Kate Royals
Reporter at Mississippi Today
Community health editor at @MSTODAYnews. Reach me at [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
mississippitoday.org | Kate Royals
The federal government has frozen millions of dollars for family planning services for 91 clinics in Mississippi pending an investigation into the nonprofit that receives and disburses the grant. A March 31 letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cites a 2020 statement made by the nonprofit Converge opposing racism and committing to diversity in health care in the wake of multiple deaths of Black men killed by police and the national outcry.
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1 month ago |
mississippitoday.org | Barbara Rodriguez |Kate Royals
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Meet Barbara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. A measles outbreak involving more than 150 infected people in Texas has put a spotlight on the role of vaccines in treating preventable diseases — especially as childhood vaccination rates have declined for several years.
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1 month ago |
mississippitoday.org | Kate Royals
Mississippi Today health reporter Gwen Dilworth was selected as a 2025 fellow for the Health Coverage Fellowship at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dilworth is one of 13 health and science journalists from around the world who will make up this year’s class. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of this year’s fellowship class and learn from both incredibly presenters and fellow cohort members,” Dilworth said.
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2 months ago |
mississippitoday.org | Erica Hensley |Kate Royals
Despite national pressure to reduce the use of low-risk C-sections, Mississippi’s rate has stayed high across the last decade — peaking at 32.5% in 2018, according to data obtained from the Mississippi State Health Department. While the state’s overall prevalence of these surgeries is high, there is extreme variation across otherwise similar hospitals. Use this database to access your hospital’s C-section and birth data. Read the full series here.
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2 months ago |
mississippitoday.org | Kate Royals
Caregivers and family members of people with dementia can attend a free educational conference put on by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America in Jackson Feb. 19. Experts in the fields of brain health, Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving and legal and long-term planning will speak to participants from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Jackson Hotel. Mississippi has one of the highest rates of the disease in the nation and the highest death rate from the disease.
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