Elite Home Care Services in Gulfport holds grand opening
A new disability assistance business held its grand opening today to help care for those in need along the Coast. The business, Elite Home Care, is located…
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Flu season ongoing and flu shots are available
The flu has been going around. You probably know someone who’s had it, if you haven’t had it yourself. Today, we have Family Nurse Jillian Strayham from Singing…
Coach Larry Calhoun visits Central Elementary School
Coach Larry Calhoun, the star of the ‘Move to Learn’ exercise break videos, visited Central Elementary School today. Calhoun’s videos teach simple movement exercises that can be done in…
Soar Bungee Fitness is the first bungee fitness studio along the Coast
Soar Bungee Fitness is the first bungee fitness studio here along the Gulf Coast. The studio hasn’t been open long, but they are already…
Male breast cancer survivor speaks out
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we hear a lot of women who are affected and sometimes forget men can just as easily have breast cancer as well. Michael Luna from…
Chemical hair straighteners linked to cancer
The National Institute of Health has found some startling news. Women using chemical hair-straightening products are at a higher risk of uterine cancer. Researchers noted that African-American women may be…
Best way to relieve arthritis pain during the cold weather
With the cold weather beginning to take over, people with osteoarthritis will begin to feel more flare-ups in their joints. News 25 spoke with Internal Medicine…
Singing River Health System celebrates 100th monarch patient case
Singing River’s Ocean Springs Hospital recently reached the milestone of treating its 100th monarch patient case using advanced robotic technology. The robotic bronchoscopy technology is used to…
Kids at River Oaks Elementary School get active with Move to Learn
Kids at River Oaks Elementary School got a break from the classroom today and instead enjoyed a day full of moving and dancing. Coach…
Oasis Mental Wellness offering free sex education class for teens
This Saturday, Oasis Mental Wellness is partnering with the Mississippi Department of Human Services to host a sex education workshop for teens. Oasis Mental Wellness provides…
CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters. The decision opens the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter surge if enough Americans roll up their…
Local businesses and organizations present 8th annual Back to School Fair
More than 45 local health organizations and businesses came together at the Lyman Community Center Saturday for the 8th annual Back to School Fair. People…
Black Breastfeeding Week kicks off August 25th through the 31st
The tenth anniversary of Black Breastfeeding Week is fast approaching. ‘Feeding from a Full Cup’ dedicates centering care for black mothers and their babies. At Lynn…
Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill. It's the “final piece” of the president's pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost…
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms
By ZEKE MILLER KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House announced Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began…
Monkeypox vaccine available to high-risk patients in Mississippi
A limited number of monkeypox vaccines are now available through the Mississippi Department of Health. The Harrison County Health Department Clinic in Gulfport is the only location offering…
US to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The announcement will free up federal money and…
Today is ‘World Lung Cancer Day’
The first of August is World Lung Cancer Day. With lung cancer being the third most common cancer in the United States, this is an initiative to urge everyone to…
Deal on Capitol Hill could ease seniors' health costs
By MATT SEDENSKY and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Some older Americans are cheering news of a deal on Capitol Hill that could lead to lower drug costs. The health care and climate agreement struck by Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
Biloxi, Long Beach rally support to help son of Coast officers
'Healing for Hendrix' is the rallying cry for the 6-year-old son of two South Mississippi police officers who is beginning a brave battle. Hendrix Branning is the son of…
First case of Monkeypox identified in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss.- Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting its first case of Monkeypox in a Mississippi resident. The specimen was tested at the Mississippi State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory. An investigation to identify persons who…
New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decade
NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis. The person…
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’
By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a…
Backpack safety for students to limit back pain
Here are some backpack safety tips for students as the new school year approaches. Due to kids heading back to school all along the Coast, it is important…