Health

Mississippi medical board sues VA for radiology records

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s state Board of Medical Licensure has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over its refusal to release the names of patients who may have suffered because of the misconduct […]

Health

Ebola has ‘upper hand’ says US health official

By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Ebola still has the “upper hand” in the outbreak that has killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa, but experts have the means to stop it, a top […]

Business

Mississippi confirms 2 tuberculosis cases at Tupelo casinos

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — State health regulators confirm they’re investigating two cases of tuberculosis affecting two casinos in Tunica County. The Mississippi State Department of Health, in a news release Thursday, said the two cases […]

Health

Liberian security forces seal slum to halt Ebola

By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Security forces deployed Wednesday to enforce a quarantine around a slum in the Liberian capital, stepping up the government’s fight to stop the spread of Ebola and unnerving residents. […]

Entertainment

Aniston, Hamm, Hudson set to Stand Up to Cancer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Aniston, Jon Hamm, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland want to connect with you about cancer. They are among the stars slated to appear on “Stand Up to Cancer,” […]

Health

Yazoo County resident dies from West Nile virus

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — West Nile Virus has claimed its first Mississippi victim of 2014. The state Department of Health said Tuesday that a Yazoo County resident died from the mosquito-borne illness earlier this month, […]