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Following reports of victims unable to access rape kits in ERs, lawmaker pushes fix
McLean called her legislation a “three-pronged mandate” that guarantees rape victims proper care through adequate staffing, supplies and treatment. But she stressed that the legislation does not impose an additional staffing requirement.
Mississippi’s C-section Problem
Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth
Despite national pressure to reduce these types of C-sections, Mississippi’s rate has stayed high across the last decade — peaking at 32.5% in 2018, according to data obtained from the Mississippi State Health Department.
In the state with the most C-sections, these hospitals are challenging the status quo
The hospitals at these three hospitals with low rates of NTSV C-sections agree on one thing: birth takes time.
Search your hospital’s C-section rate
The database shows average annual rates per hospital for first-time low-risk C-sections, first-time C-sections overall, repeat C-sections and total births.
How we reported our C-section series
Mississippi Today and The Fuller Project requested low-risk C-section data from the Mississippi State Department of Health for every Labor & Delivery hospital in the state from 2014 through 2022.
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Prenatal care for poor women may be a casualty of political infighting
A lawmaker playing hardball may cost poor pregnant women a policy that would help them receive timely prenatal care.
Independent pharmacists urge legislators to pass pharmacy benefit manager reform bill
A group of independent pharmacists from across Mississippi gathered at the Capitol Thursday to urge lawmakers to increase regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit managers, who they say are threatening their survival.
As UMMC continues decade-long quest for cancer designation, former leaders say the medical center previously lacked commitment to cancer care
Over a decade later, the medical center is again in the early stages of readying itself for an application.
Memorial Health System takes over Biloxi hospital, what will change?
According to Fitch Ratings, Memorial now controls more than 85% of the local health care market.
UMMC quietly leaves new health care association
Mississippi’s largest hospital quietly left the Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative less than four months after it joined the group as a founding member.
Mississippi could face health research funding cuts under Trump administration policy
Grant funding from the agency directly supported over 1,200 jobs and $220 million in economic activity in Mississippi during the 2024 fiscal year.
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