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...
By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu The Mississippi Poison Control Center is experiencing a concerning increase in calls regarding children who have found and eaten marijuana-laced candies and...
By: Annie Oeth, aoeth@umc.edu The collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game Jan. 2 may seem rare, but sudden cardiac...
Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is confirming its 14th COVID-19 death in a child under 18. Since the first cases of COVID-19 were...
By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu As her youngest of two daughters recovered in a hospital bed at home following a horrific car wreck, Ava Welborn began feeling...
