It’s in your blood: the solutions to some of our greatest questions on human health and disease. The UMMC Biobank aims to collect specimens from tens of thousands of people in order to create a library that health scientists can use to further their research. |
![Managing your weight: UMMC program offers individualized approach Managing your weight: UMMC program offers individualized approach](/news/News_Articles/2020/01/Images/Weight-Management-20200123-05.png) | Caregivers at the Medical Center’s weight management program offer individualized treatment to patients coping with obesity, evaluating each to determine whether they are a candidate for bariatric surgery or either non-surgical, pediatric and adult weight management services. The goal is a healthier patient with a healthier lifestyle. |
The seven-story children’s hospital expansion at UMMC will mark a new year, a new decade and a new day in pediatric care for Mississippi. Construction work is on schedule to be completed by the middle of summer, with the tower’s opening coming this fall. | ![New year, new home: Children’s expansion progresses toward opening New year, new home: Children’s expansion progresses toward opening](/news/Miscellaneous/2020/January/CONSULT January 2020/new_year_new_home_800x600.jpg) |
![Seminars, grand rounds and coffee talks highlight week's agenda Seminars, grand rounds and coffee talks highlight week's agenda](/news/Miscellaneous/2019/November/Nov. 14, 2019/Nov. 14 Photos/upcoming_events_430x2050.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 Jan. 27 - Feb. 2. | ![UMMC staff receive service recognition UMMC staff receive service recognition](/news/images/anniversaries.jpg) |