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| January 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Top UMMC stories in 2014 | 01/05/2015 |
| Fit-ting for all: Courthouse agreement ushers in medically related wellness | 01/05/2015 |
| 2015 brings New Year, new baby | 01/05/2015 |
| Tournament hits a hole in $1M for Mississippi's children | 01/08/2015 |
| Growing UMMC’s current, future leaders | 01/08/2015 |
| Research as a career? Teens try it on for size | 01/12/2015 |
| Physician, family discuss Helena White’s ‘remarkable’ recovery | 01/12/2015 |
| 2020 Vision: New strategic plan emphasizes mission integration, individual performance | 01/12/2015 |
| Nursing alum's real estate gift secures endowment, seals legacy | 01/12/2015 |
| MLK’s legacy honored as exemplar for care givers | 01/15/2015 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation renews grant with UMMC physician | 01/15/2015 |
| Tupelo pediatric clinic offers subspecialty care near home | 01/22/2015 |
| Two finalists named for vice chancellor post | 01/22/2015 |
| Canvas, yes; Blackboard, no: Software switch looms | 01/26/2015 |
| Faculty network gives postdoctoral fellows needed support | 01/26/2015 |
| Community screening program spreads gospel of healthy habits | 01/29/2015 |
| Students stage surprise for ‘surrogate mom’ | 01/29/2015 |
| February 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Dr. Charles O’Mara: Relationship-builder on, off campus | 02/02/2015 |
| Low-dose CT screen better pinpoints lung cancer | 02/02/2015 |
| Researchers prove rodent brains can be rewired to treat autism-like symptoms | 02/02/2015 |
| VC finalists give vision for Medical Center | 02/02/2015 |
| Boot-scootin’ on a new leg: Patients travel far for prosthetic expertise | 02/05/2015 |
| All aboard! Gladys Knight to play Jackson concert to benefit MIND Center | 02/09/2015 |
| Bidding Adieu to Taste of the U | 02/09/2015 |
| UMMC dons red for heart disease awareness | 02/09/2015 |
| UMMC, researcher awarded U.S. patent for eye treatment | 02/12/2015 |
| Give Kids A Smile puts grins on JPS students’ faces | 02/16/2015 |
| American Physiological Society elects 9th president with UMMC ties | 02/16/2015 |
| Mississippi native chosen to lead Medical Center | 02/18/2015 |
| Not ready for retirement? Here's how to get on track | 02/19/2015 |
| Taste milestone marked by miracles, healing | 02/19/2015 |
| Not ready for retirement? Here's how to get on track | 02/19/2015 |
| Woodward, in driver’s seat, plans to step on the gas | 02/19/2015 |
| Patient falls: First predict, then prevent | 02/23/2015 |
| Brunson tapped for IHL diversity educator award | 02/23/2015 |
| Planned Jackson technology center to include new home for UMMC telehealth | 02/24/2015 |
| Hospital expansion will 'transform' health care for Mississippi's children | 02/26/2015 |
| Endowed psychiatry fund supports lectureship, residents | 02/26/2015 |
| March 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Class Act: Standardized patients sharpen students’ clinical skills | 03/02/2015 |
| Health-care company invests in Jackson to fight HIV epidemic | 03/02/2015 |
| Turning up the volume: Patient numbers reaching all-time highs | 03/05/2015 |
| What a Night(ingale) – UMMC nurses achieve statewide stardom | 03/05/2015 |
| Patient safety: It’s a family affair | 03/09/2015 |
| Uniform connections: Military ranks high in these staffers’ lives | 03/09/2015 |
| 50 or older? Get screened and join the 70X2020 Initiative | 03/09/2015 |
| SHRP: One for all, all for one | 03/12/2015 |
| UMMC physician honored for visionary work with women | 03/16/2015 |
| Today's dental students, tomorrow's policy makers | 03/16/2015 |
| Array of specialty care, all under one roof | 03/16/2015 |
| Clinics tackle children's growing problem | 03/19/2015 |
| Hip digs to be a hop from UMMC, Fondren shopping scene | 03/19/2015 |
| On Match Day, suspense reigns as med students reveal residency fates | 03/23/2015 |
| MIND Center has fantastic Knight! | 03/23/2015 |
| Sequel to Marston Symposium set, registration announced | 03/26/2015 |
| Take a break to donate during next week's blood drive | 03/26/2015 |
| UM, UMMC schools engage elementary students at Delta career fair | 03/26/2015 |
| UMMC, Millsaps volunteers give students a piece of their minds | 03/26/2015 |
| BankPlus check card raises $627,195 for Friends of Children's Hospital | 03/27/2015 |
| Interprofessional learning focus of ASB sessions | 03/30/2015 |
| April 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Friends of Children's Hospital celebrates 25 years of giving | 04/01/2015 |
| Research Day shines light on UMMC faculty, students | 04/02/2015 |
| SRT nurses poised to provide world-class care for catastrophe victims | 04/03/2015 |
| Veterinarian takes leadership role in laboratory animal care group | 04/06/2015 |
| Numerous “spice” overdoses put health officials on high alert | 04/06/2015 |
| ‘CRITTers’ initiative bridges breach between town and gown | 04/09/2015 |
| New law addresses HIV exposure uncertainty | 04/09/2015 |
| Senator gets a glimpse at life-saving telecommunications | 04/09/2015 |
| More patients treated at UMMC for ‘spice’ overdose | 04/09/2015 |
| New CMO: A leader in patient quality outcomes | 04/13/2015 |
| The day the residents resigned still resonates at Medical Center | 04/13/2015 |
| UM, UMMC Research Day showcases best of scientific studies | 04/13/2015 |
| Health-care innovator Joyce Caracci squeezes most from life, careers | 04/16/2015 |
| Medical students are happy to 'Be The Match' | 04/16/2015 |
| No falling down on the job: Patient care team garners safety award | 04/16/2015 |
| Study finds gene affecting thinking skills | 04/16/2015 |
| CSI: UMMC - Toxicologists ID'ing over-spiced drug compounds | 04/16/2015 |
| Organ donation leaves lasting legacy | 04/20/2015 |
| Hughes’ gift to MIND Center may help ‘save the next generation’ | 04/23/2015 |
| To care for whole patient, look at whole picture | 04/23/2015 |
| Listeria bacteria? It’s bigger than Blue Bell | 04/23/2015 |
| Center focuses on overlooked population | 04/23/2015 |
| Researcher: Hyperactive movements help ADHD children learn | 04/27/2015 |
| Batson Children’s Hospital patient surprised by former Ole Miss quarterback | 04/27/2015 |
| Fifty livers in two years: UMMC transplant program thriving | 04/30/2015 |
| UMMC grad returns to give distinguished lecture | 04/30/2015 |
| Newborn screening for heart defects becomes mandatory | 04/30/2015 |
| May 2015 | ‹ go back |
| TeleMIND brings specialty health care to rural clinic | 05/01/2015 |
| Braves game, food trucks, employee meal highlight Hospital Week | 05/04/2015 |
| Mother’s milk remains key to child’s future health | 05/07/2015 |
| To test, or not to test? | 05/11/2015 |
| New peds chair celebrates honoree, recipient’s dedication to children | 05/11/2015 |
| Family learns to live with food allergy | 05/14/2015 |
| Medical Center's preeminent TEACHer earns singular honor | 05/14/2015 |
| Celebrating UMMC’s 15 years with Holmes County | 05/14/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: SOP's Gross sisters | 05/18/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: Steele stays SHRP | 05/18/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: SOM quintet is pitch perfect | 05/18/2015 |
| Heart-health study highlights risks for African-Americans | 05/18/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: SOP's Gross sisters | 05/18/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: From drug rep to D.M.D. | 05/21/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: Grad researcher nets catfish study | 05/21/2015 |
| #UMMCGrad15: SON grad gives props to Plum | 05/21/2015 |
| UMMC clinicians, researchers tackle preeclampsia | 05/21/2015 |
| When it comes to skin cancer, prevention is key | 05/21/2015 |
| Class of 2015’s new focus: A healthier Mississippi | 05/22/2015 |
| June 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Dan Jones will join UMMC to help lead obesity research efforts | 06/04/2015 |
| Front and Center: Dean "Miranda" James | 06/08/2015 |
| UMMC Holmes County receives needed update | 06/15/2015 |
| Hop on the quarterly blood drive's Road to Life | 06/15/2015 |
| Snagging a real fixer-upper | 06/15/2015 |
| Reluctance to see doctor among key men’s health issues | 06/15/2015 |
| Thanks to Chen, patients see the light | 06/22/2015 |
| UMMC honors distinguished faculty | 06/22/2015 |
| Front and Center: Alexander Soloveichik | 06/29/2015 |
| Research, relationships road to reducing health disparities | 06/29/2015 |
| Predicting a patient’s health path | 06/29/2015 |
| July 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Bang from fireworks just as dangerous as potential for burns, experts say | 07/01/2015 |
| For students of psychiatry, it’s drive time | 07/06/2015 |
| Hearing today can be gone tomorrow | 07/06/2015 |
| Front and Center: Troy Bunn | 07/06/2015 |
| Five-year milestone at UMMC Grants Ferry | 07/10/2015 |
| SHRP's online programs show Quality Matters | 07/13/2015 |
| Typically disregarded brain lesions may warn of heightened stroke risk | 07/13/2015 |
| Front and Center: Marcus Blanton | 07/20/2015 |
| Teacher's pets: Dogs help therapists mend bodies, hearts | 07/20/2015 |
| Integrative medicine: body, mind and soul | 07/27/2015 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Larry Creswell | 07/27/2015 |
| August 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Collaborative brings state's clinicians together for mothers, babies | 08/03/2015 |
| Specialty headache care gives patients hope | 08/03/2015 |
| Lessons in leadership | 08/10/2015 |
| UMMC clinics are patients’ home base for care | 08/10/2015 |
| Hearin grants help UMMC keep ‘best, brightest’ SOD, SHRP scholars | 08/17/2015 |
| New mental health clinic extends care, compassion to LGBT community | 08/17/2015 |
| Front and Center: Alex Mullen | 08/17/2015 |
| Giving patient safety a voice | 08/20/2015 |
| Medical Center celebrates distinguished alum, Hall of Famers | 08/20/2015 |
| Research yields possible new cancer therapy | 08/20/2015 |
| Female surgeons making a cut on the bias | 08/24/2015 |
| Mosley tells Alzheimer’s conference what we know, what we need to know | 08/24/2015 |
| New teeth, new jawbone – all in a day | 08/24/2015 |
| Mann of the hour revives Department of Preventive Medicine | 08/27/2015 |
| Front and Center: Kelli Irby | 08/27/2015 |
| Rooming-in option keeps baby by mom’s side | 08/27/2015 |
| ‘Country girl,’ city doctor | 08/31/2015 |
| ‘Golden Grads’ marvel at alma mater’s evolution | 08/31/2015 |
| September 2015 | ‹ go back |
| New grant to create one-stop shops for mental and physical health needs | 09/02/2015 |
| Crowder shapes vision for ophthalmology | 09/03/2015 |
| Suzan Thames surprised by tribute from Friends | 09/03/2015 |
| A decade after the devastation, UMMC’s response still resonates | 09/09/2015 |
| Ketogenic diet can bring success when epilepsy medications fail | 09/10/2015 |
| Schwartz Center honors Boyte for compassionate care | 09/10/2015 |
| Front and Center: Keith Armstrong | 09/14/2015 |
| Blood pressure: How low should you go? | 09/17/2015 |
| Hand hygiene: every time, all the time! | 09/17/2015 |
| Children’s Palliative Care Team brings home international award | 09/17/2015 |
| Adolescent medicine experts ease teen transition to adulthood | 09/21/2015 |
| Edelman lecturer explains nation’s deeper pockets, shorter lives | 09/21/2015 |
| UMMC researcher: CT texture may improve melanoma survival predictions | 09/21/2015 |
| UMMC Holmes County wound care program thriving | 09/24/2015 |
| White House AIDS czar crusades for universal prevention, care | 09/28/2015 |
| October 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Jackson-Williams guides new/old Office of Medical Education | 10/01/2015 |
| Junior League mamas keep on rockin’ in the NICU | 10/01/2015 |
| Revised, streamlined announcements address risks, decrease confusion | 10/02/2015 |
| Campaign helps employees contribute to UMMC's missions | 10/05/2015 |
| Just when is it time for an antibiotic? | 10/08/2015 |
| SurviveMiss aims to help young breast cancer survivors thrive | 10/08/2015 |
| Saving a life in nonclinical areas now within reach | 10/08/2015 |
| Mass-casualty drill tests mettle of emergency responders | 10/12/2015 |
| Centers’ focus shifting to medically integrated wellness, fitness | 10/12/2015 |
| Teen clinic promotes healthy choices, healthy futures | 10/13/2015 |
| Clinical Intranet gives providers another tool to deliver quality care | 10/15/2015 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Fred Rushton | 10/15/2015 |
| Heart is center of 'family' reunion | 10/19/2015 |
| Addressing frailty enhances transplant success | 10/19/2015 |
| Quality care, quality performance means better outcomes | 10/22/2015 |
| School of Dentistry search down to two | 10/22/2015 |
| New physical therapy program helps improve breast cancer patients’ outcomes | 10/26/2015 |
| Students and post-docs in spotlight at Grad School Research Day | 10/26/2015 |
| Unlocking the secrets of sepsis | 10/29/2015 |
| Rural communities benefiting from UMMC clinics | 10/29/2015 |
| Students teach students the importance of hand hygiene | 10/29/2015 |
| Vitter pledges his support for UMMC, medical research | 10/29/2015 |
| Cruse, Lewis, Corbett retire after a combined 100-plus years of service | 10/30/2015 |
| November 2015 | ‹ go back |
| First-time hospital collaboration puts patients ahead of competition | 11/02/2015 |
| Not just donors, but families, make gift of life possible | 11/02/2015 |
| Former first twin visits, reads to Batson patients | 11/03/2015 |
| Front-line caregivers keep patients safe | 11/05/2015 |
| State’s reduction in preterm births garners national March of Dimes award | 11/05/2015 |
| Faculty, staff recognized for research excellence | 11/09/2015 |
| Physiology still matters, says Mayo Clinic’s Joyner | 11/09/2015 |
| UMMC family to get first crack at Meridian apartments | 11/09/2015 |
| Promise of 3-D printing looms – in duplicate | 11/09/2015 |
| Don’t let the flu shot deadline fly by | 11/12/2015 |
| Ringing the bell: a celebration of life, family and beating cancer | 11/12/2015 |
| SOD dean candidate's focus: collaborative leadership, dentistry's future | 11/16/2015 |
| Departure lounge new amenity for discharged patients | 11/16/2015 |
| Extra staff, efficiency make for shorter ED waits | 11/16/2015 |
| Heart for service + love of people = volunteers of the year | 11/16/2015 |
| Frankie sticks with the job – for 50 years | 11/19/2015 |
| Pursuing the goal of zero harm | 11/19/2015 |
| Dean candidate outlines strategy for moving SOD forward | 11/19/2015 |
| Boyte named Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year | 11/19/2015 |
| Delta doctor is champion of rural health care | 11/23/2015 |
| JPS students entertain a career in health care | 11/23/2015 |
| SPRINT leads to new blood pressure guidelines | 11/23/2015 |
| Future of alumni relations written in the STARS | 11/30/2015 |
| People of the U: Dr. Mark Reed | 11/30/2015 |
| Researchers, molecules team up to fight kidney disease | 11/30/2015 |
| December 2015 | ‹ go back |
| Electronic cigarettes: harmless hobby or gateway drug? | 12/03/2015 |
| Felton chosen to be new dean of School of Dentistry | 12/03/2015 |
| Study examines weight-loss surgery's potential effects on offspring | 12/07/2015 |
| Grenada, Biloxi transplant clinics enhance access to care | 12/07/2015 |
| People of the U: Miriam Shufelt | 12/10/2015 |
| Recruitment day confronts drop in black male medical students | 12/10/2015 |
| ED, rehab services updates give UMMC Holmes County patients a boost | 12/14/2015 |
| Vitter: UM, UMMC collaboration promotes growth, success | 12/14/2015 |
| Up in Farms Food Hub brings farm to table | 12/14/2015 |
| New endowment to attract, retain dental hygiene students | 12/17/2015 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Mitzi Norris | 12/17/2015 |
| UMMC education offerings grow by a few degrees | 12/17/2015 |
| Memory serves M2 Alex Mullen, new world mental athlete champion | 12/18/2015 |
| Elderly often haunted by ghosts of holidays past and present | 12/21/2015 |
| UMMC security guard Mattie Amos remembered with gifts for babies | 12/21/2015 |
| Batson Children’s Hospital to tighten security in 2016 | 12/28/2015 |
| Santa, Gov. Bryant, entourage of elves bring Christmas to Batson patients | 12/28/2015 |
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