Erica Hensley

But in Jackson, where one in seven residents have a chronic chest condition, a group of chest doctors launched a listening tour to help.

Mississippi nursing homes that complete Medicare’s free training see lower COVID-19 infection and death rates among staff and residents.

Mississippi has slated vaccination distribution plans into three phases. Health officials say they are working through logistics to ensure the process can be executed, but they also say there’s just not enough money.

Long-term care facilities are prone to infection outbreaks. Mississippi’s have struggled to contain the virus as cases surge across the state.

Nearly 450,000 Mississippians could be uninsured if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act. Women stand to lose more protections, insurance gains.

Reeves’ office postponed a scheduled press conference, where the governor was set to address the state’s sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.

As the Supreme Court weights the Affordable Care Act, advocates say COVID-19 has ravaged an already thin health safety net for Mississippi.

Eager to vote for Senate candidate Mike Espy and against President Trump, Black Mississippians are expected to turn out in record numbers.

Jackson-native develops new technology district to bring equal-access resources and economic investment to Central Mississippi.

Misississippi’s COVID-19 cases have hit a three-month low. Experts say masks, distancing restrictions are working, but worry about the fall.

Healthcare workers are twice as likely to get COVID-19 in Mississippi, but their risky job is made harder by state and federal mixed messages

Breastfeeding, particularly among Black women, is stigmatized in Mississippi. A Delta nonprofit is working to change that.

About half of homes across Mississippi likely have lead paint. But just one grant is actively helping low-income families rid their homes.

Mississippi leads the U.S. for new COVID-19 infections per capita, despite almost all of the state’s disease metrics having improved.

Attorneys say Mississippi’s currently blocked 15-week abortion ban should not be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, though if justices do take up the case it would be the first of recent bans to make it that far.

Author Angie Thomas doesn’t shy away from her complicated relationship with Mississippi. She embraces giving back and homegrown recognition.

What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact tracing in Mississippi  Biloxi Sun Herald

Mississippi’s sea of outbreaks,” fueled by community COVID-19 transmission, is creating dangerous working conditions in factories across the state.

After four days without full data updates, the first full single-day data report since June 17 showed the most-ever new cases reported in a single day.

Since Memorial Day, new cases have reversed previous flat or downward trends with new upward trends despite average tests trending down, and hospitalizations have followed