 | Memphis Cancer Survivor Publishes National Study on Breast Reconstruction
Angelina Jolie's brave decision for a double mastectomy is causing many women to wonder what options are available for them. One Mid-South woman is using her voice on an international scale to let the world know there are options.  Watch Video
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 | West Nile Cases Already Growing in Shelby County
According to the Shelby County Health Department, mosquitoes in Shelby County are carrying the West Nile Virus. Dozens of cases have already been reported so far this year. Watch Video
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 | Managing the Wrath of the Norovirus
One Germantown Doctor saw more than a dozen people on Thursday with the new strain of the Norovirus, two of the patients had to be hospitalized.
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 | Another Outbreak of Norovirus Suspected in Shelby County
There was another suspected outbreak of norovirus in Shelby County. Watch Video
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 | MCS, Contractors Fined Thousands for Asbestos Mess
MCS created a toxic mess when it started tearing down an abandoned school before getting the proper permits to remove asbestos. Memphis City Schools and three contractors are now facing almost $100,000 in fines. Watch Video
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| Doctors Caution Young Women after New Breast Cancer Study
More younger women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. Watch Video
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 | Can Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Give You Cancer?
The research from Stony Brook University in New York claims UV radiation from energy-efficient light bulbs can burn the skin and lead to skin cancer. The Shelby County Health Department says while this is true, the study is very misleading. Watch Video
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 | Some Still Refuse Flu Shot Amid Outbreak
Mid-South doctors are calling this one of the most severe flu seasons in recent history. Doctor's offices are swamped with patients. Despite that, a lot of people simply refuse to get a flu shot. Watch Video
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 | Flu Cases Flooding Memphis Children's Hospital
If it hasn't hit your house already, brace for it: the flu is hitting the Mid-South hard right now. Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis says it is getting slammed with kids with flu symptoms.
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 | DeSoto Schools Conducting More Environmental Tests at Elementary
One classroom and four common areas have been tested and deemed safe. Parents said that wasn't enough, sending a letter to Desoto County Schools requesting more rooms be inspected, so DCS made that happen. Watch Video
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 | Shelby County STD Rates 4 Times National Average
Starting just this week, schools in Philadelphia took what some see as a radical step to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers. They're installing condom dispensers in schools. The idea is to promote safer sex. Could a similar plan help decrease STD rates in Shelby County? Watch Video
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 | Boil Water Alert Remains for Horn Lake, MS
The city of Horn Lake, Mississippi remains under a boil-water alert.
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 | ER Trips Not Always Needed for Flu Symptoms
The fear of getting the flu is the reason tens of thousands of people have been running to hospital emergency rooms and doctor's offices. But is that necessary? Watch Video
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 | Boil Water Alert Issued for Horn Lake
The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from the City of Horn Lake water supply located in Desoto County.
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 | Officials Warn Public of Possible Meningitis Death
A Middle Tennessee State University freshman who died on Monday is suspected of having meningitis, and health officials want anyone who was in close contact with him to get evaluated.
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 | State Recalls Facilities List for Suspect Drugs
The state health department has recalled a list of 74 facilities that received suspect medication from the New England pharmacy tied to the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.
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| Meningitis Outbreak Deaths Rise to 6 in Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health officials say the state's death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis has risen to six.
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| 2nd Firm Agrees to Shutdown amid Meningitis Outbreak
A Massachusetts company run by the same executives who operated a specialty pharmacy linked to a fatal meningitis outbreak has agreed to temporarily shut down for inspection by state and federal regulators.
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 | Steroid-Related Meningitis Cases Rise to 105
Health officials say the number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached 105 cases.
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| Myths Dispelled: The Importance of the Flu Vaccine
The Shelby County Health Department received vaccines for the flu in September and doctors urge people to get their yearly flu shot. They say getting the flu is worse than playing the odds by skipping it. Watch Video
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| Tests Show DeSoto Co. School Free of Mold
Worry about mold and unsafe conditions at a Desoto County school came to a head Friday afternoon.
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 | Clinics Rush to Warn Patients of Tainted Steroid
Health providers are scrambling to notify patients in nearly two dozen states that the routine steroid injections they received for back pain in recent months may have been contaminated with a deadly fungal meningitis.
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 | Memphians Question Vaccines after National Meningitis Outbreak
Since the nationwide meningitis outbreak more Mid-Southerners are questioning the safety of their shots, like the flu shot or B12.
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 | Brown Recluse Spider Populations on the Rise
Hot temperatures are to blame for higher populations of brown recluse spiders in the Mid-South. Watch Video
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 | Asbestos Exposed in Botched Demo of Abandoned Memphis School
Memphis City Schools could have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines in connection to a botched demolition of the abandoned Florida Street school.
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 | Downtown's Court Square Now Rat Free
What has happened since our story has been sort of a modern day Pied Piper saga. Watch Video
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 | 12th Human Case of West Nile Confirmed in Shelby County
The Shelby County Health Department has confirmed two more human cases of the West Nile Virus, making 12 cases so far this year.
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 | Another Meningitis Death Reported in Tennessee
The state Department of Health said another Tennessee patient who contracted fungal meningitis linked to epidural steroid shots has died, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 11.
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 | Memphis Grandmother Fights Housing Authority over Bed Bug Infestation
A Memphis grandma says she doesn't know what else to do. She says she's tried everything to rid her apartment of bed bugs, but they still keep her up all night, every night. Her fight may soon be over, as the Mayor of Memphis puts the bed bugs on notice.
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