HeyJaredKarrie Leggett-Brown
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Forrest General Hospital saving the smallest lives (opens the original)
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FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The state of Mississippi is 13 months into the public health emergency declared for infant mortality. Last year, Mississippi’s Health Officer, Dr. Daniel Edney, said since 2014, our state has lost more than 3,500 babies before their first birthday. Edney said 2026 would be the year medical leaders would fight harder to save babies. Forrest General Hospital let WDAM 7 into their neonatal intensive care unit to show its role in a united front to save the most fragile
Mississippi Crime Lab: backlogs, funding, and public perception (opens the original)
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PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Mississippi’s death investigation process has been under national scrutiny since Nolan Wells died more than a month ago. Online misinformation about his case fueled threats and even criminal charges. The role social media played in the death of Nolan Wells can be viewed as a double-edged sword. In July, lawyers for Nolan Wells’ mother subpoenaed social media companies to find messages, photos, videos, location tracking, anything that could help the family find out what
SCRMC pediatrician speaks on what’s going around (opens the original)
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PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - If you have been feeling like there is a “bug” going around, you’re not wrong. South Central Regional Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Grant Saxton talked to Karrie Leggett-Brown about what he is seeing in clinics. Saxton said that from schools to households, viruses and certain bacteria are making the rounds. Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Copyright 2026 WDAM. All rights reserved.
SEMRHI chief medical officer reminds parents of back-to-school germs (opens the original)
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PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - In this month’s WDAM 7 Medical Check-Up, Karrie Leggett-Brown sits down with Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative Chief Medical Officer and Pediatrician, Dr. Rozell Chapman. Chapman reminded parents to be prepared for the back-to-school germs that are on the rise in August and September. He shared tips to stay healthy, from sleeping habits and good hygiene to what parents should keep in their medicine cabinets. Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to
Forrest General doctor breaks down vaccines for upcoming school year (opens the original)
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PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Parents, the new school year is coming fast. If you have a kindergartner or child headed to middle school, supplies and immunizations are most likely on your to-do list. Dr. Hunter Jacobson with the Forrest General Family Medicine Residency Program broke down different vaccines, their importance and shared guidance for parents who feel hesitant to vaccinate their child. Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Copyright 2026 WDAM.
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