Health

Opponents of legislation that would define life as beginning at conception are telling lawmakers no means no.

An expansion of Medicaid could mean more coverage for Mississippi kids.

Hunting for drugs that target only tumor cells and leave the healthy ones alone remains the Holy Grail of cancer drug development.

Increasing the number of black doctors could improve health outcomes in Mississippi.

Advocates are calling for Mississippi legislators to reform drug sentencing laws in the state. MPB’s Daniel Cherry reports how Mississippi’s punishment of drug offenders is among the toughest in the nation.

Hunger is back in the Delta and across America, 45 years after the late Bobby Kennedy visited the Mississippi Delta.

Nearly two dozen bills targeting abortion laws in Mississippi are in the state legislature.

A fertilizer plant in Pascagoula is correcting a series of environmental violations.

Most public health statistics show Mississippi is the most unhealthy state in the nation, and a critical nurse shortage is hampering access to care for many residents. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how advocates are calling for policy changes to alleviate the need for more people on the health care front lines.

Proposed immigration legislation introduced this week put Mississippi on the national radar.

Highway safety officials say seat belts are catching on in Mississippi. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how advocates say enforcement of seat belt laws saves hundreds of lives each year.

State lawmakers are running out of time to develop a strategy for making big changes to Mississippi's mental health system or face the penalty.

The personhood debate is back in the state capitol.

 More people die of heart disease in Mississippi than anywhere else in the nation

With tight budgets and major health issues across Mississippi, immunizations and HIV services have been suspended at the state health clinic in Ocean Springs.  Now some of the services may be coming back.