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| January 2017 | ‹ go back |
| New SHRP faculty digs big data | 01/05/2017 |
| UMMC makes the most of research money | 01/05/2017 |
| UMMC earns human research accreditation | 01/09/2017 |
| New guidelines call for more non-opioid pain relievers | 01/09/2017 |
| Prognosis good for Gov. William Winter following fall, head injury | 01/09/2017 |
| Sanderson Farms Championship donation to Friends of Children's Hospital sets record | 01/10/2017 |
| Ruckdeschel brings problem-solving skills to state’s cancer puzzle | 01/12/2017 |
| No getting ‘round it: Employee voices need to be heard | 01/12/2017 |
| Ruckdeschel takes lead role in UMMC’s cancer fight | 01/17/2017 |
| Specialty care closer to coast families thanks to Children's of Mississippi | 01/18/2017 |
| New neonatal ambulance commissioned for life-saving work | 01/19/2017 |
| Federal grant fuels first responder training | 01/23/2017 |
| Pediatrician’s healing touch transcends miles to war-torn Syrian homeland | 01/26/2017 |
| New health risk assessment further gauges employee wellness interests | 01/26/2017 |
| Dental students follow in families' footsteps for 'Best Job' | 01/30/2017 |
| UMMC, partners unite to screen women for cancer | 01/30/2017 |
| February 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Higher cervical cancer death rates equal bigger need for screening, HPV vaccines | 02/01/2017 |
| Volunteers help Scouts be 'Always Prepared' | 02/02/2017 |
| Career fair ignites opportunities for nursing students | 02/02/2017 |
| ‘Little Hats’ raise awareness of big cause: healthy hearts | 02/06/2017 |
| UMMC gastro, endoscopy services to get new off-campus home | 02/06/2017 |
| NFL selects Manning as Man of the Year co-winner | 02/06/2017 |
| Dental Mission Week participants care for state’s underserved | 02/09/2017 |
| Sickle cell trait could alter diabetes test results | 02/09/2017 |
| These RNs have nursing careers as doctors | 02/09/2017 |
| Mentors aid in career advancement, networking opportunities | 02/13/2017 |
| Researcher’s goal: Find the best chemo for each patient | 02/16/2017 |
| 2003 SOD graduate named Dental Alumnus of the Year | 02/16/2017 |
| Increased testing, awareness make ground in HIV infection battle | 02/16/2017 |
| Value Analysis promotes culture of savings, efficiency | 02/20/2017 |
| Facebook group debuts just for People of the U | 02/20/2017 |
| Does an 'app' a day keep the medical textbook away? Not yet | 02/20/2017 |
| Students sink teeth into dental research | 02/23/2017 |
| End to cancer treatment rings true for Yazoo City native | 02/23/2017 |
| It's 'all hands on deck' at the UM School of Dentistry for Give Kids A Smile | 02/24/2017 |
| Dental Hygiene move promotes interprofessional education | 02/27/2017 |
| New heart surgery leader put gloves on right after Batson arrival | 02/27/2017 |
| March 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Coffee, conversation connect international community | 03/02/2017 |
| School of Nursing earns Governor's Award for JPS partnership | 03/02/2017 |
| Home visits help babies transition from NICU | 03/02/2017 |
| Group wants Mississippians to #GetScreened4Dak | 03/06/2017 |
| People of the U: Adam Dungey | 03/06/2017 |
| Students self-prescribe healing language in Spanish, French | 03/09/2017 |
| Improved family time among CAY interaction therapy goals | 03/09/2017 |
| Dr. Sasser goes to Washington | 03/13/2017 |
| Epic’s vital sign capture saves caregiver time | 03/13/2017 |
| Thankful Triplett siblings make $1 million gift to children's campaign | 03/16/2017 |
| UMMC financial action plan addresses revenue shortfall | 03/16/2017 |
| People of the U: Camille Richards | 03/20/2017 |
| Game, set, Match Day: big finish for med students’ hopes | 03/20/2017 |
| Researcher’s goal: Putting an end to diabetes epidemic | 03/23/2017 |
| Texas surgeon breaks silence on racial disparities | 03/23/2017 |
| Whack a hacker before they sink your security | 03/23/2017 |
| Bailey is SHRP pick for alumna of the year | 03/27/2017 |
| UMMC philanthropist among Children’s of Mississippi campaign supporters | 03/27/2017 |
| Learning through play part of Doctors’ Day celebration | 03/27/2017 |
| SNDA Impressions Program courts prospective dental students | 03/27/2017 |
| Advanced nursing programs meet provider shortage head-on | 03/30/2017 |
| April 2017 | ‹ go back |
| AirCare trio is cornerstone of UMMC’s medical air transport | 04/03/2017 |
| WHO: more drugs, fewer superbugs | 04/03/2017 |
| New study: More Americans are giving up on losing weight | 04/06/2017 |
| School of Nursing faculty named alumna of the year | 04/06/2017 |
| Emotional health, not just physical fitness, necessary for wellness | 04/06/2017 |
| School of Nursing faculty named alumna of the year | 04/06/2017 |
| Cancer diagnosis creates challenge for expectant mother | 04/10/2017 |
| Dermatologist, native son returns to rural roots | 04/10/2017 |
| Learn resiliency to handle life’s stresses | 04/13/2017 |
| People of the U: Carrie Dean | 04/13/2017 |
| Rare procedure splits donor liver between two women | 04/13/2017 |
| Legacy Lap honors those who gave gift of life | 04/17/2017 |
| M.D. brings health care perspective to CIO/CMIO roles | 04/17/2017 |
| Grenada's The Viper Room safe zone for solving problems, conflict | 04/17/2017 |
| Respect, compassion key to religion in workplace | 04/20/2017 |
| Study: healthy heart now, healthy brain later | 04/20/2017 |
| Cancer screening deemed life-changing for Brandon woman | 04/24/2017 |
| Electrical device eases gastroparesis symptoms | 04/27/2017 |
| Jackson Heart Study names Sims chief science officer | 04/27/2017 |
| May 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Learn more about UMMC with monthly CONSULT | 05/01/2017 |
| '100-day Workout' puts employee input into action | 05/04/2017 |
| Ingram shares life lessons during Last Lecture | 05/04/2017 |
| National shortage spurs new histotechnology program in SHRP | 05/04/2017 |
| UNACARE Mobile Clinic to take health care directly to Midtown patients | 05/05/2017 |
| Longtime Grenada nurse reflects on lifetime of nursing | 05/08/2017 |
| UMMC evaluates options to memorialize asylum patients buried on campus | 05/09/2017 |
| Code You: chaplains, colleagues help UMMC's healers find healing | 05/11/2017 |
| Med school latecomer defies doubters, wins TEACH Prize | 05/11/2017 |
| Great patient experience requires patient-centered care | 05/15/2017 |
| Interpreter-patient relationship translates into trust | 05/15/2017 |
| #UMMCGrad17: Lockhart’s patients can expect compassionate care with a smile | 05/18/2017 |
| #UMMCGrad17: Sollis goes from cheerleader to leader in School of Pharmacy | 05/18/2017 |
| EversCare seeks root causes of illness in children | 05/18/2017 |
| #UMMCGrad17: DeRussy takes M.D./Ph.D. path to pathology | 05/22/2017 |
| At Batson Hospital’s 20th anniversary, Children’s of Mississippi reaching to future with construction | 05/22/2017 |
| #UMMCGrad17: Milan overcomes odds through determination | 05/22/2017 |
| Burnout chatter kindles task force action | 05/25/2017 |
| #UMMCGrad17: Moore adopts full-court press towards peds career | 05/25/2017 |
| #UMMCGrad17: Gray brothers carry on family tradition | 05/25/2017 |
| UMMC confers record number of degrees five years running | 05/26/2017 |
| Junior League shows support with $400,000 gift to Children's of Mississippi campaign | 05/30/2017 |
| June 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Tools of the trade help mid-career women faculty advance | 06/01/2017 |
| UMMC surgeons share transplant insight with rural students for international stage | 06/01/2017 |
| ARIC celebrates 30 years of community, research | 06/05/2017 |
| State-of-the-art-ambulances-boost-UMMC-Grenada’s-fleet | 06/05/2017 |
| Federal grant to support Belzoni after-hours clinic | 06/08/2017 |
| Psychologist, neurologist offer state’s only multidisciplinary Tourette’s clinic | 06/18/2017 |
| Farm-fresh fruits and veggies on sale Thursday | 06/19/2017 |
| Woodward wields national influence as accreditation chief | 06/19/2017 |
| UMMC staff receive service recognition | 06/19/2017 |
| NIH taps neurobiology chair for study section post; pathology residents cop research honors | 06/19/2017 |
| Doobie Brothers to play concert benefitting MIND Center | 06/26/2017 |
| Rayner's 'wonderful life' inspires $1M scholarship | 06/26/2017 |
| Surgery uses body's own fat to reconstruct cancer survivor's breasts | 06/26/2017 |
| GWIMS honors women faculty achievements with new awards | 06/26/2017 |
| UMMC Recognition 6/26 | 06/26/2017 |
| Retiree ceremony, visiting lectures top upcoming events list | 06/26/2017 |
| Nursing professor, instructor join UMMC faculty | 06/26/2017 |
| July 2017 | ‹ go back |
| People of the U: Miles Backstrom | 07/07/2017 |
| Opinion survey puts faculty in poll position | 07/10/2017 |
| Video: Miss Mississippi gets creative in first visit with Batson patients | 07/10/2017 |
| Promotion and tenure | 07/10/2017 |
| New redesign streamlines navigation, combines umc.edu, ummchealth.com | 07/10/2017 |
| News Articles | 07/10/2017 |
| Surveys seek frank feedback from employees on workplace, safety | 07/17/2017 |
| Madison teen puts coloring books, local artist’s work, into patients’ hands | 07/17/2017 |
| Fitch-Swiney gift establishes Schools of Medicine, Nursing scholarship | 07/17/2017 |
| Decades go by, yet child hunger and poverty endure in the Delta | 07/17/2017 |
| Perinatal center to boost basic, clinical research | 07/24/2017 |
| UMMC’s sophisticated lab identifies most baffling opioids, street drugs | 07/24/2017 |
| Health care provider visit just clicks away with UMMC telehealth benefit | 07/24/2017 |
| Video: Bulldogs, Eagles team up to cheer on Batson patients | 07/24/2017 |
| People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden | 07/31/2017 |
| Math, medicine converge with HumMod | 07/31/2017 |
| People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden | 07/31/2017 |
| August 2017 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC Telehealth to offer mental health services to McComb district students | 08/02/2017 |
| Dedication of new medical school building bodes well for health care's future | 08/04/2017 |
| Medical school's legacy is a roadmap to a healthier Mississippi | 08/07/2017 |
| Creation of ’55 medical school due to spine-tingling courage | 08/07/2017 |
| Video: Medical school's legacy is a roadmap to a healthier Mississippi | 08/07/2017 |
| Dermatology residency partnership addresses rural specialty needs | 08/14/2017 |
| ‘Stubborn,’ ‘grateful,’ ‘humbled:’ Six medical school alumni lionized | 08/14/2017 |
| Photos: A new year in building a healthier Mississippi | 08/14/2017 |
| Elkins to head UMMC hematology-oncology division | 08/15/2017 |
| Mena, expert panel champion first-ever MSM care standard | 08/18/2017 |
| Portraits unveiled for two big-picture leaders | 08/21/2017 |
| UMMC adopts education innovation with digital credentialing | 08/21/2017 |
| Trauma training helps rural providers save lives | 08/24/2017 |
| Junior League of Jackson’s efforts for UMMC span decades | 08/24/2017 |
| Perfect score has UMMC covered | 08/24/2017 |
| ASB welcomes first president from the School of Nursing | 08/28/2017 |
| Future UMMC campus growth? There's a plan for that | 08/28/2017 |
| Enchanted evening boosts Children’s campaign target | 08/28/2017 |
| UMMC Community Care Clinic improves health care access in Belzoni area | 08/29/2017 |
| Belzoni after-hours clinic fills gap in health care access | 08/31/2017 |
| UMMC patients joining effort to aid health research | 08/31/2017 |
| September 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Discovery awaits with record research funding | 09/07/2017 |
| Cancer Institute researcher, lab receive international recognition | 09/07/2017 |
| With all 'D.O.' respect, osteopathy navigates medicine’s mainstream | 09/07/2017 |
| Children’s of Mississippi Hattiesburg clinic brings specialty care closer to home | 09/11/2017 |
| Occupational therapy program transitions to doctorate | 09/11/2017 |
| UMMC joins national All of Us precision medicine study | 09/11/2017 |
| Pancreas-kidney transplant ends years of suffering for Delta resident | 09/14/2017 |
| Monthly parenting talks to be served up with dinner, child care | 09/14/2017 |
| Clinical research advances with UMMC, Mayo Clinic agreement | 09/14/2017 |
| Doobie Brothers fans ‘Listen to the Music’ for MIND Center | 09/18/2017 |
| Tradition of strong Friends leadership continues with new board chair | 09/18/2017 |
| Pipeline, enrichment program plants seeds of clout | 09/18/2017 |
| People of the U: Anita Vanderford and Paige Robinson | 09/21/2017 |
| Hope Lodge to help patients focus less on details, more on beating cancer | 09/21/2017 |
| UMMC, MSU $10.5M grant collaboration takes aim at early childhood health | 09/21/2017 |
| Clinical Investigation program trains doctors for research | 09/25/2017 |
| Cross threshold, wash hands to protect patients, caregivers | 09/25/2017 |
| Photos: Mississippi Children's Museum Day blast off at Batson | 09/28/2017 |
| UMMC part of national research aimed at eliminating child hunger | 09/28/2017 |
| AAMC diversity leader champions inclusion excellence | 09/28/2017 |
| October 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Baby-friendly status signals optimal mother-newborn care | 10/02/2017 |
| Study: Single clinic visit can help thwart HIV infection spread | 10/02/2017 |
| Occupational therapy students 'rock' NICU volunteer program | 10/05/2017 |
| Growing up with care at UMMC means smooth transition to adult clinics | 10/05/2017 |
| UMMC earns national Telehealth Center of Excellence designation | 10/05/2017 |
| Triathlon study cautions racers of risks | 10/09/2017 |
| Employment engagement survey: You spoke, and you were heard | 10/09/2017 |
| Video: Lanier Lady Bulldogs score with UMMC assist | 10/09/2017 |
| How tenuous is tenure? Takers, non-takers weigh in | 10/12/2017 |
| AirCare expansion lands at Greenwood base | 10/12/2017 |
| Nursing student strives for inclusive health | 10/12/2017 |
| Bone marrow recipient encourages registry donors | 10/16/2017 |
| Critzes' gift, professorships honor Millers' legacy of care | 10/16/2017 |
| People of the U: Deepti Patki | 10/16/2017 |
| 'Kid Captains,' MSU, Ole Miss prove winning combination | 10/19/2017 |
| Video: The sound of Alzheimer's Stories | 10/19/2017 |
| Biomedical Sciences program experiences rapid growth | 10/19/2017 |
| Mass casualty exercise tests emergency, MED-COM readiness | 10/23/2017 |
| Continuing education director no new recruit | 10/23/2017 |
| Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship celebrities swing by Batson | 10/26/2017 |
| UMMC gives visiting students clinical experiences key to their training | 10/26/2017 |
| Video: Pumpkins serve as M1s' next patients | 10/26/2017 |
| SGSHS Research Day highlights trainees, Distinguished Alumnus | 10/30/2017 |
| Sanderson Farms Championship scores for Children’s of Mississippi | 10/30/2017 |
| November 2017 | ‹ go back |
| De Delva selected to lead Cancer Institute’s Thoracic team | 11/01/2017 |
| Gamma Knife offers noninvasive care for brain tumors | 11/02/2017 |
| Grant seeks to shore up dental faculty numbers | 11/02/2017 |
| UMMC's first Norwood Procedure patient happy, healthy | 11/02/2017 |
| Streamlined process makes SHRP P&T more transparent | 11/06/2017 |
| Caregivers provide crucial, intimate element of medical care | 11/06/2017 |
| Population health: big data, big solutions | 11/09/2017 |
| Accreditation visit 'Joint' patient safety effort | 11/09/2017 |
| Screening, early detection make lung cancer ‘highly curable’ | 11/09/2017 |
| New UMMC research building to promote 'discovery to recovery' | 11/10/2017 |
| Awards recognize faculty achievements in research | 11/12/2017 |
| Video: New UMMC research building promotes 'discovery to recovery' | 11/13/2017 |
| From the ER to the lab, Summers' career adds up | 11/13/2017 |
| UM to debut Flagship Constellations Friday | 11/15/2017 |
| For UMMC’s top volunteers, it’s all about relationships | 11/16/2017 |
| Alcohol assessment treatment averts severe drinking problems | 11/16/2017 |
| Junior League of Jackson commitment to Children's Campaign reaches $1M | 11/17/2017 |
| Reason for thanks: $1M Junior League commitment to Children’s Campaign | 11/20/2017 |
| Stars align for Flagship Constellations | 11/20/2017 |
| Neurobiology chair elected AAAS Fellow | 11/20/2017 |
| Tang named CI director of clinical and translational research | 11/21/2017 |
| In face of tragedy, Louisville family chooses organ donation | 11/27/2017 |
| Video: Friends decks halls in Batson, Wiser hospitals | 11/27/2017 |
| Clinical service lines: multiple specialists, one clinic visit | 11/30/2017 |
| Mississippi native Taylor named pediatrics chair | 11/30/2017 |
| December 2017 | ‹ go back |
| Groundbreaking kicks off construction of $180M pediatrics tower at UMMC | 12/01/2017 |
| Hospital patients at risk when ill friends, family pay visit | 12/01/2017 |
| Video: Excitement, confetti fill air during groundbreaking festivities | 12/04/2017 |
| Photos: Smiling faces, music herald start of construction | 12/04/2017 |
| Employees coming to work sick put patients in jeopardy | 12/04/2017 |
| Video: Children’s of Mississippi growth, in our own words | 12/04/2017 |
| Photos: BankPlus Light A Light shines in new location | 12/06/2017 |
| New guidelines: lower blood pressure for better health | 12/07/2017 |
| Wigs help women leap one of cancer’s obstacles | 12/11/2017 |
| Photos: Winter Storm Benji transforms UMMC campus | 12/11/2017 |
| UMMC one step closer to high reliability in patient care | 12/11/2017 |
| O'Donnell's $1M gift to benefit new PICU cardiac wing | 12/14/2017 |
| Name of admired ophthalmologist McCaa lives on with endowment | 12/14/2017 |
| After denture course makeover, patients are all smiles | 12/14/2017 |
| Video: MDWFP officers bring gifts, Santa aboard airboat to Batson | 12/18/2017 |
| Surprising finding distinguishes med student’s research project | 12/18/2017 |
| UMMC, Anderson Regional affiliation to enhance health care services in E. Miss. | 12/19/2017 |
| Novel treatment could protect, rescue damaged kidneys | 12/28/2017 |
| Housing search a breeze with new website | 12/28/2017 |
| Former patient and Eagle Scout hopeful helps allay MRI fears | 12/28/2017 |
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