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Doctor: Health care access ‘scary’ in parts of Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi doesn’t have the medical workforce to address a wide range of poor health ... Read more
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Raw oysters linked to multistate virus outbreak
The Mississippi State Department of Health has joined an investigation into a multistate outbreak of a contagious virus ... Read more
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Health department braces for impending hospital crisis
As the Mississippi health care crisis worsens and threatens to imminently shutter hospitals in the Mississippi Delta, the ... Read more
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EPA opens civil rights probe into state’s role in water system
The Environmental Protection Agency wrote in a letter Thursday that it is opening a civil rights investigation into ... Read more
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Will worst state for births do better?
Perhaps those attending the Senate Study Group on Women, Children and Families already knew. But it was pretty ... Read more
State
Lawmakers look to legalize fentanyl test strips
A group of Mississippi lawmakers is seeking to legalize fentanyl test strips, a tool used to detect the ... Read more
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First case of Monkeypox identified in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first case of Monkeypox in Mississippi on Monday. The infected ... Read more
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At least 28 cities have opted out of medical marijuana, but the state is not keeping track
At least 28 cities and a dozen counties completely opted out of Mississippi’s medical marijuana program by the ... Read more
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Ag commissioner bashes medical marijuana bill, says he won’t participate
State Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson said lawmakers are not following the will of voters with a medical marijuana ... Read more
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Gauge gives insight to MCC campus COVID status
In keeping up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 information daily, Meridian Community College officials have developed a unique communication ... Read more