Health

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.

A key budget writing committee could be the first to take a stand  on the Medicaid expansion debate.

Mississippians are learning from experts how the Affordable Care Act will affect them and their families.

At least one county is 'double spraying' to kill mosquitoes.

Mississippi officials are earning praise from the secretary of homeland security for the response to Hurricane Isaac. Now, if only the dead rodents would stop washing ashore, the rest of the debris clean-up could get moving.

Mississippi has 90 confirmed cases of West Nile Virus this year and that number continues to climb every day.

Lead poisoning and to hazards are slowing the mental development of some of Mississippi's poorest kids.

While BP was ramping up to clean-up tarballs from the oil spill, BP workers discovered tiles with asbestos on Horn Island. Then there's the mustard gas.

Child safety advocates warn Mississippians never to leave children in a hot car.

The natural Resounces Defense council says Mississippi's air is among the most toxic in the nation.

“There’s no questions asked, just bring it in drop it off and we’ll be glad to destroy it for them.”

The nation's blood supply is at a15-year low and the Red Cross region that includes South Mississippi never collects enough blood locally to meet the demand. Now the back-up from other areas is gone.

"And when you're living in poverty it's hard to find preventative healthcare services. Transportation is an issue, money is an issue and even knowing where to go to get those services is an issue."