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News Archive from UMMC News in 2017

Welcome to the UMMC News Archive. Past news articles can be found according to their publication year in the list below.

We hope you find what you are looking for regarding achievements, accomplishments and advancements at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. For more information, contact the Office of Communications and Marketing at (601) 984-1100, or email communications@umc.edu.

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
UMMC Opioid Task Force gives providers tools to manage pain	01/30/2017
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's revamped website to cancel July 3 eCV	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
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
School of Nursing delivers care to Delta children most in need	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
Front and Center: 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
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
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
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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