A Lauderdale County man has been fighting for his life in the hospital after his wife says a day kayaking with their kids left him with a terrifying infection.
People with high genetic risk and poor health habits were about three times more likely to develop dementia versus those with low genetic risk and good habits, researchers reported Sunday.
Dr. Walter Ray Wolfe, who is associated with Merit Health Madison, had his license temporarily suspended by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure Wednesday without a hearing, ruling that Dr. Wolfe’s continued practice of medicine “would constitute an immediate danger to the public.”
With health insurance availability, cost and coverage on the line for millions of Americans, a federal appeals court seemed inclined Tuesday to rule that the core provision of President Barack Obama's signature health care law is unconstitutional.
When the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources started seeing evidence of the blue-green algae, marine scientist Kristina Broussard said she knew it was going to be an “unprecedented bloom".
The entire shoreline of the Mississippi Gulf Coast is now under the same water warning tied to the blue-green algae bloom. Pascagoula’s two beach testing sites joined the list Sunday morning.
There are a number of ways to keep cool in the summer, like staying in the shade or wearing bright colors but your best bet is to keep plenty of water handy.
There's a legal fight brewing over what meat substitute products should be called.The state of Mississippi is being sued in federal court. Some say the law is unconstitutional and how the state is responding.
Scientists with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are testing about 30 samples a day for salinity and two types of bacteria blooms.
The blue-green algae bloom that has closed some Coast beaches is also keeping some families away from the beaches of Ship Island, even though they remain open.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on immunization practices voted Wednesday to recommend men get the vaccine through age 26.
The Fourth of July is one of the busiest times of the year for water parks across the country. Yet, just a few days away from July the Fourth, Flint Creek Water Park is empty.
Pascagoula’s Singing River Health System Thursday debuted a Baby Café. It’s a special room in the Women’s and Children’s wing where breastfeeding moms and families can come for encouragement and information.
ROSA is a piece of cutting edge technology that is revolutionizing the way doctors perform surgery, and it’s all happening right here in our community.
Recent spikes in deaths in the Dominican Republic continue to rise! So far this month, 2 American tourist have died from complications after undergoing plastic surgery.
Millions of people with what’s considered solid coverage from large employers are nonetheless exposed to “out-of-network” charges that can amount to thousands of dollars.
Pascagoula-Gautier School District takes the Summer Feeding Program on the road to make sure children without transportation aren't missing out on the meals.
Sophia Myers captured the hearts of Coast residents after she was diagnosed with DIPG, a rare brain cancer. Myers was one of three Jackson County children who have died of the disease, and the statue is a tribute to those three and others who have died of childhood cancer.
The neutral monitor in the class-action foster care lawsuit Olivia Y. vs. Bryant documents how far off Mississippi is in meeting requirements of the 11-year-old court order to reform the system that's supposed to protect the state's most vulnerable children.
A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates.
Attorney General Jim Hood joined a 44-state coalition in a motion Thursday to unseal their complaint against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers.
A Mississippi deputy is now seeing clearly after a doctor at Southern Eye Center of Hattiesburg performed a cutting-edge procedure for the first time in Mississippi.
Coffee fans have been getting mixed messages about their favorite drink for years, including previous studies that suggest coffee is bad for your heart.
A majority of unvaccinated or undervaccinated kindergartners in at least 10 states were allowed to enroll provisionally for the last school year, without any formal exemption, according to data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood are asking a federal judge to block an Alabama law banning nearly all abortions across the state.
An increase in violence means every day citizens could find themselves at crime scenes. The City of Jackson is working with a community group and doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center to provide trauma training.
There were dozens of bicycles riding in the parking lot at Cedar Lake Christian Academy Wednesday, but it wasn’t a race. It was a fundraiser for the United MSD Foundation.
Many of these so-called cures are recommended in private online groups and prey upon parents’ desires to “heal” their kids of the developmental disorder.
With a CDC report citing a rise in vaping amongst teens and middle-schoolers, students at Long Beach High are about to make a stand on an issue they feel starts with them.
The city added four exercise stations around Jones Park that will make getting a good workout easier, and those facilities will be available for public use by the end of the week.
