April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager. But in the past couple of years, she’s fallen from 600 pounds to 385, and her blood pressure and blood sugar levels are down, too.

COLUMBUS, Miss. — April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager. But in the past couple of years, she’s fallen from 600 pounds to 385, and her blood pressure and blood sugar levels ...

MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi faces a worsening obesity crisis, with projections showing 57% of adults could be classified as obese by 2030. State health officials say the epidemic is fueling chronic ...

Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Mississippi News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager.

Medicaid spending on GLP-1s has grown exponentially over the past five years, reflecting both an increase in GLP-1 usage and expanded coverage in many states. This figure includes expenditures on both ...