Dr. Matt Willis, the county’s public health officer from 2012 until last year, is the new face of the free weekly California ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency over the state infant mortality rate. But ...

The decision seemingly contradicts the Office of Personnel Management’s guidance not to terminate collective bargaining ...

The infant death rate in Mississippi rose to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, more than 60% higher than the national average ...

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

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have developed a new and highly effective application of an ...

The $202 million and $84 million funding requests for the health and Community Development departments, respectively, were discussed at last week’s City Council meeting as part of Long Beach’s overall ...

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the highest it’s been in a decade. Data from 2024 show that for every 1,000 ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality, now at ...

The letter warns that poor management and eroded capacity at FEMA could undue progress made to improve the agency.