Mississippi

The Future of Diabetes in Mississippi is Looking a Whole Lot Brighter

The future of diabetes in Mississippi looks a whole lot brighter with the recent development ofthe Mississippi Diabetes Network and Diabetes Solutions services. The...

Alyssa Schnugg - December 5, 2023

Supreme Court Remains Mum on Mississippi Felony Suffrage Appeal

By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today The U.S. Supreme Court, more than six months after receiving the case, still has not announced whether it will consider...

400 and Counting: UMMC’s Liver Transplant Program Continues to Shine

By Ruth Cummins UMMC Communications When Dr. Christopher Anderson performed the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s 389th liver transplant, his focus was on his patient, not what...

Mississippi to Receive $1.2B for Broadband Internet Access

By Geoff Pender Mississippi Today Mississippi will receive $1.2 billion in federal money to expand high-speed internet, President Joe Biden announced Monday. The state’s share of the money...

7 University Presidents Have Left in the Last Year. Why is Turnover so High?

By Molly Minta Mississippi Today William LaForge — the former Delta State University president who was suddenly fired last summer — wants you to know this...

Regional News: Batesville Men Sentenced to Prison for Robbery of Postal Worker

Three Batesville men were sentenced yesterday to over 10 years in prison for the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service contract carrier. According to...

Prison Education Programs are Primed to Take off in Mississippi

By Molly Minta Mississippi Today In the back of the Alcorn County Correctional Facility, a regional prison in the top-right corner of Mississippi, is an ice-cold...

Unique Inpatient Program Captures Patients’ Seizures to Speed Diagnosis

By Ruth Cummins UMMC communications Although having what seemed like multiple seizures a day was wearing him out, William Moore wanted – and needed – to...

Report Shows Mississippi Public Universities Spend Millions on DEI

A new report released today by State Auditor Shad White shows Mississippi taxpayers how much public universities are spending on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...

Strep A Infections on the Rise Nationally, UMMC Experts Warn

By Annie Oeth UMMC communications Streptococcus A infections can cause more than a simple sore throat, say experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Children’s...

When Disasters are Deemed Too Small, Rural Mississippi Struggles to Recover

By Alex Rozier Mississippi Today Under a mystic blend of pink lightning and green sky, Victoria Jackson called her daughter in a panic, warning her of...