May is ALS Awareness Month
It’s a disease that’s been around since the 1800s that has no known treatment or cure. ALS affects the body by attacking nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord. May is known as ALS Month and local spokesman Wayne…
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ER doctors celebrate 50 years of care at Singing River Health System
Singing River Health System’s emergency room physicians celebrate 50 years of community care today. Staff members held a special anniversary service in Pascagoula and Ocean Springs to salute the hard workers who care for all of Jackson County and surrounding…
Lacing up for Women's Resource Center's Walk 4 Life
The Women's Resource Center is hosting its annual Walk 4 life event Mother's Day Weekend in Gulfport on Saturday, May 13 to help raise money for local new and expectant mothers and their babies.
Trike-A-Thon for Ariana
Sacred Heart pre-k students were triking around the school parking lot, raising awareness and funds for their classmate Ariana Farragut who is fighting a rare form of brain cancer. The public was invited to come out and donate for Ariana…
Fundraiser for Ariana Farragut
Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School will be having a Trike-A-Thon fundraiser tomorrow morning benefiting one of their students who is fighting a rare form of brain cancer. Ariana Farragut is a pre-k student and has been diagnosed of her cancer…
Autism Awareness Month
April is recognized as National Autism Awareness Month, an opportunity to inform those who aren’t familiar with the disorder about the complexity and challenges of day-to-day life. It’s a complex disorder that can affect a person’s ability to speak and…
Mumps outbreak at PRCC: six baseball players diagnosed with mumps
Shaking hands after a baseball game is always considered good sportsmanship, but the team at Pearl River Community College has been instructed not to do that in the coming days. First reported by the Clarion Ledger, six players at PRCC…
South Ms Child Dies Of Flu
The second confirmed Pediatric Flu death for the season in the state was a South Mississippi child. The Mississippi Department of Health reported the death this morning. The first confirmed pediatric death of the 2016-2017 flu seasons was reported in…
World’s smallest pacemaker procedure at Keesler Air Force Ba
The Micra Transcatheter Pacing System is a new type of heart device that provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology at one tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker. Keesler Medical Center is the first Air Force hospital to…
Man’s traumatic brain injury inspires life goal
A Saucier man struggling to recover from a traumatic brain injury is making it his life goal to bring awareness to the deadly symptoms that often go unrecognized. The brain injury happened after he was in a car wreck two…
Harrison Central coach’s weight loss story in “Men’s Health”
All eyes are on a Harrison Central High School coach and his incredible journey to good health. Assistant football coach Robert Browne was recently featured in “Men’s Health” magazine showcasing his inspiring body transformation, one the magazine calls ‘jaw-dropping.’ He…
Healthy school grant presentation at Pass Christian Elementa
Pass Christian Elementary School learned it pays to be healthy, receiving a $25,000 healthy school grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Healthy School Awards recognize and reward public schools with health policies and…
Free cancer screenings at Beach View Family Dental
It is as easy as one, two, screen. That was the potentially lifesaving message at Beach View Family Dental today. Dentists were offering free neck, head, and oral cancer screenings at the office in Gulfport. They checked tissues around the…
April is National Donate Life Month
Just one organ donor can save the lives of up to eight different people and enhance the lives of up to 50 through tissue donation. In Mississippi, thousands of people are waiting on that lifesaving organ transplant. Today, News 25’s…
Local family fighting rare battle with cancer
It’s a unique and heartbreaking circumstance, the battle a family living in McHenry is fighting with a deadly disease. Out of the four siblings in the Towe family, three were diagnosed with cancer. One of them has just recently passed…
Mental Health Awareness Month
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Kay Daneault about Mental Health Awareness Month complimentary breakfast April 12th at 8 am at the IP Casino Resort, Ballroom D.
Health and Safety Fair at West Harrison High School
West Harrison High School students got the chance to learn vital, hands-on information at their annual Health and Safety Fair. Garden Park Hospital, American Safety Institute, and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department were teaching students the importance of ATV safety,…
Painting the town pink for Sophia
Ocean Springs resident did their best to bring some extra color into the world of Sophia Myers, a seven-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. If you’re from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, chances are you’ve seen the…
Third annual Guardian Angel Gala
Over 60 medical professionals were recognized as guardian angels this evening. The Guardian Angel Gala honors doctors, nurses, staff members, or volunteers who made a difference during the care of a patient at Memorial Hospital. Recipients received an honorary angel…
AMR asking for mailbox improvements
The American Medical Response is asking families and businesses to improve house and building numbers as part of spring fix up. In a life-threatening emergency, every second is precious to the patient’s survival and if the building number is hard…
USM head women’s basketball coach undergoes successful surgery
Joye Lee McNelis went through successful surgery today to remove the mass in the upper left lobe of her lung. The Southern Miss head women’s basketball coach will stay in the ICU tonight and could go home as early as…
Mississippi City Ranked Fattest City in America
With March being National Nutrition Month and Americans collectively spending up to $315.8 billion annually on obesity-related medical treatment, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2017's Fattest Cities in America. In order to call attention to the…
Healthy for good Heart Walk
The Jackson County Heart Walk is an effort to raise funds to combat heart disease and stroke. The heart walk takes place Saturday, March 18th at Beach Park in Pascagoula. It begins at 7:30 a.m. For more information visit jacksoncountyheartwalk.org.
Walk for multiple sclerosis awareness
Saturday over 300 people participated in a walk to help raise funds and awareness for multiple sclerosis. The one mile walk drew in 25 teams made up of patients and supporters in hopes of coming one step closer to finding…