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. |
![You Be the Chemist: SOD hosts middle school chemistry competition You Be the Chemist: SOD hosts middle school chemistry competition](/news/News_Articles/2019/03/Images/You-Be-The-Chemist-20190321-02.jpg) | 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. | ![Look no further for healthy, filling spring meals than these ideas Look no further for healthy, filling spring meals than these ideas](/news/Miscellaneous/2019/March/March CONSULT/Plant_power_800x600.jpg) |
![Synucleinpathies, bioinformatics and metabolic health: Upcoming events tackle various topics Synucleinpathies, bioinformatics and metabolic health: Upcoming events tackle various topics](/news/images/upcoming_events.jpg) | 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. | ![UMMC staff receive service recognition UMMC staff receive service recognition](/news/images/anniversaries.jpg) |