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More than half the counties in Mississippi are considered maternity care deserts, according to the new report from the March of Dimes.

Without an agreement with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Greenwood Leflore Hospital could close before the end of the year.

Large hospitals in Mississippi are full, and state health officials are begging Mississippians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu.

Tornadoes ripping through Mississippi Friday night left at least 23 dead, four missing, and dozens injured.

Mississippi Medicaid spent less than $60,000 in five years on gender-affirming care before legislative ban.

Thompson and Carter requested specific data, including demographics of the layoffs sorted by race, gender and age.

More than half of Mississippi counties are considered maternity care deserts, or have no hospitals providing obstetric care, no OB-GYNs and no certified nurse midwives.

National studies and experts in Medicaid expansion states refute concerns voiced in Mississippi’s legislative conference committee that costs to the state would exceed projections.

Seven positions were cut from the pediatric and neonatal transport teams, bringing the total number of both teams’ staff from 21 to 14. 

In the first two months since the law went into effect, the Mississippi Department of Health has distributed 3,470 boxes of bulk naloxone.