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From the Frontlines: Emergency nurse faces daily battle with COVID-19
From the Frontlines: Emergency nurse faces daily battle with COVID-19

Lacey Ward is a registered nurse in the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Adult Emergency Department.

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Two months after mask mandate ends, Mississippi sees record ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19
Two months after mask mandate ends, Mississippi sees record ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19

Since Gov. Tate Reeves lifted a statewide mask mandate two months ago, COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed to record levels in Mississippi, where there is now an “uncontrolled spread” of the disease.

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Mississippi’s Health Care Cuts Are Costing Lives to COVID-19, Former Chancellor says
Mississippi’s Health Care Cuts Are Costing Lives to COVID-19, Former Chancellor says

State cuts to the health care system over the past decade are costing lives now in the battle against a coronavirus pandemic, says the former chancellor over the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

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COVID-19 exposes holes in Mississippi’s health care system
COVID-19 exposes holes in Mississippi’s health care system

With cutbacks that include hundreds fewer employees working for the state Department of Health, Mississippi appears less equipped to battle the coronavirus pandemic.

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