Published by Jeffrey Hess on 23 May 2013 03:59pm | Listen NowDoctors, nurses, and public health officials from around Mississippi are meeting in Jackson to look for ways to improve the health of Mississippians.Full Article >
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 23 May 2013 07:07am | Listen NowThe director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid is projecting that the cost of Medicaid expansion will be much less than the department previously expected. Full Article >
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 22 May 2013 07:24am | Listen NowSixty percent of Mississippians say that the state should expand its Medicaid program. Full Article >
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 15 May 2013 06:00am | Listen NowMore than 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.Full Article >
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 13 May 2013 05:41am | Listen NowExperts say people with diabetes are 25 times more likely to become blind than people without the disease. Full Article >
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 10 May 2013 04:10pm | Listen NowMonday is the deadline for the Obama administration to respond to a judge's ruling that all forms of the emergency contraceptive pill be available to all woman and girls without age verification or restriction.Full Article >
Published by Daniel Cherry on 24 Apr 2013 04:34pm | Listen NowStudents and faculty at Mississippi's largest largest medical school are paying their respects and thanking those who donated their bodies to science.Full Article >
Published by Daniel Cherry on 22 Apr 2013 04:12pm | Listen NowMississippians are at a higher risk for developing oral cancer since about a quarter of residents regularly smoke. Health care providers are seeking out untreated patients as part of Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week. Full Article >
Published by Daniel Cherry on 18 Apr 2013 04:27pm | Listen NowA warm winter and lots of rain have trees producing more pollen than usual. Mississippi is experiencing a "perfect storm" for allergies this Spring.Full Article >
Published by Daniel Cherry on 04 Apr 2013 06:20pm | Listen NowMississippi has the 2nd highest rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia according to alarming statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, state health officials are keeping a close eye on this disturbing trend. Full Article >
Published by Daniel Cherry on 03 Apr 2013 06:09pm | Listen NowHundreds of disgruntled veterans showed up to a town hall meeting on Wednesday to voice their concerns about the hospital.Full Article >
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 03 Apr 2013 05:25pm | Listen NowPart of those hard issues involve whether or not to expand Mississippi's Medicaid enrollment through provisions of the Affordable Health Care Act. Full Article >