If a first responder at the scene of an emergency in rural Mississippi can’t get signal to make a call or use WiFi, the life of an injured person could be in peril. A new collaboration between UMMC and the federal First Responder Network Authority aims to address that communication challenge through innovation and the statewide buildup of mobile broadband. |
![SON recognized for outstanding work in medically underserved Delta school district SON recognized for outstanding work in medically underserved Delta school district](/news/News_Articles/2019/03/Images/Delta-Nursing-Clinics-20190318-02-2.jpg) | The School of Nursing and the South Delta School District received a 2019 Governor’s Award for the work being done in the district's school-based clinics. In an area with no pediatrician and few health professionals, the care from SON nurse practitioners and nurses may be the only quality medical care some children receive. |
Thirty years ago, Dr. Ian Paul and a group of fellow young researchers had a hypothesis: that major depression has a connection with the brain neurotransmitter glutamate, and that drugs that block glutamate receptors would have an anti-depressive effect. It proved true, making possible the highly acclaimed drug esketamine, the first truly new depression treatment in three decades. | ![UMMC researcher’s pioneering work gives rise to new severe depression drug UMMC researcher’s pioneering work gives rise to new severe depression drug](/news/News_Articles/2019/03/Images/869789838-depression.jpg) |
![Invited presentations by UGA, JSU, Vandy faculty highlight upcoming week's event slate Invited presentations by UGA, JSU, Vandy faculty highlight upcoming week's event slate](/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. | ![Scientist, longtime pediatrician join Medical Center faculty Scientist, longtime pediatrician join Medical Center faculty](/news/images/new_faculty.jpg) |