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UMMC clinics shut down due to cyberattack
Thu,02/19/26-11:36AM , 93 Reads 3,687 Statewide
University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.

UMMC issued the following statement:

"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
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Officials scale back Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program to 10 counties
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:50PM , 160 Reads 4,145 Statewide
The Mississippi State Department of Health is overhauling its home visitation and care management program for high-risk pregnant women and infants in an effort to move the needle on the state’s high infant mortality rate.
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House amendment adds “abortion inducing drugs” to anti-drug trafficking law
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,02/13/26-12:14PM , 133 Reads 4,963 Statewide
“Those drugs are now being shipped into our state without any doctor oversight,” State Rep. Celeste Hurst stated.
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Mississippi Senate pushes to let rural hospitals offer new services
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-12:10PM , 119 Reads 3,000 Statewide
The Mississippi Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday designed to help rural hospitals open needed services, joining the House in advancing proposals to support struggling facilities by loosening the state’s certificate of
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