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First Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has died

DALLAS (AP) — The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital, according to a hospital spokesman. Thomas Eric Duncan was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. at Texas […]

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Health advocates decry Mississippi’s lack of Medicaid expansion

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Groups supporting low-income Mississippi residents said Tuesday that elected officials are ignoring 300,000 people and refusing billions of federal dollars by choosing not to expand Medicaid in one of the poorest […]

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3 new cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Mississippi

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi health officials have confirmed three new cases of West Nile virus. That brings the state’s total so far this year to 40 cases. The total includes five deaths previously reported. […]

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Hundreds take steps to end Alzheimer’s

First Lady Bryant cuts ribbon to kick off Central Mississippi’s walk The Mississippi Link Newswire Central Mississippians took steps in the right direction as hundreds gathered in downtown Jackson Saturday, September 13, to participate in […]