According to the Tennessee Department of Health, hundreds of Shelby County kindergartners had incomplete or missing vaccination records last year.

A Hepatitis A outbreak has hit several states. In Tennessee, more than 1,800 people have gotten sick and at least 10 people have died.

The president’s announcement calls for big changes for millions of Americans suffering from chronic kidney disease so more people can have outcomes like James Rogers.

Bayer is voluntarily recalling nearly 1,000 vials of a biological drug used to help prevent and control serious bleeding in patients with hemophilia A.

West Nile has been spotted in the Mid-South. One human case has been reported in Mississippi, and mosquitoes in four zip codes in Shelby County tested positive this month. Now, county officials are doing massive mosquito sprays.

The zip codes are 38118, 38115, 38104 and 38133.

Arabella Stike is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan and was personally invited by the St. Louis Cardinals to watch the game on July 14 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

A Memphis family is in mourning after their beloved husband and father was killed by a flesh-eating bacteria that he contracted in the Gulf Coast.

Experts want to remind you to check your sunscreen’s expiration date before you go outside.

The Arkansas Department of Health has issued a “Boil Water” notice for the citizens of Earle.

A heat advisory is in place once again Wednesday as heat index values are expected to top 100 degrees.

Heat index values will climb to between 105 and 109 degrees.

A federal lawsuit says the Magnolia State is violating free speech by banning the use of terms like "meatless meatballs" and "vegan bacon."

The Tennessee Department of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against a handful of dangerous illnesses.

Shelby county Health Department is hosting back-to-school immunization clinics ahead of the new school year.

A new nationwide study is providing new insight into the challenges that LGBTQ youth face every day.

Senators on the health care committee voted to push forward new legislation to make big changes to the American health care system.

ROSA is a piece of cutting edge technology that is revolutionizing the way doctors perform surgery, and it’s all happening right here in our community.

Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS are working with health departments, HIV/AIDS service organizations, and other community organizations to provide free HIV testing and information at select Walgreens stores in more than 260 cities on National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), Thursday, June 27 between 10 a.m.

Recent spikes in deaths in the Dominican Republic continue to rise! So far this month, 2 American tourist have died from complications after undergoing plastic surgery.

For the ninth year, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has been named one of the Best Children’s Hospitals in the U.S.

Governor Bill Lee came to Memphis Wednesday to speak at the 9th annual National Suicide and the Black Church Conference.

The mosquitoes were found in the 38115 and 38118 zip codes and are the first traces of the virus to be found in the county in 2019.

The Department of Veteran's Affairs rolled out its new healthcare system Thursday.

Heat exhaustion can happen to anyone if they're left in a vehicle.

For five years Ty Jones has owned PrimeCare Transport.

Memphis Police say 12 overdoses have been reported within 24 hours. Heroin and pills are two of the drugs that officers say were used in these cases.

An alarming trend has emerged in the Mid-South with more people, 40 years old and under, having heart attacks. However, doctors say strokes can strike you while you're young as well.

A newly FDA-approved cancer treatment is proving to be a game-changer for the future of medicine.

A new study shows more young people are having heart attacks under 40, sometimes without warning.

A new national survey shows more than half of Americans use a swimming pool as a communal bathtub.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been awarded $34 million to research how the flu virus can influence immune system development.Dr. Paul Thomas says there is evidence that a person's first flu virus encounter "imprints" on their immune system.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more women are dying from pregnancy-related issues. Black women are at an even higher risk.

The hunt is on for the next location for an Ironman competition.

Medical marijuana is now for sale in Arkansas.

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is looking for donations to support the Mid-South Food Bank.

Methodist University Hospital's $275 million expansion created a 450,000-square-foot, nine-story patient tower on top of the hospital as it remained fully operational throughout construction.

This comes as the Centers for Disease Control says there are more recorded cases of measles so far in 2019 [764] than in any other year since 1994.

As measles continues to spread around the United States, the debate surrounding vaccine choice has flared up at well. So is the vaccine rights movement a fight for personal freedom, or is it a disinformation campaign? We asked, you decide.

Friday, Shelby County’s Health Department director, along with county mayor Lee Harris, and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital’s Dr. Nicholas Hysmith shared the team effort in place to prevent new cases from happening.

MSDH’s follow-up investigation did not identify any measles cases in Mississippi from exposure to this traveler.

Medical marijuana dispensaries are set to open in mid-May but three of them in West Memphis are not anywhere close to being done.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is holding a news conference Friday morning regarding the county’s preparation efforts amid the measles outbreak.

Lots of Memphis children dream of playing for the Memphis Tigers when they grow up, and for one little girl Thursday is draft day.

Good news for rice lovers!

All five Tennessee measles cases are connected to an east Tennessee resident who traveled abroad to a country with a known outbreak, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.

In a letter sent to patients, Gulfport Anesthesia Services wrote, “On March 12, 2019 we became aware of an incident where an unauthorized third party gained access to a secured camera protected storage facility which contained paper medical records."

Leadership Tennessee partnered with several organizations for the West Tennessee Opioid Summit, which was held at Shelby Farms.

Regional One Health is seeing results of its efforts to cut opioid prescriptions and addiction.

The recent resurgence of measles is being seen as a huge setback for public health.

Drone used to deliver organ for transplant.

State attorneys wrote last week that Mississippi has an interest in preserving fetal life “from the moment of conception.”

The city of Bartlett hosted Drug Take-Back Day at Kroger Saturday.

Mid-Southerners put on their running shoes to raise money to fight heart disease on Saturday.

Democrats and Republicans struggle to find middle ground as the sides push opposing plans to fix health insurance.

Two Memphis health care institutions have been given two grants totaling $9.9 million.

More Mid-Southerners are going under the knife outside the U.S. at a fraction of the price. But are the savings worth the risk?

Our Mid-South Heroes go above and beyond for communities in need. This month’s hero changed his entire career path to give hope to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers.