Health

Love to work out, but wary of going to the gym in the face of the pandemic? You’re not alone. Exercise is Medicine, a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine, […]

Covid-19 isn’t the only plague hitting Nigeria. Sexual assaults are on the rise as lockdowns freeze men out of work and keep women and children trapped indoors. Nigerian police reported a total of 717 rape […]

The number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 continued to trend lower in Texas, as did the number of related deaths, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported Wednesday. At […]

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ U.S. health officials have sparked a wave of confusion after posting guidelines that coronavirus testing is not necessary for people who have been in close […]

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Mental health officials said Monday that children are a particular concern during the coronavirus pandemic both as patients and as offspring of providers working from home. The pandemic has exacerbated […]

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/ Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) _ More than 500 people in one of the poorest counties in Mississippi were tested for the coronavirus by the state Department of Health […]

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ A new lawsuit says Mississippi’s absentee voting law is confusing and could be applied inconsistently during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in […]

Hinds County Human Resource Agency (HCHRA) has been awarded $3.85 million in emergency funding to assist Hinds County residents and communities impacted by COVID-19. Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), […]