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Pharmacist Dawn Dozier fills prescriptions at Brandon Discount Drugs in Brandon, Miss., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Independent pharmacies are facing financial difficulties they say are due to the actions of pharmacy benefit managers. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘Desperate times’: Independent pharmacies fear closure, due in part to pharmacy benefit managers
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,10/09/24-10:15AM , 635 Reads 9,274 Statewide
Turnage Drug Store survived both world wars, the Great Depression, the rise of chain pharmacies and the decline in popularity of the soda fountain.
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Mississippi's Attorney General Lynn Fitch speaks during Mississippi Economic Council's 2023 Hobnob at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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AG urges lawmakers to enact paid maternity leave for state employees
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/04/24-7:35PM , 358 Reads 7,358 Statewide
A post-Roe agenda should include paid maternity leave for state employees, Attorney General Lynn Fitch said to lawmakers Wednesday.
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Two Delta health centers awarded competitive federal grant for maternal care
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/04/24-3:01PM , 328 Reads 5,647 Statewide
Two federally qualified health centers in the Delta will receive a total of $3.6 million over four years from the federal government to expand and strengthen their maternal health services.
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Naloxone kits are portable pouches containing an opioid antidote that can be administered through the nose to revive an unresponsive person who is overdosing. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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State Health Department amps up free naloxone distribution
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,10/03/24-10:51AM , 399 Reads 7,284 Statewide
Schools, community organizations and hospitality groups now have access to free bulk naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug, thanks to recent state legislation and federal funding.
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