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Barber Michael Johnson, 50, waits for clients outside of Traxler’s School of Hair in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Photo Gallery: Black barbers receive mental health training
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,08/05/22-2:24PM, 210 Reads
Barbershops are central hubs for Black communities: a safe haven where people can embrace their community, discuss societal change, economic problems, share ideas and confide in others.
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Volunteers and members of the Mississippi Food Network unload a truck filled with nearly 26,000 pounds of food for the mobile food pantry drive-thru in Pickens, Miss., Thursday, June 23, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Mobile food pantry held in Holmes County, one of the most food insecure places in the U.S.
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,06/27/22-9:56AM, 346 Reads
Molina Healthcare of Mississippi partnered with the Mississippi Food Network on Thursday to host a mobile food pantry drive-thru event in Pickens.
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Jeremy Nichols, center, has his mouth examined by a University of Mississippi Medical Center doctor during a free oral, head and neck cancer screening at Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

UMMC and JHCHC offered free cancer screenings for Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,04/07/22-10:34AM, 624 Reads
More than 90 people attended a free oral, head and neck cancer screening hosted by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center on Wednesday.

The free event was part of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week.
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Talyr Hall, a resident physician at Wesley Medical Center, looks for instructions from her physical therapist as she stretches during her therapy session at Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

This Mississippi doctor could use medical marijuana. So could many of her patients.
By ERIC J. SHELTON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,03/24/22-5:44AM, 785 Reads
After Mississippi lawmakers legalized medical marijuana in February, resident physician Taylr Hall sees some promise both for herself and for many of her patients. There’s room in Mississippi for both pharmaceutical drugs and medical marijuana, she says.
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