A Starkville family, faced with trying circumstances, refuses to let their joy diminish
What do you call a family like the Sullivans?
How would you describe a family whose challenges include not one, but two children with special needs?
42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. consumers — 42.9 million people — have unpaid medical debts, according to a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
With an idea and an iPad, a Columbus dentist generates hope through technology
Patrick Singley is a go-getter. His wife, Leslie, says so.
Poll: Many insured struggle with medical bills
Having health insurance is no panacea for high medical costs.
Gov’t website for doctor payments not up to snuff
Although it’s called “Open Payments,” the government’s new website doesn’t make it easy to find out whether your doctor is getting freebies, travel or other financial benefits from drug companies and medical device manufacturers.
Drug and device firms paid $3.5B to care providers
From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical device companies paid doctors and leading hospitals billions of dollars last year, the government disclosed Tuesday in a new effort to spotlight potential ethical conflicts in medicine.
Bryant to mull medicinal marijuana oil
Mississippi lawmakers are sending Gov. Phil Bryant a bill that would legalize a marijuana oil to be used as medicine under tightly controlled circumstances.
Couple sent to prison for 2nd prayer death
A couple who believed in faith-healing were sentenced Wednesday to 3½ to seven years in prison in the death of a second child who never saw a doctor despite being stricken with pneumonia.
Medical marijuana gains traction in the South
Medical marijuana has been a non-starter in recent years in the Deep South, where many Republican lawmakers feared it could lead to widespread drug use and social ills. That now appears to be changing, with proposals to allow a form of medical marijuana gaining momentum in a handful of Southern states.
County switches to self-funded insurance plan
Lowndes County employees will save on medical insurance costs after supervisors opted to transition from a fully-insured to a self-insured system.