Health

There are already 12-hundred confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu, in Mississippi. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, an expert medical panel Thursday night answered the state's questions on how to avoid infection.

One in ten Americans has some form of liver disease. October is Liver Awareness Month. MPB's Karen Brown spoke with University of Mississippi Medical Center Gastroenterologist, Dr. Walter Boone, about the liver, starting with gall bladder disease.

Women are learning how to fight back against potential attackers as part of Jackson State University's Domestic Violence Awareness Week. MPB's Carl Gibson reports.

Healthcare in rural Mississippi is plagued with problems, from the lack of preventative care, to high insurance costs and chronic illnesses. MPB's Patty Davis looks at how healthcare reform may help.

Two out of every three Mississippi adults are considered obese. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, high health care costs are a barrier to employer health coverage.