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Mississippi among worst in racial health disparities, new report …

WebAn extensive report from the Commonwealth Fund has found deep-seated racial health disparities in all 50 states — with many more pronounced in Mississippi …

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Local Sports The Grenada Star

WebWith the onset on warmer temperatures, fishing at Grenada Lake will heat up beginning in early March. CrappieMasters will have a National Qualifier on March 8-9 on …

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Q&A: Explaining the health care coverage gap The Grenada Star

WebAre people in the coverage gap employed? In 2019, of the 178,000 uninsured Mississippians making below 138% of the poverty level, the majority – nearly 61% – …

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Mississippi WIC Food Distribution Sites Closing Soon

WebBelow is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Health: The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will be closing all 81 of its Women, …

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Here’s what we know about COVID-19 vaccines in Mississippi

WebHealth officials are scrambling to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and inoculate Mississippians according to a priority list that begins with healthcare workers …

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Mississippi hospital officials say marketplace insurance helps, but …

WebMississippi Senate leaders point to one component of the federal Affordable Care Act health care law as a reason not to expand Medicaid to provide health care …

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A coverage gap Catch-22: To work, Selinda Walker needs health …

WebSelinda Walker needs health insurance to get medical treatment for her autoimmune disease so she can return to work. But under the House and Senate’s …

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Miss. Department of Health marks National Public Health Week

WebThe week is aimed at highlighting public health interests that impact individuals across the nation. This week across the U.S. is National Public Health Week (NPHW). The week is …

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‘Nothing short of a miracle:’ How rural hospitals are working …

WebThis was the case for the town of Marks, the Delta town where Martin Luther King Jr. started the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. As is often the case with rural …

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Rough start for hospital idea The Grenada Star

WebSomething has got to change about the way health care is delivered in the Delta.

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Obituaries The Grenada Star

WebFuneral services were held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Bethlehem Methodist Church in Kilmichael for Miss Gladys Ruth Shaffer, 95, of the Bethlehem Community, …

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Hospital working on plan to stay viable The Grenada Star

WebA sign outside North Greenwood Baptist Church reflects worries in the community about whether Greenwood Leflore Hospital will close, following last week’s …

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Bill to create regional health group dies The Grenada Star

WebFor Delta hospitals to continue to operate independently, said Litton, “is going to be an outdated approach and is not sustainable. Having a regional authority to pull …

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Mississippi battles 900% increase in babies born with syphilis

WebThe increase is indicative of the state’s depleted public health system, Mississippi’s former state health officer said. Mississippi is leading the country in syphilis …

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Proponents tout regional hospital group The Grenada Star

WebWade Litton says that when he and other Delta Council leaders began to brainstorm with health-care experts on how to address the hospital crisis in the region, they had no …

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Pediatrician parents say Mississippi’s largest school district is

WebA group of DeSoto County School District parents who are also physicians say their district — the largest in Mississippi — has ignored their advice on COVID-19 …

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Mississippi Arts: Greg Iles – New book and new fight

WebOne of the Magnolia State’s most prolific authors is now in the midst of his own page-turning personal story. Greg Iles, one of Mississippi’s most prolific authors, …

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UMMC's Dodie McElmurray elected as ACHE Governor

WebThu,05/05/22-10:15PM, 938 Reads. UMMC Grenada and UMMC Holmes County Chief Executive Officer Dodie McElmurray is one of four national health care leaders elected …

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Cannon Kirk elected to serve on boards for State Automobile …

WebThu,09/08/22-11:59PM, 5,851 Reads. Cannon Kirk has been elected to serve on the Mississippi Automobile Dealers Association Self Insurers Fund Board of Trustees and is …

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