Health

Risk factors include a lot of sun exposure, a weakened immune system, a history of other cancers, and being light-skinned and over 50.

The organization is raising funds to purchase a mobile unit to provide PSA screenings.

Patients can begin using the VR devices at the Biloxi VA Medical Center following the group’s final training session Thursday.

Surgeries delayed, prescriptions needing to be written by hand, and some patients being transferred to other hospitals. These are all affects of the recent cyberattack at Singing River Health System.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is asking all states to review their computer-automated processes to make sure that children are evaluated separately from their parents — and aren’t losing coverage merely because of their parents’ ineligibility or inaction.

Governor Tate Reeves is making it clear that the state has no intention of returning to mask mandates. Covid cases are up in the state. So we wanted to hear from you, what do you think about the Governor’s comments?

The woman had been admitted to the hospital after experiencing forgetfulness and worsening depression over three months.

Reeves says people can decide to mask up for themselves.

We wanted to update you on what’s happening in Mississippi related to vaccine exemptions for school age kids. It was in April that a federal judge ordered the state to add a religious exemption. And we’re learning more about what happened after the forms were made available in late July.

A tax increase for Wiggins and Stone County residents is under debate in efforts to drive up emergency medical response.

Getting your prescriptions filled at a Winn Dixie pharmacy will no longer be an option by the end of the year.

Since 2017, there’s been a standing order that allows pharmacists to dispense nalxone with or without a prescription. But they’re not required to have it on hand. Now, a new study reveals there are questions about its availability in Mississippi.

For some, kratom has been a miracle drug, helping them escape their addictions. For others, kratom became their addiction.

The man’s son says the CDC confirmed his father’s death was caused by the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus.

For those with long COVID, symptoms can linger for weeks, months and even years after the first onset of the disease.

Another case of locally acquired malaria has been reported in the United States.

Handing your baby a smartphone or a tablet to play with could impact their development, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

The policy authors say age-appropriate, nonviolent behavioral strategies should be used instead.

Yulone Solomon spent her Monday evening walking around Biloxi beach talking to people about the challenges of dealing with mental health.

Singing River Health System computers remained shut down Monday after suspicious activity was detected on the computer network over the weekend.

The Food and Drug Administration cleared Pfizer’s maternal vaccination to guard against a severe case of RSV when babies are most vulnerable — from birth through 6 months of age.

Researchers analyzed data from 17 randomized controlled clinical trials in six countries.

It is recommended to use mosquito repellant, dress protectively, and clear your yard of standing water.

You may not see all the signs for testing and clinics designated to testing for COVID-19 like you once did but, as one doctor put it, it never went away. And right now, it’s spreading through the state again.

Sunday was the hottest day of the year, clocking in at 105 in Jackson. And the extreme heat trend raises red flags for many of us physically. But doctors explain it can also take a mental toll.

Well into the pandemic's fourth year, how profound a toll COVID-19 has taken on the nation’s heart health is only starting to emerge.

The nurse retention loan repayment program aims to help nurses all over the state ease their financial burden.

Infants should get a new drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, health advisers recommended Thursday.

The family of Henrietta Lacks has reached a settlement with biotech company Thermo Fisher over the use of her cells for research, according to media reports.

Brain-eating amoeba is a microscopic parasite found in warm, fresh bodies of water like hot springs or lakes.