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Head and Neck Cancer specialist and surgeon, Dr. Anne Kane, prepares patient Todd Wilson for one of the first single port robot-assisted surgeries in the state of Mississippi.

UMMC surgeons conduct the first single port robot-assisted surgeries in the state

Monday, November 20, 2023

UMMC is the first in the state to offer patients the latest, state-of-the-art technology for oropharyngeal and urological surgeries. The new single port robot will provide Mississippians with a more minimally invasive procedure option with improved surgical outcomes. Read More

Competitors in the first Run the Rainbow for Children's run through downtown. The 2024 event will include a marathon route.

2024 Run the Rainbow for Children’s adds marathon

Monday, November 20, 2023

The second Run the Rainbow, set for March 16, will take runners through downtown Jackson, Belhaven, Fondren and the Medical Center campus in a USA Track and Field-sanctioned marathon. Shorter routes including a half marathon, 10K and 5K are available, plus there’s also the choice of looking like a runner by buying a T-shirt. Read More

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Children's of Mississippi child life specialist Madeline Wilson sorts donated toys in this file photo.

Children’s of Mississippi Annual Holiday Giving Drive is Dec. 13-15

Published on Monday, November 27, 2023

Lida Gibson, assistant professor of academic information services, displays some of the vintage film cans that are part of the vast array of historical artifacts and documents scheduled for preservation, digitization and curation during the initiative

For the record: National Archives spurs online medical history project

Published on Monday, November 27, 2023

Dr. John Hall, Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has been awarded more than 100 NIH grants during his career at UMMC, helping to advance the understanding of diseases including hypertension, heart failure, obesity, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

NIH grants account for more than half of all research funding at UMMC

Published on Monday, November 27, 2023

Dr. Peter Mittwede, a physician-scientist who earned an MD-PhD in 2016, has returned to UMMC to practice as an orthopaedic traumatologist, while also conducting research.

Physician-scientist returns to UMMC pipeline

Published on Monday, November 20, 2023

Head and Neck Cancer specialist and surgeon, Dr. Anne Kane, prepares patient Todd Wilson for one of the first single port robot-assisted surgeries in the state of Mississippi.

UMMC surgeons conduct the first single port robot-assisted surgeries in the state

Published on Monday, November 20, 2023

Competitors in the first Run the Rainbow for Children's run through downtown. The 2024 event will include a marathon route.

2024 Run the Rainbow for Children’s adds marathon

Published on Monday, November 20, 2023

Children's of Mississippi leaders gathered with barbecue team members and Hogs for the Cause organizers to celebrate the New Orleans-based barbecue and music festival's $1.5 million gift to the state's only children's hospital.

Hogs for the Cause announces $1.5M gift for new oncology space at Children’s of Mississippi

Published on Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Dr. Gailen Marshall, the newly-installed president of a national medical organization, is poised to help build a stronger partnership between allergists who practice in the community and their counterparts in academia.

The Marshall plan: A stronger partnership between community, academic allergists is new ACAAI president’s goal

Published on Monday, November 13, 2023

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