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UMMC seeks African American participants in world’s largest autism research study

By Annie Oeth UMMC communications Researchers in SPARK can’t advance the understanding of autism if a broad cohort ...

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April restaurant inspections released

The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 70 food service inspections in Lafayette County between April 1 and April ...

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Sunday’s Good Sense: Fall down 7, get up 8

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House speaker: Voters may soon be able to vote on Medicaid expansion

JACKSON – Speaker Jason White has issued the following statement concerning Medicaid expansion: “Today, the Mississippi House of ...

Health

Hemp bill loophole puts THC on shelves

Low-level marijuana sold in county stores A loophole in a 2018 bill has allowed actual marijuana to be sold ...

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Sunday’s Good Sense: It’s all temporary

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United Way taking applications for grants

Lafayette County has been awarded $16,357 in federal funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program ...

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Lifeworks Counseling opens Oxford office

Lifeworks Counseling, LLC, a leading provider of mental health services in Mississippi, recently announced the opening of its ...

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Sunday’s Good Sense: Your diagnosis is not your identity

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Lifeworks Counseling opens Oxford office

Lifeworks Counseling, LLC, a leading provider of mental health services in Mississippi, recently announced the opening of its ...

Lifestyle

In Medicaid debate, look at fast-growing rural mortality rates

By Sid Salter Columnist As Mississippi legislators head to conference on the state’s first sincere consideration of some ...

Health

7 subtle signs of child abuse neglect missed, overlooked

By Dr. Lindsay Pate Assistant Director of Clinical Services at Youth Villages April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. ...

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Sunday’s Good Sense: Better to regret what you did than what you didn’t

A map of Mississippi displays 25 counties in red, six in yellow.

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Formosan termite swarms threaten large part of state

By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service Invasive Formosan subterranean termites were first found in the state 40 years ...

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First opioid summit in state held in Oxford

More than 170 addiction medicine, social services and law enforcement professionals attended the first opioid summit in Mississippi, ...

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Myers Apothecary gives customers more options

By Alyssa Schnugg Senior reporter Myers Apothecary opened its doors Monday, becoming the first compounding pharmacy in Oxford. ...

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Sen. Wicker must stop Bernie’s push towards socialized medicine

By Billy Landes Guest columnist Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker just introduced legislation to stop the government from forcing ...

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Sunday’s Good Sense: The art of healing

By Susan Mah Therapist The Art of Healing: A Therapist’s View #dogs #mentalhealth

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Baptist North Mississippi ranked No. 1 for quality, accountability

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi has been ranked No. 1 among 168 large, specialized complex care medical centers for ...

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First female dentist in the United States

By Gene Hays MSgt. USMC (Ret) In 2001, only 16 percent of all licensed dentists working in the ...

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Letter: People must be healthy to work efficiently

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Three recent opinion pieces in the Oxford Eagle prompted me to add ...

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Medicaid expansion fight not over yet

By Russ Latino Magnolia Tribune When the Mississippi House of Representatives voted to fully expand Medicaid at the ...

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