Health

Mississippi's lone abortion clinic has not been able to meet new regulations approved last year.

Mississippi's lone abortion clinic faces a friday deadline to meet new regulations.

This winter has seen the earliest flu outbreak in more than a decade. Since early October at least 18 children across the U.S. have died from the flu, none were from Mississippi.

A group of hospitals and public health advocates want the state to expand the medicaid program.

The federal government is delaying approval of a proposed health insurance marketplace.

Just like for school-based programs, there is a federal program to subsidize lunch and nutritious snacks for childcare centers. But in Mississippi, less than half of centers are participating.

University of Mississippi Medical Center researchers are looking at how sleep affects heart health and strokes. 

"Every extra pound of bodyweight on your upper body puts four pounds of pressure on your knee. That can lead to arthritis then on top of that there's high blood pressure there's diabetes there's stroke, heart disease it’s all associated with being overweight."

Americans produce  an extra 25 million tons of household trash annually between Thanksgiving and New Years Day.

Since adopting the rehabilitation program  last year Clinton police officials say they have seen only a one percent rate of repeat offenders.

The Mississippi Department of Education gave contracts to a single abstinence education company before the curriculum was approved for schools. Critics say the funds provided districts with a strong financial incentive to select “Choosing the Best,” leading the company to hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits. “Choosing the Best” has no evidence that it changes student behavior.

Critics say, the state will spend millions and get minimal results.

The Mississippi Department of Education sex ed committee made mistakes while reviewing programs. If scoring had been accurate, four programs that were approved for Mississippi schools would not have made the cut.

75% of districts are teaching programs without a proven track record. Critics say authorities are handicapping sex education efforts. 

"It’s much harder for industry to locate in an area which doesn't meet the standard. And the reason is they have to a higher control and they have to offset the emissions from within the industry before they can locate in a county."