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Healthcare  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
March 2, 2026

House seeks to allow proton radiation therapy in Rankin County, addresses other CON provisions

If the amended Senate bill becomes law, it would allow the creation of the state's first proton treatment facility. The closest facilities offering such treatment are in Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Healthcare  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
February 27, 2026

Senate Public Health Committee advances bill to allow Ibogaine trials

Another bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis gummies while being treated in a hospital did not pass the Senate Public Health Committee this week.