Using telehealth technology, the UMMC Cancer Institute’s Bone Marrow Transplant Unit staff can detect issues before they become critical. Patients who have returned home have found the daily contact reassuring. The program is leading to better outcomes and fewer days in the hospital.

Students from Northwest Rankin Middle School got to show off their scientific chops during the first You Be the Chemist competition in Jackson. Hosted by School of Dentistry faculty, the winners will compete against other students in Meridian for a chance to represent Mississippi in the national competition in Washington, D.C.

March is National Nutrition Month and the perfect time to make healthy food choices with good-for-you food that also sounds easy. UMMC dietitian Fiona Lewis offers two suggestions for nutritional and healthful four-course meals using plant-based ingredients to help make healthy-eating delicious.

Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center.

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of March 25-31.