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Physical therapist assistant Wes Myers, right, prepares Michael Chambless for an electrical stimulator for neuropathy during his physical therapy session at Methodist Outpatient Therapy in Flowood, Miss., Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Chambless has a condition, generally called drop foot, which makes it difficult for him to lift the front part of his foot. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Inside one Mississippian’s recovery from severe COVID
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,02/24/22-3:12PM , 700 Reads 12,932 Statewide
After 18 days hooked up to a ventilator, Michael Chambless woke up. The 60-year-old from Brandon was 70 pounds lighter and paralyzed below the neck, but he was alive.
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‘Such preventable loss’: As more babies are hospitalized with COVID-19, these moms are grateful for the vaccine
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/14/22-10:36AM , 1,032 Reads 13,862 Statewide
When she found out she was pregnant in late 2020, Erin Zanza of Hattiesburg thought she’d wait until after she gave birth to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The vaccines weren’t widely available yet, and the clinical trials that resulted in their emergency use authorization had not included pregnant women.
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Ambulances are parked at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Health coverage for thousands of Mississippians in question as UMMC and Blue Cross negotiate contract
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/07/22-9:06AM , 1,334 Reads 20,174 Statewide
Thousands of patients of Mississippi’s largest hospital and its clinics could be on the hook for higher out-of-pocket costs if the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi do not agree on a new contract by March 31.
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Physical therapist Charles “Butch” Slaughter helps Frances Champion with exercises at his clinic in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Physical therapist’s challenge of Mississippi certificate-of-need laws will move forward
By WILL STRIBLING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/02/22-10:06AM , 760 Reads 15,988 Statewide
A Jackson physical therapist challenging a state law and regulations preventing him from opening a home health care business will get his day in court, a federal judge ruled.
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