Approximately 700 women in the United States die in childbirth every year. It is the only developed country with a rising death rate for pregnant or new mothers.
The State Health Department is still looking for answers as to what made people sick after attending events at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center.
At a doctor's recommendation, Jackie Hyer tried medical marijuana and says it was all that was promised and more, but she just couldn't justify staying on it because it was costing her hundreds of dollars a month.
The coronavirus has infected at least 27,000 people worldwide, and officials in China now say the youngest person with the illness is a newborn baby who was infected just 30 hours after being born.
New FDA approved technology is helping insulin-dependent diabetics gain more control over their blood sugar levels. Lisa Boccaleri is one of the first patients on the coast to try it out, and says she loves it.
A series of events this month at the Biloxi VA Medical Center will focus on the health of veteran families, showing appreciation to those who have served our country, and inspiring the community to visit and volunteer at VA facilities.
According to a newly-released study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi ranks as the least physically active state in America.
It’s one tough subject that parents may be shying away from---- and it’s not the birds and the bees. A new study by the researchers at Sesame Street indicates a majority of parents may not be having a conversation about race, class, or ethnicity with their kids, the factors that make up social ident
A Pass Christian brother and sister have been regular blood donors for more than four decades, giving the gift of life time and time again. They hope to inspire others to do the same.
Sarah Wells took her son to the doctor and they prescribed Tamiflu, a popular anti-viral treatment for the flu. Wells says that she was not prepared for the severe side effects of the drug.
Several medications used to treat heartburn and acid reflux are being recalled after manufacturers detected trace amounts of the same probable cancer-causing impurity that prompted earlier recalls of several medications used for similar purposes.
For the third year in a row, a leading expert in the field of vaping and youth drug trends, Michael DeLeon is spreading a message of health and preventative measures students can take to live a healthy life.
State Supreme Court Justice Mike Randolph of Ocean Springs was the special guest speaker Friday morning at a special meeting of the Gulf Coast Business Council.
State health officials are responding to the news that an initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi will be put to voters later this year.
Doctors say that many people coming together could also make Louisiana even more vulnerable to a second peak in what has already been an early and bad flu season here.
It’s fairly common to get a warning from your child’s school about lice being discovered. But bed bugs require an entirely different course of treatment.
Breastfeeding rates in Mississippi are well below the national average, but one South Mississippi hospital is doing it’s part to increase those numbers.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends two doses of the HPV vaccine for boys and girls ages 11 and 12 and three doses in 6 months if you are 15 or older.
Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that said the state’s ban on most abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional.
“New year, new me” is the phrase you hear this time of year. We’re just days away from entering 2020, and a popular new year’s resolution is getting in shape.
This holiday season, the American Red Cross and WLOX encourage individuals to be the lifeline for patients in need and give something that means something – a blood donation.
The high school sophomore has plenty of reasons to want an escape. Although you would never know it while he’s singing, just over a year ago he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
It was a wish come true for 14-year-old Payton Burge, as the Carriere resident got to be pilot for a day with the Hurricane Hunters as part of the Make-a-Wish foundation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked an outbreak of campylobacter to puppies. It's a type of bacteria most commonly transmitted by eating undercooked poultry.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the flu virus is at high levels all over the country. Even here in Mississippi, high levels of flu cases are being reported.
