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Henderson to assume presidency of statewide pediatric chapter WDAM Staff © Provided by Hattiesburg-Laurel WDAM-TV Dr. Anita S. Henderson will preside over the eight-person governing body of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2021. From the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A mainstay in child medical care in Hattiesburg for more than two decades will oversee the governing body of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2021. Dr. Anita S. Henderson, who has served as t...

Daily COVID-19 cases in Pine Belt jump past 21,000 Deaths since March linked to coronavirus up to 484 .MSDH reports Saturday another 1,700 new daily coronavirus cases. (Source: CDC) By Tim Doherty | December 19, 2020 at 10:48 AM CST - Updated December 19 at 10:48 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) _The Mississippi State Department of Health reports the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Pine Belt has passed 21,000. MSDH reported 1,700 new COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths Saturday, including 18 between Dec. 8-18 and another 18 discovered through a screening of death certificates fro...

Pine Belt health experts discuss Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Pine Belt health experts discuss Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine By Caroline Wood | December 16, 2020 at 9:44 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 10:14 PM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The first shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have made their way to the Magnolia State. It’s been described by healthcare workers as the first of its kind, and local doctors are breaking down how the vaccine works. “We are just telling our body to reproduce the spike protein by which we then make antibodies to that so effectively. What this does...

Mar-Jac Poultry issues statement after employee dies from workplace incident Hattiesburg police started investigating the death Wednesday morning. (Source: Hattiesburg Police Department) By Chris Thies | December 16, 2020 at 12:36 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 3:05 PM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A death investigation is underway following an incident that happened Tuesday at a chicken processing facility in Hattiesburg. According to a statement from Mar-Jac Poultry complex manager Joe Colee, an employee was rushed to a hospital after being seriously injured in the Hattiesburg plant�...

The Gilmer Mirror  | 11    (Tyler, Texas) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) has named Dr. Beverly J. Bryant,  a leader in child and adolescent psychiatry, as the interim chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.  She has been working with Dr. Jeffery Matthews to ensure a smooth transition prior to his departure from UTHSCT in mid-December to assume the role of chief medical officer at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.             Bryant has extensive leadership experience serving in numerous p...