JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) said the state is making progress in ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will launch the “Saving the Smallest” Infant Mortality Campaign on January ...

Heart disease remains leading cause of death in Mississippi ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24.

Chicken restaurants and loaded tea shops continue to be popular.

In an ongoing effort to make healthcare more accessible and ensure patients get the services they need, the Mississippi State ...

In a statement issued Jan. 9, the health department said it is joining partners statewide during Human Trafficking Awareness ...

The cannabis tax brought in $2.18 million, while state sales tax on cannabis products collected another $9 million.

Mississippi has seen more whooping cough cases in 2025 than it has in the previous 16 years. Are flu-like illness rates and ...

Abrupt terminations at the Mississippi Department of Health earlier this month removed the directors of about a dozen preventive health programs from their posts, according to staff members who were ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) released updated COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 schools for the 2021-2022 school year. Health leaders ...

State reports steady activity, but doctors warn of more severe illness and rising admissions ...