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Mississippi Today
- Former journalist speaks out as patient advocate after her ‘degrading’ hospital stay
A journalist writes, "This is not just about one hospital. It’s about a system that has lost its soul. A system that views patients as burdens, not people."
- Mississippi Health Department memo warns of furloughs and program delays as federal shutdown continues
Mississippi's top health official says federal funding could dry up and some state Health Department employees could be furloughed if a federal government shutdown drags on.
- Laura Santhanam joins Mississippi Today as health editor
Santhanam is a Mississippi native who has spent the last 11 years of her career working as a health reporter and producer at PBS News.
- Field grows for Mississippi congressional midterm elections
Mississippi's midterm congressional races next year have already drawn numerous candidates.
- Mississippi Health Department fires preventive health and health equity employees
The Health Department hollowed out its Office of Preventive Health and Health Equity partially in response to issues outlined in a recent report by State Auditor Shad White, according to a person who was briefed on the firings.