A multi-million-dollar award from the U.S. Department of Justice will go a long way toward helping UMMC and the Mississippi State Department of Health counter the threat of substance abuse and, in the words of one UMMC professor, “turn things around.” |
![Is your home COVID-19 ready? If you're unsure, use these tips Is your home COVID-19 ready? If you're unsure, use these tips](/news/News_Articles/2020/11/Images/GettyImages-1177424019.jpg) | If you or a family member contracts or has symptoms of COVID-19, do you have enough supplies and food at the ready? Medical Center experts advocate making a plan now for what you'll need to do in the event you or a household member needs to isolate, or if you need to provide care for yourself or someone else in your home with the novel coronavirus. |
UMMC clinician-scientists played a significant role in a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute study that concluded hydroxychloroquine does not significantly improve clinical outcomes for COVID-19 patients. The published findings are valuable because they will allow clinicians to make evidence-based best choices for the treatment of those with the novel coronavirus. | ![UMMC staff support HCQ COVID-19 ineffectiveness findings UMMC staff support HCQ COVID-19 ineffectiveness findings](/news/Miscellaneous/2020/November/Nov232020/Nov23Photos/Clinical_trial_2.jpg) |
![Grants, awards from July-September surpass $39M Grants, awards from July-September surpass $39M](/news/images/grants_awards_12_14.jpg) | UMMC researchers garnered 103 grants - including 59 continuing and 44 new awards - from July-September 2020 totaling $39,047,903.66 to support ongoing projects at the Medical Center. Click Read More to see the faculty who obtained the largest new awards during the third quarter of 2020. |
Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming week at the Medical Center. | ![Diabetes conference, psychiatry diversity event on tap after Turkey Day Diabetes conference, psychiatry diversity event on tap after Turkey Day](/news/Miscellaneous/2019/November/Nov. 14, 2019/Nov. 14 Photos/upcoming_events_430x2050.jpg) |
![OB-GYN, internal med chief resident join faculty OB-GYN, internal med chief resident join faculty](/news/images/new_faculty.jpg) | Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff. |
Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of Nov. 23-29. | ![UMMC staff receive service recognition UMMC staff receive service recognition](/news/images/anniversaries.jpg) |