by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 7, 2023 The House on Tuesday sent Gov. Tate Reeves a bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for new mothers...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 6, 2023 Amid continued risk of closures, Mississippi hospitals are increasingly missing one critical piece of their staff: Nurses. Many...
By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu What started out as a routine cold for 16-year-old Sierra Garner became far from routine, landing her in a Jackson hospital emergency...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has reported more than 50 instances of fungal infections, and nearly a dozen clinical cases in the state, with...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today February 22, 2023 The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to name Mississippi Baptist Medical Center as the home of the...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today February 20, 2023 At the time Gov. Tate Reeves appointed a Flowood neurosurgeon to the State Board of Health, the doctor...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today February 14, 2023 Mississippi is leading the country in syphilis cases, resulting in a tragic uptick of newborns risking death from...
By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu As she sat in an easy chair, cradling her two-week old daughter Kiera, Tameka Roberson’s life changed in a heartbeat. “My husband...
By Annie Oeth aoeth@umc.edu Sanderson Farms Championship host organization Century Club Charities donated $1 million from the golf tournament to benefit Mississippi’s only hospital for children. ...
A healthy mix of diet and exercise still goes a long way toward curbing obesity in adolescents, UMMC experts contend, despite a renewed focus on weight-loss...
