Mississippi among worst in racial health disparities, new report finds
Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. An extensive report from the Commonwealth Fund has found deep-seated racial health disparities in all 50 states — with many more pronounced in Mississippi than anywhere else in the nation. Across 24 measures graded in a Health Equity Scorecard, Mississippi ranked near the bottom or last when measuring […]
Experts say Medicaid expansion is still Mississippi’s best option as Build Back Better vote looms
The state would be better off expanding Medicaid even if the federal Build Back Better bill that would provide health care coverage for poor Mississippians becomes law, a diverse group of health care advocates claim. Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Among the provisions in the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better legislation, which passed […]
Q&A with Dr. Kaye Bender, president of the American Public Health Association
Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Dr. Kaye Bender is a Mississippian who has spent decades working in public health She recently retired and has come back to Mississippi as executive director of the Mississippi Public Health Association. Bender also recently assumed the presidency of the American Public Health Association. She is only the second […]
‘Nothing short of a miracle:’ How rural hospitals are working together to keep from closing
BELZONI — Byron Stribling was flying down Highway 49, driving southbound towards Yazoo City at around 110 miles per hour. His pregnant wife, Harmony, needed immediate medical attention, but the closest hospital to their home in Belzoni was a 28 minute drive away. Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Byron Stribling and his wife […]
‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Quitman County Hospital reopens after closing five years ago
A ribbon-cutting was held Friday morning in the Delta town of Marks to celebrate the improbable re-opening of the Quitman Community Hospital. Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Multiple rural Mississippi hospitals have closed in recent years because of financial difficulties. The Quitman County medical center is one of the few to reopen. “For […]
This Mississippi child needs medical marijuana. So his mother confronted Gov. Tate Reeves.
Bryan Loftin, 16, has a mitochondrial disease that causes intense seizures. (Photo courtesy: Christine Loftin) Christine Loftin didn’t know what else to do. Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Loftin, a Southaven resident whose 16-year-old son Bryan has a mitochondrial disease that causes intense seizures, was a passionate advocate for a ballot initiative passed […]
This Mississippi child needs medical marijuana. So his mother confronted Gov. Tate Reeves.
Bryan Loftin, 16, has a mitochondrial disease that causes intense seizures. (Photo courtesy: Christine Loftin) Christine Loftin didn’t know what else to do. Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Loftin, a Southaven resident whose 16-year-old son Bryan has a mitochondrial disease that causes intense seizures, was a passionate advocate for a ballot initiative passed […]
This Mississippi child needs medical marijuana. So his mother confronted Gov. Tate Reeves.
Bryan Loftin, 16, has a mitochondrial disease that causes intense seizures. (Photo courtesy: Christine Loftin) Christine Loftin didn’t know what else to do. Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Loftin, a Southaven resident whose 16-year-old son Bryan has a mitochondrial disease that causes intense seizures, was a passionate advocate for a ballot initiative passed […]
Just 15.6% of all Mississippi nursing homes have staff vaccination rates of 75% or more
Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Processing… Success! You’re on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn’t process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Though healthcare workers were among the first able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, just 32 of the 204 nursing homes in Mississippi have reported […]
Just 15.6% of all Mississippi nursing homes have staff vaccination rates of 75% or more
Free Mississippi news direct to your inbox. Processing… Success! You’re on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn’t process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Though healthcare workers were among the first able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, just 32 of the 204 nursing homes in Mississippi have reported […]