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Yolandia Anderson, a polysomnographic technician, preps patient Naevia Dixon, 7, for a sleep study in the Pediatric Sleep Clinic in Batson Tower.

Children’s of Mississippi Sleep Center accredited by American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Monday, April 14, 2025

The state’s only pediatric sleep center with AASM accreditation is a resource for patients and their families as well as physicians who rely on sleep studies in determining diagnoses and treatments. Read More

Dr. Omar Chohan, associate professor of neurosurgery, implants a neurostimulator to reduce seizures for patient James Canfield.

UMMC becomes the first in Mississippi to offer deep brain stimulation for epilepsy

Monday, April 7, 2025

After a lifetime of relentless seizures, James Canfield and his family are finally seeing hope. UMMC recently became the first in the state to offer deep brain stimulation for epilepsy — a treatment that could change his life. Read More

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Presenting 2024's Log-A-Load For Kids donation are, from left, David Livingston, Mississippi Loggers Association executive director; Roy Holder, Enviva commodity manager and an auctioneer; and logger Drew Massey.

Mississippi Loggers Association has towering record of support for Children’s of Mississippi

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

 Scientists, epilepsy centers, children’s advocate commended

Scientists, epilepsy centers, children’s advocate commended

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

 PICU nurse manager Gordon Gartrell, from left, talks with registered nurses Christian Dulaney, Emily Wade, Alexis Gaines and Haley Williams.

Employee engagement survey hits high mark for 2025

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

 Dr. Marc Walker, director of The Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve Surgery, and surgical team operate on Trey Wheeler of Brandon.

UMMC Hand Center earns accreditation as the first-ever Center of Excellence in hand surgery

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

 Now 40, Chris Glasgow had one time persuaded himself that he was too old to go to medical school. On Commencement Day, he will become one of around 160 graduates from the School of Medicine and will soon begin his specialty training in anesthesiology at UMMC.

#2025UMMCGrad: Chris Glasgow embraces the life he almost lost

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

 Shaneka and Kevin Patterson look forward to receiving their DNPs from UMMC.

#2025UMMCGrad: Pattersons combine DNP studies with family life, careers

Published on Monday, April 14, 2025

 Dr. Amy Krecker, a resident in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, checks the mouth of JoAnn Smith of Terry during the department's 2023 free oral cancer screenings.

Know the signs – What to know about the rise of oral cancer in younger adults

Published on Monday, April 14, 2025

 Dr. Lei Zhang welcomes faculty and students to the UMMC School of Nursing's Research and Scholarship Day.

UMMC launches Mississippi Center for Violence Research

Published on Monday, April 7, 2025

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