting a screening for colon cancer can save…
Seniors in Gulfport now have a new place that they can stay healthy and active. Today was the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new exercise room at the Francis Fredrick Senior Center in Gulfport. The room features multiple treadmills, free…
They’re battling heart disease one hat at a time. Memorial Hospital in Gulfport is among the many hospitals throughout our area helping in the fight against this deadly disease throughout the month of February. Adult heart health is important, but…
The Biloxi Fire Department is looking at ways to keep its firefighters safe from toxins that can cause cancer. This afternoon, Fire Chief Joe Boney talked to the Biloxi City Council about the importance of funding a new type of…
Have you had symptoms of the cold recently? Well, you might not actually be sick, you could just have allergies. Pollen from trees is back in Southern Mississippi and many are starting to feel the effects. Over the counter antihistamine…
Mississippi has one of the highest obesity rates in the country, but changing that statistic doesn’t have to be hard. Fitness trainer Jodi Ryder from the YMCA says doing little things everyday can make a huge change in one’s health…
Garden Park Medical Center is expanding its reach of care. It now offers a low dose lung screening procedure. Roughly 8 million smokers are at risk each year of developing lung cancer. Only 18 percent who are diagnosed survive five…
According to Walgreens, residents of the Mississippi Coast are seeking more medicine to fight the flu. The drug store chain analyzes locations where flu medication sales are increasing and Gulfport and Biloxi was on that list. As winter continues to…
How closely do you pay attention to the signs on the side of the highway? Well, there is a sign near the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi that could save someone’s life. To the average person, this may just seem…
Mercy Housing and Human Development is offering the community information that could save lives. The organization conducted a survey with the Mississippi Department of Health that shows one out of every four Asian Americans had hepatitis B. The group held…
With flu activity on the rise in neighboring states and ranked severe in Louisiana, health officials are urging everyone in our state to get the flu shot if they haven’t already. ‘Don’t wait, vaccinate:’ a message medical and health care…
Cataracts are an issue that many people face, but now there is new technology to help. Dr. George Thurber with the Center for Eye Care is on set with more. The Center for Eye Care has locations in Ocean Springs,…