Ask brittle diabetic Nancy Smith why she opted for a pancreas transplant, a rare procedure not without risk or potentially devastating complications, and she’ll tell you about her heart.

Jackson resident Veronica Lane started smoking when she was 12, and it took the better part of 40 years for her to get tobacco out of her life for good.

University of Mississippi Medical Center employees will have the opportunity to support any institutional enterprise of their choice during the Office of Development’s annual “Giving Starts Here” campaign, which will officially launch Oct. 20-24.

The Medical Center is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty: