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Mississippi, under judge's order, starts allowing religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek...
Congress can help Mississippi fight obesity. Here's how
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMississippi is ground zero for the obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control,...
Mississippi has the highest rate of preventable deaths in the US, health official says
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMississippi has improved some of its poor health outcomes, but its people are more likely to die...
Miss Mississippi 2024: Becky Williams hopes to work on fitness, inspiring youth through new role
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 days agoVICKSBURG — After Miss Mississippi Becky Williams won the state program's 91st annual competition...
How a well-timed legal assault unraveled Mississippi’s stellar record in vaccinating kids
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMississippi began granting religious exemptions for childhood vaccines after activists sued over the...
Mississippi stillborn rate ranks worst in country, nearly double nation's average
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi once again has the country’s highest rate of fetal death, according to data released by...
Pregnancy much more dangerous for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBlack people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population, but a new study shows that Black women...
Southern states struggle the most with obesity, new report shows
Newsy via AOL· 7 months agoPerson with large stomach measures waist. A new report from WalletHub indicates that Southern states...
These are the states with the highest and lowest obesity rates
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 9 months agoObesity is becoming more prevalent across the United States, according to the latest data from the...
America's growing obesity epidemic: 3 charts explain obesity rates across the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMore than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk...