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| January 2018 | ‹ go back |
| Supply chain flexibility reaps financial benefits | 01/04/2018 |
| UMMC's top stories from 2017 | 01/04/2018 |
| People of the U: Dr. Thomas Helling | 01/04/2018 |
| The Summit of success: Moore rises to department chair | 01/08/2018 |
| Even in city’s water crisis, UMMC patients come first | 01/08/2018 |
| Save a life; donate blood during campus drive Jan. 17 | 01/11/2018 |
| 'A healthier Mississippi' goal of new residency program | 01/11/2018 |
| ASB shows love to Campus Police, security, staff | 01/11/2018 |
| Cancer survivor urges others to get breast, cervical cancer screenings | 01/11/2018 |
| News Articles | 01/11/2018 |
| For NSICU, DAISY Award represents team effort | 01/17/2018 |
| Newest transplant surgeons women with a mission | 01/18/2018 |
| Pillars event honors leaders in diversity efforts | 01/18/2018 |
| Century Club Charities sets record with gift to Friends of Children's Hospital | 01/19/2018 |
| Transplant team player: Seawright shines on national level | 01/22/2018 |
| Video: Century Club Charities sets record with gift to Friends of Children's Hospital | 01/22/2018 |
| Newsman anchored in attitude, not cancer | 01/25/2018 |
| New UMMC clinic enhances access to free HIV testing | 01/25/2018 |
| Alex Mullen's memory, again, holds all the cards | 01/25/2018 |
| U-turn at the lectern | 01/29/2018 |
| Taking tech transfer to the next level | 01/29/2018 |
| Photos: Free screenings offer chance to catch, halt cancer | 01/29/2018 |
| February 2018 | ‹ go back |
| People of the U: Clint McHann | 02/01/2018 |
| Otolaryngology team's protocol earns national award | 02/01/2018 |
| Video: Fields rises to top as CMN Champion | 02/01/2018 |
| Fields rises to top as Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion | 02/01/2018 |
| UMMC to manage Gulfport's Memorial Hospital NICU | 02/05/2018 |
| Genomics core an invaluable resource for Mississippi scientists | 02/05/2018 |
| UMMC Epic Connect links Medical Center, Health Department | 02/08/2018 |
| Photos: Record number of patients receive free dental care | 02/12/2018 |
| SOD Board selects ADA Delegate Dental Alumnus of the Year | 02/12/2018 |
| Video: Smiles abound during Dental Mission Week | 02/12/2018 |
| Faculty member bears witness, scars from voting rights crusades | 02/15/2018 |
| Symposium empowers teens to live healthy lives | 02/15/2018 |
| Revised bus routes, parking 'zones' streamline morning commute | 02/16/2018 |
| UMMC physicians creating opioid use alternatives model | 02/19/2018 |
| New pathology chair values lessons learned from medicine, law, family | 02/19/2018 |
| Town hall to connect heart researchers, public | 02/22/2018 |
| Revamped menu, mindful choices give cafeteria patrons healthy options | 02/22/2018 |
| Novel procedure restores ability to eat, quality of life | 02/22/2018 |
| UMMC and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announce affiliation agreement | 02/26/2018 |
| Fuqua's passion for nursing inspires endowed scholarship gift | 02/26/2018 |
| Payne appointed to national certification committee | 02/26/2018 |
| March 2018 | ‹ go back |
| SOM alum shines as military battlefield surgeon | 03/01/2018 |
| New library nook for mothers only | 03/01/2018 |
| Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raising funds, awareness for Children's | 03/01/2018 |
| Sun-setting Lawson: UMMC to embark on new enterprise | 03/04/2018 |
| Video: 2018 Mississippi Miracles Radiothon | 03/05/2018 |
| Use of electronic records at UMMC to get smarter, faster, more Epic | 03/08/2018 |
| Guild’s skeet shoot targets transplant patient needs | 03/08/2018 |
| UMMC experts weigh in on popular common sense eating plan | 03/08/2018 |
| QM certification solidifies commitment to online excellence | 03/11/2018 |
| Jim Hill students help classmates, community stay healthy | 03/12/2018 |
| Child's prayer leads to $1.5M Children's of Mississippi expansion gift | 03/15/2018 |
| Ole Miss softball team's visit a 'home run' with Batson patients | 03/15/2018 |
| New access center improves patients' scheduling experiences | 03/15/2018 |
| Asylum Hill Project: 'What a great story this is' | 03/19/2018 |
| Photos: Match Day 2018 | 03/19/2018 |
| 133 on a match: Medical students discover their next destinations | 03/19/2018 |
| Memorial Hospital, UMMC announce pediatric collaboration | 03/19/2018 |
| UMMC medical education building formally named in honor of Gov. Phil Bryant | 03/21/2018 |
| Nursing alum champions high-reliability health care | 03/22/2018 |
| Bryant helps realize dream of building that now bears his name | 03/22/2018 |
| UMMC researcher asks colleagues to heed screening call | 03/22/2018 |
| Medicine gains ‘Grade A mentor, human being’ as new department chair | 03/22/2018 |
| SON staff, students vote with dollars to determine who'll go 'Over the Edge' | 03/26/2018 |
| New innovation center HITs ground running | 03/26/2018 |
| South side challenge: Children's expansion leads to short-term navigation hassles | 03/26/2018 |
| Real-time interpreters break down patients’ language barriers | 03/29/2018 |
| Reckelhoff earns SEC Faculty Achievement Award | 03/29/2018 |
| Video: Donation of little cars big boost for Batson patients | 03/29/2018 |
| April 2018 | ‹ go back |
| New HR chief listening, learning, looking for positive change | 04/02/2018 |
| Have a 'berry' good time at UMMC's Farmer's Market | 04/02/2018 |
| Mandatory active shooter training to instruct how to avoid, deny, defend | 04/02/2018 |
| Photos: UMMC hits the pavement for National Walking Day | 04/05/2018 |
| Children's of MS economic impact nears $349M | 04/05/2018 |
| Dual-campus Research Day fosters collaborative science | 04/05/2018 |
| State’s youngest heart recipient 'looking better and better' one year later | 04/09/2018 |
| Population health expert to talk Mississippi moon shots, diabetes | 04/09/2018 |
| Board names Delta physical therapist SHRP Alumnus of the Year | 04/12/2018 |
| Medicine chair urges DOM researchers to support clinical trials | 04/12/2018 |
| Photos: Ballet troupe's Batson visit is en pointe | 04/12/2018 |
| Students, staff can 'scrub in' on Amnesty Day | 04/12/2018 |
| Oral cancer patient fights to earn 'Survivor' title | 04/16/2018 |
| New treatment collaborative pinpoints pre-diabetics early | 04/16/2018 |
| Heartfelt reunion: Organ recipient, donor's daughter finally meet | 04/16/2018 |
| Photos: Annual Legacy Lap celebrates donors, donor families | 04/16/2018 |
| At 90, UMMC's 100th TAVR patient is 'on the go' | 04/19/2018 |
| Ridgeland firefighter, 5K race support Alzheimer's awareness | 04/19/2018 |
| Children's expertise now closer to home for south Mississippi families | 04/23/2018 |
| A touch of class: Far-reaching conference instructs the instructors | 04/23/2018 |
| Photos: Fundraisers go 'Over The Edge' for Friends | 04/23/2018 |
| Frontline team effort spurs improved patient safety scores | 04/26/2018 |
| Removing hurdles: With common goals, institutions agree to be ‘friends’ | 04/26/2018 |
| Children’s of Mississippi cochlear implant patient among youngest in world | 04/26/2018 |
| Lifestyle management, chronic diseases go hand in hand | 04/30/2018 |
| Hands-on learning with Discovery U | 04/30/2018 |
| Photos: SHRP Research Day | 04/30/2018 |
| May 2018 | ‹ go back |
| New fracture clinic helps patients avoid one break leading to another | 05/03/2018 |
| New process shortens time to breast reconstruction | 05/03/2018 |
| Life-altering condition gives dentist insight into empathy | 05/03/2018 |
| Professor emeritus establishes endowment to advance metals research | 05/07/2018 |
| Food, fun and friendly competitions await UMMC family during tribute week | 05/07/2018 |
| New CEO joins team at UMMC Grenada, UMMC Holmes County | 05/07/2018 |
| Telehealth leader named nursing Alumnus of the Year | 05/10/2018 |
| He didn’t know if he could teach. Look at him now | 05/10/2018 |
| Smooth Operators claim checkered flag at 2018 Gurney Races | 05/10/2018 |
| Annual nursing salute calls out best of the best | 05/14/2018 |
| 3D printed models save time, money in operating room | 05/14/2018 |
| Friendship brought Harmon's career back to where it started | 05/14/2018 |
| #UMMCGrad18: SHRP graduate overcomes rare genetic disorder to earn PT degree | 05/16/2018 |
| Forum a HIT for UMMC's innovation efforts | 05/16/2018 |
| #UMMCGrad18: For future ophthalmologist, the big picture is clear | 05/17/2018 |
| Surgeon General: Agency cooperation, use of opioid-reversal drug can stem epidemic | 05/17/2018 |
| #UMMCGrad18: Adventure beckons School of Nursing graduate | 05/21/2018 |
| #UMMCGrad18: As technician, pharmacy graduate learns profession first | 05/21/2018 |
| CI leader participates in cancer discussion at Vatican | 05/21/2018 |
| #UMMCGrad18: Pharmacology graduate values science, service | 05/24/2018 |
| Stroke study researches clot-buster recipients | 05/24/2018 |
| #UMMCGrad18: Dental student defies language barrier to become scholar | 05/24/2018 |
| UMMC confers 930 degrees in health sciences professions | 05/25/2018 |
| UMMC employee donates stem cells to perhaps save a life | 05/31/2018 |
| Video: UMMC's 2018 Commencement confers 930 degrees | 05/31/2018 |
| Class of 2018 is family friendly | 05/31/2018 |
| June 2018 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC cardiologist supports scientists’ findings to increase life expectancy | 06/01/2018 |
| UMMC focuses on higher quality, increased efficiency at lower cost | 06/01/2018 |
| Seconds, minutes, days, weeks: Timely trauma care saves Madison man | 06/04/2018 |
| Colorectal cancer experts embrace ACS call for earlier screening | 06/04/2018 |
| Safety, quality central to Joint Commission chief's visit | 06/11/2018 |
| North Mississippi golf tournament drives $100K gift to Children's | 06/11/2018 |
| Create action plan to de-escalate thoughts of suicide | 06/11/2018 |
| 'Dr. Rick' signs off 'Southern Remedy' after 13-year run | 06/11/2018 |
| MIND Center to detail Alzheimer’s research; salute patients, caregivers | 06/18/2018 |
| Video: Miss Mississippi hopefuls sing, paint with Batson patients | 06/18/2018 |
| Inaugural Pediatric Research Day spotlights potential advances in care | 06/18/2018 |
| How much patient harm is acceptable? Zero, safety leaders say | 06/25/2018 |
| Minimally invasive heart surgery helps 3-year-old to heal | 06/25/2018 |
| Dental school's longest serving employee to retire | 06/25/2018 |
| OCH Regional Medical Center, UMMC announce affiliation | 06/26/2018 |
| Gross anatomy course brings D.O.T.s, D.P.T.s together | 06/28/2018 |
| July 2018 | ‹ go back |
| Video: Miss Mississippi 2018 visits Children's Hospital | 07/02/2018 |
| Employees can make their voices heard in annual engagement survey | 07/02/2018 |
| Newest affiliation brings UMMC's resources to Oktibbeha County | 07/02/2018 |
| Campaign: Be more than an electronic health record users - beEpic! | 07/06/2018 |
| People of the U: William Salaun | 07/09/2018 |
| Cyndi Lauper headlines concert to support MIND Center | 07/09/2018 |
| Children's Cancer Center sees growth, anticipates changes | 07/09/2018 |
| Brunson’s newest role: Ensuring state’s physicians keep patients safe | 07/13/2018 |
| AirCare, blood clotting drug save man from death by donkey bite | 07/13/2018 |
| Forging students into physicians: The residency reality | 07/13/2018 |
| New chair of pediatric dentistry settles into southern hospitality | 07/16/2018 |
| Mississippi State coach, players cheer on Batson patients | 07/23/2018 |
| UMMC's new Grenada, Holmes Co. leader aims to enhance patient experience | 07/23/2018 |
| Batson clinical quality results rank among best children’s hospitals | 07/23/2018 |
| Researchers gather to explore solutions to Delta health disparities | 07/23/2018 |
| Video: Saddle up! SHRP students' activities bolster horse trail therapy | 07/23/2018 |
| UMMC Grenada offers first-time inpatient substance abuse detox program | 07/30/2018 |
| Nursing faculty focus on bringing best practices to bedside | 07/30/2018 |
| August 2018 | ‹ go back |
| Sim Center drills residents, others, on values of communication | 08/06/2018 |
| Mohs surgery leaves few signs of melanoma | 08/06/2018 |
| Spero Awards reflect UMMC, UMMC Grenada's transplant excellence | 08/06/2018 |
| Young adults with disabilities SEARCH for just the right job at UMMC | 08/06/2018 |
| New Emergency Services home to enhance disaster response | 08/09/2018 |
| Morton physician, community stalwart continues service at 91 | 08/13/2018 |
| It's a new day for emergency services, preparedness in Mississippi | 08/13/2018 |
| Photos: Medical school in a day | 08/13/2018 |
| If it’s fall in Mississippi, it’s the season for sports-related injuries | 08/15/2018 |
| Dr. Laura Arnold treats young hematology, oncology patients at alma mater | 08/16/2018 |
| Clinical trial explores physical therapy for sports-related concussion, leg injury prevention | 08/20/2018 |
| Spine surgeon leads international musculoskeletal foundation | 08/20/2018 |
| Video: All's fair during student welcome | 08/20/2018 |
| 'Fingerprints' lead to $1M Children's expansion campaign donation | 08/23/2018 |
| Procedure eases complications related to fluid around lungs | 08/23/2018 |
| As good as it gets: Hall of Fame Alumni Award immortalizes storied careers | 08/27/2018 |
| More physician residencies mean more access for state's rural patients | 08/27/2018 |
| New system helps lead Rowland users on electronic path to 'Discovery' | 08/27/2018 |
| Researchers seq-ing for answers in the genome | 08/30/2018 |
| Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship winner tees up at Batson | 08/30/2018 |
| Lacking concussion system, Mississippi athletes in contact sports at risk | 08/30/2018 |
| September 2018 | ‹ go back |
| NHLBI renews landmark Jackson Heart Study for six more years | 09/05/2018 |
| Freshman Early Entry relieves stress for nursing hopefuls | 09/06/2018 |
| UMMC's supply chain lifeblood flows from 20,000-square-foot pump | 09/10/2018 |
| UMMC PT in the pros: Sports resident delivers care at Saints camp | 09/10/2018 |
| Family medicine difference makers' lives bridge barriers of distance, time | 09/10/2018 |
| New degree helps clinicians master population health management | 09/13/2018 |
| When is an antibiotic the right medicine? New team giving advice | 09/13/2018 |
| A class apart: Medical school breaks admissions record | 09/17/2018 |
| STEMI receiving center ensures swift care for heart attack patients | 09/17/2018 |
| Pediatric Fast Track to pair right level of care with each patient | 09/17/2018 |
| Women gain more acceptance as medical students, physicians | 09/19/2018 |
| People of the U: JoJo Dodd and Joe Pongetti | 09/20/2018 |
| ICU tower shifts to team-building, quality, safety culture | 09/20/2018 |
| American Cancer Society honors Ruckdeschel with St. George Award | 09/21/2018 |
| Graduate School showcase aims to recruit future scientists | 09/24/2018 |
| New chief of pediatric cardiology: Children’s of Mississippi ‘total package’ | 09/24/2018 |
| Newest JPS school-based clinic helps keep grade-schoolers well | 09/24/2018 |
| Morgan joins lung, GI cancer teams | 09/26/2018 |
| The Guytons: Offspring remember life with legendary parents | 09/26/2018 |
| At brink of 20th anniversary, community matters to Jackson Heart Study | 09/27/2018 |
| Early heart surgery relieves pressure for little drummer girl | 09/27/2018 |
| October 2018 | ‹ go back |
| Employees speak in annual engagement survey | 10/01/2018 |
| Medical Center among ELP research, patent leaders | 10/01/2018 |
| AAMC survey measures advances from UMMC faculty's Standpoint | 10/01/2018 |
| Ambulance gift allows Lanier students to learn medical transport skills | 10/03/2018 |
| New specialists add to record PICU care team numbers | 10/04/2018 |
| Video: Lanier students get hands-on transport training in AMR ambulance | 10/04/2018 |
| HAWK walk: Traffic signal helps pedestrians navigate State Street | 10/04/2018 |
| Allaying pain, affirming life: Palliative care team meets patients in their 'sacred place' | 10/08/2018 |
| Video: Ole Miss band spells out support for Batson | 10/08/2018 |
| Addiction psychiatrist expanding treatment for opioid use disorder | 10/11/2018 |
| Children's of Mississippi expansion progressing each day | 10/11/2018 |
| Opioid task force seeks solutions to prescribing concerns | 10/15/2018 |
| Clinical trial explores managing hypertension from home | 10/15/2018 |
| Mental health access hotline gets $2.3M HRSA grant | 10/18/2018 |
| School works to fill Mississippi's dental gap | 10/18/2018 |
| UMMC experts: Raising recommended HPV vaccine age range could save lives | 10/18/2018 |
| Patient and parent, Welch knows value of Children’s Hospital | 10/22/2018 |
| Care team communication breakdowns aren’t healthy, happy | 10/22/2018 |
| Photos: Sanderson Farms brings tournament highlights to Batson | 10/25/2018 |
| Annual awards ceremony recognizes research achievements | 10/25/2018 |
| Donation helps SHRP shrink state's histotechnologist shortage | 10/25/2018 |
| Lauper shows “True Colors” during concert supporting MIND Center | 10/29/2018 |
| Grad school names clinical pharmacist Alumnus of the Year | 10/29/2018 |
| Video: Sanderson Farms Championship, UMMC make winning combination | 10/29/2018 |
| November 2018 | ‹ go back |
| Flashing is good for your health – fit flashing, that is! | 11/01/2018 |
| Volunteer Services selects future physician, nurse for annual honor | 11/01/2018 |
| Photos: No tricks, all treats at Children’s Halloween celebration | 11/01/2018 |
| Sickle cell, health crisis couldn’t stop ‘Miracle Kid’ | 11/05/2018 |
| A “beRi” good project wins Hackathon prize | 11/05/2018 |
| People of the U: Tim Lewis | 11/05/2018 |
| Clinical trial for marijuana-derived drug under way at UMMC | 11/08/2018 |
| Clinical trial for marijuana-derived epilepsy drug underway | 11/08/2018 |
| Microbiology meeting embraces more disciplines, young scientists | 11/08/2018 |
| ‘The shoulders of those who came before us:’ SON turns 70 | 11/08/2018 |
| Photos: School of Nursing celebrates 70th anniversary with tours, alumni panel | 11/12/2018 |
| Anatomy of a survey: As ‘Grey’s’ turns 15, medicos dissect TV shows | 11/12/2018 |
| Increasing capacity central to UMMC's ongoing construction plans | 11/12/2018 |
| Wellness at UMMC needs a champion - and it could be you | 11/15/2018 |
| #WomenWhoCurie highlights female radiation oncologists | 11/19/2018 |
| School of Dentistry dean receives career honor; ascends to board presidency | 11/19/2018 |
| Heroes in life, death: Organ donors give ultimate gift | 11/19/2018 |
| Entergy's $500K donation helps power Children’s campaign | 11/26/2018 |
| Dos, don'ts of Children's holiday giving | 11/26/2018 |
| Toys and more on Children’s of Mississippi holiday wish list | 11/26/2018 |
| Dr. Blair E. Batson, first pediatrics chair at UMMC, dies at age 98 | 11/27/2018 |
| Medical Center's disaster relief efforts reach beyond Mississippi | 11/29/2018 |
| Photos: Test-laden med students lighten mood with Hawaiian shirt contest | 11/29/2018 |
| Limits on e-cigarette sales to teens aid nicotine addiction battle | 11/29/2018 |
| Ruckdeschel named to Lung Roundtable | 11/30/2018 |
| Gibert joins UMMC Cancer Institute | 11/30/2018 |
| December 2018 | ‹ go back |
| One year after groundbreaking, UMMC pediatric expansion structure rises | 12/01/2018 |
| Parental guidance required to keep holidays safe for children | 12/01/2018 |
| Heart-liver transplant one for UMMC history books | 12/03/2018 |
| School of Population Health dispenses research expertise for charity medication network | 12/03/2018 |
| Hoover calls SON dean role ‘greatest privilege of my life’ | 12/06/2018 |
| Averting HIV infection can depend on how well MSMs PrEP | 12/06/2018 |
| Video: Children's Hospital holiday season starts with Light-A-Light | 12/06/2018 |
| Surgery offers new outlook for children facing head, face deformities | 12/10/2018 |
| Poise in the wilderness: Students scout out rescue, life-saving skills | 12/10/2018 |
| Mobile clinic provides much-needed, convenient care for young and old | 12/10/2018 |
| Photos: Hoopsters, Santa help brighten season at Children's Hospital | 12/13/2018 |
| Two frames of mind: State Hall of Fame dedicates Guyton, Hardy portraits | 12/13/2018 |
| Medical Center does deep dive into data | 12/13/2018 |
| New committee’s goal: Improve cancer care through communication | 12/17/2018 |
| Primary defection: Young adults choose convenience over commitment | 12/17/2018 |
| Video: Children with Down syndrome make strides with PT faculty's grant | 12/17/2018 |
| New program teaches kids to stop, think before making risky decisions | 12/20/2018 |
| Rural opioid disorder patients benefit from in-person, telehealth visit combo | 12/20/2018 |
| Firsts, records dot UMMC’s 2018 top stories list | 12/27/2018 |
| Sepsis study’s design “future” of clinical trials | 12/27/2018 |
| Carr driven to take dental hygiene chair post | 12/27/2018 |
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