The Greenwood Commonwealth

Mississippi Dept. of Health expanding substance use disorder treatment statewide

Mississippi is showing what is possible when clinical leadership, public health infrastructure, and technology are aligned ...
WAPT on MSN

Mississippi health officials warn residents about hantavirus; no cases here

The Mississippi State Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions against hantavirus, a disease linked to rodents, despite no confirmed cases in the state.
WXXV News 25

State Department of Health launches website to expand access to mental health resources

The Mississippi Department of Health has launched a new online tool to help people find behavioral health resources across ...
WAPT

Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rates

COMING UP. >> SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUST A BIT, DAVID. THANK YOU. MORE INFANTS ARE DYING IN MISSISSIPPI THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. >> THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST DECLARED THE ...
FOX13 Memphis

Whooping cough cases in Mississippi have nearly doubled from last year, MSDH says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In less than seven months, Mississippi has seen nearly double the number of cases of whooping cough as reported in all of 2024, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health ...
The Greenwood Commonwealth

State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care

Far too many new moms are dying or suffering in silence from mental health issues, and we are not doing enough to prevent it, ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi officials declare public health emergency on rising infant mortality rate

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency after it "could not wait to take action" in response to rising infant mortality rates throughout the state, according ...
WJTV on MSN

Hantavirus risk low in Mississippi, health officials say

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – State health leaders are reassuring Mississippians that the risk of contracting a rare hantavirus ...
Mississippi Today

Mississippi leads the nation on infant deaths. Experts say gaps in state data collection may make it worse

Mississippi has rejoined a nationwide survey that has long been considered the gold standard for understanding women’s ...

Mississippi expands access to substance use disorder treatment

A statewide program from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) expanded access to substance use disorder care ...
People

Mississippi Declares Newborn Death Emergency as a Record Number Are 'Losing Their Babies Before Their First Birthday'

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state Getty Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of ...