Over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) reported today that the state has seen 1,092 new cases and five new deaths as of 6 o’clock last...
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Preventing Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
by Andi Davis
(Photo courtesy of the CDC) Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick, and each year,...
Daycare shut down after toddler attacked
18 month-old Dakota Hudson’s parents are wanting justice for their son after he was attacked by a four year-old child at Pooh and Crew, an...
Featured Medical marijuana initiative filed
Harper Grace was two years old when the Mississippi Legislature passed Harper Grace’s Law in 2014. The law removed marijuana extract oil from the state’s...
Featured MSDH warns personal information may have been shared
The Mississippi State Department of Health has issued a warning to state residents that their personal information may have been accidentally released. In a news...
Featured Mississippi child dies from flu, second this season
A second Mississippi child has died after suffering from severe case of the flu. In a media release, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH)...
One dead from west nile virus
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Health has reported a death from the West Nile Virus....
Third case of West Nile confirmed
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has reported its third human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2017. The reported case is in...
Avoid flood cleanup health hazards
The Mississippi Department of Health has released information on how to avoid various health risks when cleaning up after the recent and ongoing flooding events....
Mississippi: Worst for HIV, First for Call Center to Combat Disease
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi has become the first state in the nation to have a call center that provides information on a drug that helps...