Jackson Boil Water Notice Lifted After Retests Find No E. Coli in Water
JXN Water, the entity in control of Jackson’s water system, is challenging a state-imposed boil water notice for the cities of Jackson and Flowood after tests detected e. Coli in the water. Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin suggested Thursday that the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Public Health Laboratory may have accidentally contaminated its own samples with E. coli.
State Issues Boil Water Alerts For Jackson, Flowood
The State of Mississippi issued boil water alerts after detecting E. coli. in the water supply in the cities of Jackson and Flowood.
Medical Cannabis Advocates Urge Easier Access For Mississippi Patients
Medical-cannabis patient Becky Henderson suffered a spinal-cord injury in a car wreck when she was 21 years old, leaving the lower half of her body paralyzed. The Gulfport, Miss., resident gets around in a motorized wheelchair and can only leave her house a couple of times a month. During a meeting of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee on Dec. 20, 2023, Henderson proposed a series of changes to the state’s marijuana program.
Opinion | Seeing the Human in Every Patient—From Biblical Texts to 21st Century Relational Medicine
“Though ‘relational medicine’ may be a relatively new phrase, the basic idea is not,” Dr. Jonathan Weinkle writes. “Seeing each person before you as someone of infinite value is fundamental to many faiths’ beliefs about medical ethics.”
