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Published by Daniel Cherry on 14 Mar 2013 04:58pm | Listen Now Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have performed the first liver transplant in the state in 22 years. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, Mississippians in need of a new liver can now get treatment closer to home. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 13 Mar 2013 04:54pm | Listen Now Research shows that nine out of 10 colon cancer cases are diagnosed in people older than 50. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 11 Mar 2013 07:32pm | Listen Now Discussions over whether to expand Mississippi's Medicaid program continue. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, lawmakers are hearing from hospitals, economists, and the Governor's office on whether or not to add hundreds of thousands of low-income Mississippians to the program. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 11 Mar 2013 04:40pm | Listen Now Hospitals are stepping back from demands for full Medicaid expansion. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 07 Mar 2013 08:34pm | Listen Now "And those people will have expanded screening services for HIV prevention and they'll also be able to access treatment a lot easier." Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 04 Mar 2013 06:57pm | Listen Now HIV and AIDS prevention advocates in Mississippi are cautiously optimistic about what is being celebrated as a possible cure for HIV in children. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports... Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 04 Mar 2013 05:58pm | Listen Now The CEO of the biggest hospital in the delta warns of the danger of not expanding Medicaid. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 28 Feb 2013 12:19am | Listen NowEven though Mississippi has seen a reduction in its childhood obesity rates it still remains the fattest state in the country
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Published by Daniel Cherry on 22 Feb 2013 06:19pm | Listen NowThis season's vaccine is doing little to protect elderly residents from the worst and most dominate strains of the flu virus. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, Mississippi has been one of the hardest hit states for the flu this year.
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Published by Daniel Cherry on 20 Feb 2013 07:34pm | Listen NowCatholic Charities in Mississippi are calling on lawmakers to make Mississippi the next state to go through with expanding Medicaid. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, even though some say it's the right move, not all of those who are in charge agree.
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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 19 Feb 2013 08:46pm | Listen NowSpending on Medicaid becomes caught up in the Medicaid expansion fight.
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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 15 Feb 2013 04:44pm | Listen NowThe fight over expanding Medicaid could get complicated and partisan.
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Published by Daniel Cherry on 14 Feb 2013 06:59pm | Listen NowNearly four in ten teens have experienced either physical or sexual dating violence, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 14 Feb 2013 05:14pm | Listen NowThe state senate could tighten restrictions regarding drugs that induce an abortion.
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Published by Lawayne Childrey on 12 Feb 2013 05:50pm | Listen Now"If you care about this person tell them and yall talk about it. And you give me a chance to decide If I wanna be with you or you wanna be with me."
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