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The move to a building at the local hospital will preserve public health care in Clarksdale, a region of the state with unique health needs.

Mississippi continues to rank first in the nation for the highest fetal mortality with a rate of 10 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Mississippi continues to rank first in the nation in fetal deaths, according to 2021 data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.  The report examined deaths of fetuses in utero that occurred after 20 weeks’ gestation, also known as stillbirths, in the United States. Mississippi led the nation with a rate […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – New data from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform showed almost half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Thirty-four of Mississippi’s 74 rural hospitals are struggling to stay afloat financially. Twenty-five of those hospitals are at immediate risk of closing within the next two to three […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - New data from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform showed almost half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Thirty-four of Mississippi's 74 rural hospitals are struggling to stay afloat financially. Twenty-five of those hospitals are at immediate risk of closing within the next two to three [...]

The hospital crisis has emerged as Mississippi's most dire problem, but only one major 2023 candidate is talking about it. What gives?

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — His ruling came in a lawsuit filed last year by several parents who said their religious beliefs have led them to keep their children unvaccinated and out of Mississippi schools.

Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.

Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.