Mexican restaurants, Smoothie Kings and loaded teas dominated the landscape where restaurant permits are concerned in ...

Walker's Drive-In in Jackson, Mississippi, has reopened under new ownership after a brief closure. Joe Cravens, the new owner, took over the iconic restaurant on July 1st. The Mississippi State ...

The American Cancer Society estimates about 18,000 new cancer cases will be diagnosed in Mississippi this year. The most ...

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi is higher than it's been in more than a decade, state health officials say. - RyanJLane/E+/Getty Images The Mississippi health department declared a public ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared a public health emergency because of a rising infant mortality rate. The report brings attention to OB deserts, also referred to as maternal ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In less than seven months, Mississippi has seen nearly double the number of cases of whooping cough as reported in all of 2024, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health is shining a spotlight on maternal health. Mississippi leads the nation in women dying in pregnancy and children dying before their first birthday."We are ...

The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an unusual move to help speed up efforts to cover gaps in care. Lowering the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Canva/Motherly Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after new data revealed a heartbreaking truth: babies in ...

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency after it "could not wait to take action" in response to rising infant mortality rates throughout the state, according ...

COMING UP. >> SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUST A BIT, DAVID. THANK YOU. MORE INFANTS ARE DYING IN MISSISSIPPI THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. >> THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST DECLARED THE ...