For psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, the impact of losing a patient to suicide is not just a professional matter; it is also personal. The pain can be so profound that it can produce symptoms of stress comparable to the shock felt by those who lose a family member. |
![Non-invasive procedure averts open heart surgery for mitral valve issue Non-invasive procedure averts open heart surgery for mitral valve issue](/news/News_Articles/2019/03/Images/MitraClip-Patient_9.jpg) | When his heart’s mitral valve wouldn’t close properly, Carthage resident Lucious Thomas was left weak, breathless and sometimes unable to make it to his job as a food inspector. The valve often is repaired through open heart surgery, but a minimally invasive procedure offered at UMMC can get patients home the very next day. |
The University of Mississippi Medical Center garnered 84 new and continuing grants and awards from October-December 2018, totaling $23,680,504. | ![New grants, awards from Oct.-Dec. exceed $23M New grants, awards from Oct.-Dec. exceed $23M](/news/images/grants_awards_12_14.jpg) |
![UM natural products expert, health disparities lectures top event horizon UM natural products expert, health disparities lectures top event horizon](/news/images/upcoming_events.jpg) | Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center. |
Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff. | ![Clinical prof, assistant med prof, plastic surgery resident join UMMC faculty Clinical prof, assistant med prof, plastic surgery resident join UMMC faculty](/news/images/new_faculty.jpg) |