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

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

The state has had the worst infant mortality rate in the US for seven years, and officials are not certain what has caused ...

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

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

H ealth officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the ...

Protests against President Donald Trump and his administration are planned in Mississippi on Labor Day weekend. What to know ...

Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.

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

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after new data revealed a spike in infant deaths, ...