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Mississippi doesn’t see births spike from abortion ban, but unwanted pregnancies increase
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/08/24-9:51PM , 509 Reads 7,038 Statewide

Mississippi birth numbers are roughly the same as last year, despite the state health department predicting at least 5,000 a year more from a nearly total abortion ban.
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Radiology Technician Simon Burnham, left, and Dr. Foluso Fakorede perform an angiogram on a diabetes patient at Fusion Vascular in Cleveland, Miss., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘These people were never given the chance to catch up’: Inside the diabetes belt of rural Mississippi
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,12/20/23-10:41PM , 461 Reads 6,479 Statewide

Melvin Jones, a 64-year-old native of Cleveland, was in his 30s when he was diagnosed with diabetes. He knew he was at an increased risk because of his family history.
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Viometrice Simmons, is a certified nursing assistant with 30-plus years of experience. At one of her two jobs, she talks of her love for the work she does, and how the low wages make the work harder, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 in Brandon. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Falling short: 99% of Mississippi nursing homes don’t meet new staffing regs
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,12/14/23-1:25PM , 307 Reads 5,303 Statewide

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Mississippi sees season’s first pediatric flu death
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,11/20/23-4:45PM , 498 Reads 8,148 Statewide
Officials from the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the state’s first pediatric flu death of the 2023-2024 flu season on Wednesday.

Pediatric deaths are deaths occurring in individuals under the age of 18.
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