Health

The two main candidates in the First Congressional District in north Mississippi square off: Republican Congressman Alan Nunnelee and his Democratic challenger Brad Morris.

A report wants law makers to see health care as an economic driver.

A new report find that expanding Medicaid in Mississippi is much less expensive than first thought.

Governor Phil Bryant meets with students in one of the most troubled schools in the state.

More than four hundred Mississippi women die from breast cancer each year. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how health experts say early detection is key to surviving.

Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate in the nation. But as MPB's Daniel Cherry reports experts say the solution lies in education about healthy pregnancies and safe sleeping conditions. 

Mississippi Department of Health officials say now is the time to get flu vaccines.

West Nile Virus is still a threat to Mississippians even though summer is gone. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports...

Because of stigma, many avoid much needed treatment.

Being insulted, threatened or isolated from family and friends are possible signs of an abusive relationship. And while money worries can trigger domestic violence in adults, there's a nationwide increase in teen dating violence and controlling relationships.

A new study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology reports with free birth control, six of 1,000 teenage girls gave birth, compared to the national rate of 34 births per 1,000. The teen birth rate in Mississippi is 55 girls per 1,000. The study was done in St. Louis.

A record number of west nile virus cases does not appear to be slowing fair attendance.

Two health care providers are offering free mammograms to women in Central Mississippi in hopes of saving lives.

The National Institutes of Health set a Dec. 31 deadline for oil spill workers and volunteers to enroll in The Gulf Study.  The project is the largest study ever done on the possible health impacts of an oil spill. So far 29,000 people have enrolled, with 12 percent from Mississippi.

Mississippi has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, and leaders are turning to community involvement to solve the problem.