95% of Mississippi is under a COVID mask mandate including all of South MS, the Coast

Gov. Tate Reeves’ executive orders, mandating masks and social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, apply to nearly the entire state of Mississippi. As of Jan. 1, all but four of the 82 counties were under the mask mandate — Claiborne, Issaquena, Sharkey and Tunica.Sun Herald, Read More.

As Gulf South lawmakers fight over Medicaid, new moms weigh in: ‘Safety nets do save lives’
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One day in early 2020, a Madison man noticed blood in his mouth. His symptoms escalated, and by the end of that week, he was in the intensive care unit at Merit Health Madison. When he woke up from a procedure, the gastroenterologist told him his liver was in bad shape.He had end-stage liver disease, and the only treatment option was a liver transplant. The next two years consisted of a double hip replacement, numerous procedures on his esophagus and visits with an array of specialists, including psychologists. MS Today, Read More.