Data from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) indicated that Mississippi’s cervical cancer death rate has again ...

Mississippi led the nation in infant deaths for multiple years, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH ...

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 ...

Mississippi has releases the Top 25 most popular baby names for 2025. Do you know a kid with one of the most popular girl or ...

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 ...

Before 2024 state legislation went into effect, people going through the civil commitment process could be jailed if county ...

There have been 140 reported whooping cough cases in 2025 — the highest amount in the last 16 years, according to health ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced its top baby names of 2025 on Tuesday.

MSDH officials annually compile a list of the 25 most popular baby names of the year based on birth certificate data.

Mississippi has received over $205 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve health care in rural ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state. According to the agency, ...