Updated: 3:49 PM A precautionary boil water alert for the Hiwanee Water Association has been lifted.

Updated: 11:23 AM All Mississippi residents are eligible for the Mississippi Drug Card Plan that could mean big savings on prescriptions for those without insurance.

Updated: 8:16 PM The Community Foundation of East Mississippi received donations of more than $5,500 as a result of "John's Run for Cancer".

Updated: 11:57 PM Each year, more than 14 million uninsured Americans go to a federally approved community health center for medical care.

Updated: 8:51 PM Mississippi has recorded its first diagnosed case of flu for the season. Health care officials advise all residents to take precautions to avoid flu.

Posted: 10:10 AM A local nature trail in Meridian is now open again for students at Poplar Springs Elementary School, as well as the community.

Updated: 10:03 AM A health scare three years ago motivated WTOK's news director to try to make a real difference for others.

Posted: 10:59 AM The 18th annual edition of America's Health Rankings put Mississippi and Louisiana as the least healthiest states.

Posted: 12:34 PM It will be time to "fall back" an hour on Sunday, as daylight saving time ends. You should also change the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Updated: 4:40 PM The Alabama Department of Public Health hosted a regional news conference with the media by satellite Monday, to address concerns about staph infections.

Posted: 4:49 PM The Mississippi Department of Health has issued a boil water alert for customers of Harmony Water Association in Clarke County.

Updated: 7:45 PM Proper hand washing to prevent illness is the topic of a grant presented to T.J. Harris Elementary School.

Updated: 7:47 PM An infection called "the super bug" has surfaced in various parts of the U.S. during the past few weeks. Two such cases were also identified in Sumter County, Ala.

Posted: 11:16 AM "Oh So Pink" celebrates the survivors of breast cancer, in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Posted: 4:02 PM The Mississippi Department of Health is reporting six new cases of the West Nile virus.

Updated: 11:47 AM A boil water alert has been issued for some customers in Newton County.

Posted: 5:19 PM Mississippi's statewide hospital trauma network is in trouble. It provides trauma care to those in need who can't get it in smaller, rural hospitals.

Posted: 10:28 PM Cattle sales in Mississippi and Alabama remain steady despite several recent beef recalls.

Updated: 11:20 AM The Mississippi Department of Health reported eight new cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus on Monday.

Updated: 7:44 PM More federal funds have come to help serve medically under-served residents of west Alabama.

Updated: 12:22 PM Campbell's has recalled 72,000 cans of Chunky soup that may contain plastic pieces.

Updated: 11:25 AM The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded $11.5 million for research aimed at providing better treatment, prevention and detection of breast cancer.

Posted: 5:27 PM Hit by a car while riding his bike on the Natchez Trace, a Ridgeland, Miss., man is lucky to be alive. And thanks to a revolutionary procedure at University Medical Center, you'd never know he was paralyzed.

Posted: 3:32 PM On Tuesday, Gov. Haley Barbour said a children's health insurance program passed by the U.S. House shortchanges Mississippi. With a recent report claiming 1 million Mississippians are without health coverage, is there a solution?

Posted: 6:25 PM Nine new West Nile cases have been reported in Mississippi, including a case in Lauderdale County.