By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer The day before he was to appear as the poster child of the year for the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation, Derrick James spent the day at a hospital being […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Latest on Mississippi budget hearings (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is criticizing Mississippi Department of Mental Health leaders for giving pay raises to some employees the […]
Mississippi Link Newswire On Aug. 6, members of the community, local organizations and Jackson-area health care providers joined together to raise awareness for heart failure and its disproportionate effect on African Americans. According to data […]
Mississippi Link Newswire While no early detection test currently exists for the one in 78 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, Newk’s Cares and St. Dominic’s are working to change that. The duo is […]
Event to benefit sickle cell disease research By Shanderia K. Posey Editor There’s going to be some serious strutting down the runway Aug. 14, as the Cure Sickle Cell Foundation debuts its children’s fashion show […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire During July, Alpha Kappa Alpha women across the country will take part in Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Named after Bebe Moore Campbell, an accomplished author, activist, […]
Mississippi Link Newswire The Mississippi State Department of Health has identified an unusually large number of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus in Hinds County. Residents should make sure to take all precautions to avoid mosquito […]
MRC helps MC graphic design instructor Taylor get back to the classroom after stroke By Carey Miller Health and Research News Service As a graphic design instructor at Mississippi College, Karlos Taylor relies […]
#AskTheHIVDoc series available in English, Spanish UMMC News Dr. Leandro Mena considers himself a shy person. He doesn’t do Facebook and he barely tweets. But his international reputation as an expert in the field of […]
UMMC News When registered nurse Tyrah Hickman cares for sickle-cell patients at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, she can feel the agony of the pain crises that accompany the blood disease. Hickman has been […]
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