The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency. Experts break down systemic issues leading to ...

Maternal mortality rates in Mississippi are among the highest in the nation. On Friday, health leaders, advocates and medical ...

The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an ...

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A public health emergency ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed another case of West Nile Virus (WNV) on Wednesday.

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the ...

Increased rates of infants dying prior to their first birthday prompted MSDH to issue a public health emergency late last ...

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi is higher than it's been in more than a decade, state health officials say. - RyanJLane/E+/Getty Images The Mississippi health department declared a public ...

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 ...

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, ...