Doctors, Nurse Practitioners Spar Over Medical Authority in Mississippi

Mississippi may soon have a new class of independent primary-care providers, if the Legislature elects to end a long-standing oversight requirement for its nurse practitioners. The deregulation move would affect more than 4,250 general practitioners across the state, reducing the costs to practice and potentially aiding the state’s widespread primary-care deserts.
Local Municipal Candidates Confused After Attorney General’s Late Residency Ruling

Three local Oxford candidates are in confusing limbo after Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on Monday that municipal candidates in Mississippi should be required to live in their current wards for at least two years leading up to their election in order to qualify for their races.
Cómo sobrevivir al coronavirus: Una explicación sobre las vacunas contra la COVID-19

Ahora que la vacuna contra la COVID-19 está disponible para muchos misisipianos, el estado tiene la oportunidad de hacer que el pico invernal sea el último brote masivo de la enfermedad. The Mississippi Free Press ha recabado información de fuentes expertas sobre el contenido, los efectos y el costo de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 disponibles al público.