Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee’s 9th District announced on Tuesday morning that the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) will receive $11,452,467 in grant money.
Hundreds of tenants were evacuated Tuesday night following a carbon monoxide leak at The Venue apartments in Midtown. Officials say fixing the leak could take days, displacing hundreds right before Thanksgiving.
The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) has debuted a “Baby Café” on Tuesday, which will provide families in need with resources to support their growing infants.
One year after it was originally filed, Tennessee is joining a petition with 21 other state attorneys general wanting strike down a COVID-19 vaccine mandate at health care facilities.
The Shelby County Health Department is offering free flu vaccinations at no charge during a special statewide “FightFluTN 2022″ vaccination event on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Dispensary owners say legalizing recreational marijuana would be a step in the right direction for Arkansas, but state transportation leaders disagree.
By Joce Sterman, Daniela Molina and Bailey Williams
Physician health programs across the country are designed as a confidential treatment option for doctors battling addiction. But patient advocates argue they put doctor reputations ahead of a patient's right to know.
Action News 5′s Andrew Douglas spoke Audrey Mills and Cary Hamilton at the digital desk to about how they decided to transition to a second career in nursing at St. Francis Bartlett.
The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, offering the anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local dropoff locations nationwide.
Nearly 25% of children ages 5-11 in Shelby County have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Shelby County Health Department is now offering booster shots to that age group.
In honor of National Diabetes Month, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) is encouraging people to develop a diabetes self-care plan.
SCHD says the booster can only be given to children who have completed the initial two-dose series of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at least two months ago.
Arkansas is one step closer to getting a recreational marijuana program after a written decision by the state Supreme Court said it will allow the ballot measure to be placed on the upcoming November ballot.
Mississippi’s first medical cannabis patient seminar was an overwhelming success, according to the Mississippi Cannabis Patients Alliance (MCPA), which hosted the state’s first medical cannabis patient seminar on Monday.
A state veterinarian has issued a statewide emergency response and an immediate halt to poultry shows, exhibitions, and sales due to a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu reported in a West Tennessee flock.
The Mississippi Cannabis Patients Alliance announced that Mississippi’s first patient seminar for medical cannabis will be held in Oxford on Monday, Sept. 19.
The festival will offer free food, local health and wellness vendors, mobile mammograms’ from Methodist Healthcare, two painting classes, and giveaways.
With more than 41% of Americans considered obese, it’s a critical question – when diet and exercise fail, what else can people do to get to a healthy weight?
The Mississippi Department of Health is allowing pharmacists to sell Naloxone, an opioid reversal drug, to customers without a prescription - giving access to anyone who asks for it.
Ole Miss School of Business and the University of Mississippi Medical Center partnered up for a conference Tuesday about healthcare innovations. They say finding new ideas to improve patient outcomes and economic opportunities is a win-win for the state.
The Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) announced on Thursday that high-risk Mississippians can now be considered for vaccination against monkeypox.
A bacterium that is predominantly found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide was discovered on U.S. soil for the first time — in the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
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