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| January 2021 | ‹ go back |
| Pandemic brings perseverance, praise-worthy patient care | 01/04/2021 |
| Scholars program uncovers mystery behind MLS profession | 01/04/2021 |
| Award lets researchers escalate war on ‘disease that whispers’ | 01/11/2021 |
| Meet two new (robot) staffers in UMMC's COVID-19 testing lab | 01/11/2021 |
| Indianola mother, baby now home after long COVID-19 battle | 01/11/2021 |
| Century Club Charities breaks record with Children's donation | 01/19/2021 |
| Even during pandemic, UMMC Research hits record heights | 01/19/2021 |
| UMMC's largest Accelerated BSN class answers nursing's call | 01/19/2021 |
| MIND Center, Alzheimer's MS: 'new chapter' in dementia fight | 01/19/2021 |
| Coggins' gift bolsters Children's cancer, blood disorders renovation | 01/25/2021 |
| Federal award allows UMMC to reach more telehealth patients | 01/25/2021 |
| Study: Diabetes, COVID-19 combo riskier for Blacks, Hispanics | 01/25/2021 |
| AACN honors D.N.P. director; Former ob-gyn prof leads school | 01/25/2021 |
| Front and Center: Tara Madison | 01/27/2021 |
| February 2021 | ‹ go back |
| Dental care can be critical for kids with complex conditions | 02/01/2021 |
| Black pastors, docs strive to dispel COVID-19 vaccine doubts | 02/01/2021 |
| DIS scheduling system champions COVID-19 vaccines | 02/08/2021 |
| Veterans served their country; now, UMMC's SOD serves them | 02/08/2021 |
| UMMC gets Huntington's designation; chef earns culinary kudo | 02/08/2021 |
| Front and Center: Doug Craft | 02/10/2021 |
| UMMC's congenital heart warriors spring from all ages, sizes | 02/14/2021 |
| Growing Excitement: Campaign for Children's of Mississippi grows toward $100 million goal | 02/15/2021 |
| UP's Merit Health Madison presence real 'win-win' for patients | 02/15/2021 |
| COVID-19-linked brain disorder compels victim to tell his story | 02/15/2021 |
| 20th MS Miracles Radiothon to safely broadcast March 3-5 | 02/22/2021 |
| New heart, new life: Transplant saves man from death's edge | 02/22/2021 |
| Jackson Free Clinic dental services now have more 'teeth' | 02/22/2021 |
| Front and Center: Vani Vijayakumar | 02/25/2021 |
| March 2021 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC study: COVID-19 more prevalent in children than thought | 03/01/2021 |
| The seasonal flu was all but MIA this season. Here’s why | 03/01/2021 |
| Chain reaction: Living donors speed up transplant process | 03/01/2021 |
| Make no mistake, culture of safety means zero patient harm | 03/08/2021 |
| MS Miracles Radiothon airs inspiration, tops last year’s total | 03/08/2021 |
| Experts solve MIS-C mysteries through clinical care, research | 03/08/2021 |
| ASRT honors MRI program; SOD students earn research prizes | 03/08/2021 |
| Second chance at life: Surgeons rebuild cancer patient’s jaw | 03/15/2021 |
| Nelson Order reveals TEACH finalists; Gov. fetes CAY leader | 03/15/2021 |
| No ‘Idol’ boast – medical student wins Golden Ticket to Hollywood | 03/19/2021 |
| Fulbright scholar chooses UMMC Microbiology for fellowship | 03/22/2021 |
| Match Day 2021 ends medical students’ ‘nerve-racking’ wait | 03/22/2021 |
| News Articles | 03/25/2021 |
| Homeless patient care focus of UMMC students' lesson | 03/29/2021 |
| Facial reanimation surgery offers something to smile about | 03/29/2021 |
| Front and Center: Hieu Vuong | 03/31/2021 |
| April 2021 | ‹ go back |
| Allison Foundation gift nurtures nurses, patients' resilience | 04/05/2021 |
| Dentures crafted by SOD students something to smile about | 04/05/2021 |
| Front and Center: Melody Longino | 04/07/2021 |
| Horne reaps kudos for classroom ingenuity, problem-solving | 04/12/2021 |
| Twice as Bright doubles April gifts to Children's campaign | 04/12/2021 |
| JFC gives vulnerable patients shot at COVID-19 vaccine | 04/12/2021 |
| GWIMS honors supporters; grad student earns fellowship | 04/12/2021 |
| Front and Center: Amanda McCullough | 04/15/2021 |
| Viral reflections: Alumni unravel pandemic's impact on them | 04/19/2021 |
| Bower Foundation grant funds UMMC-trained nurse educators | 04/19/2021 |
| Groceries aren’t only 'shot in the arm' offered by EversCare | 04/26/2021 |
| Bennett’s ‘Last Lecture’ gives final word on caring physician | 04/26/2021 |
| Medical visionary Dr. Blair E. Batson: Pioneer advances Mississippi pediatric care in 20th Century | 04/27/2021 |
| May 2021 | ‹ go back |
| UMMC Grenada cancer services offer options closer to home | 05/03/2021 |
| New grant makes real IMPACT on state's rural primary care | 05/03/2021 |
| Haven't received the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s why you should | 05/03/2021 |
| Leaders in philanthropy: Concern for children’s health care at heart of couple’s giving | 05/06/2021 |
| Hip hip hooray! Employee Appreciation Week salutes workers | 05/10/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: Asthma, COPD research in AstraZeneca fellowship ahead for pharmacy graduate | 05/10/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: SOD grad has new assignment: Treating patients in the Navy | 05/10/2021 |
| ACOG taps ob-gyn chair to lead national women’s health org | 05/10/2021 |
| ICU recovery clinic speeds patients’ physical, emotional healing | 05/10/2021 |
| Front and Center: Sonia Simpson | 05/11/2021 |
| UMMC experts: COVID-19 shots good for children 12 and older | 05/13/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: Biostatistics student on Quest for excellence | 05/17/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: Critical care at heart for SON graduate | 05/17/2021 |
| Ceremony honors teaching 'powerhouse,' UMMC educators | 05/17/2021 |
| Memorial honors those who gifted their bodies to science | 05/17/2021 |
| Interns SEARCH-ing for jobs learn new skills at UMMC | 05/24/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: SOM grad’s heart for children shaped by faces of pain | 05/24/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: Record-keeper to tassel-turner: Registrar secures DHA in hand | 05/24/2021 |
| Gynecological teaching associates key part of medical ed | 05/24/2021 |
| #UMMCGrad2021: Innovation abounds for SGSHS graduate | 05/24/2021 |
| The Power of Play: ‘Work of childhood’ key to coping, care | 05/26/2021 |
| UMMC graduates persevere despite pandemic-driven disruptions | 05/28/2021 |
| Professor of medicine, trauma services director, professor emeritus earn accolades | 05/31/2021 |
| June 2021 | ‹ go back |
| Iron Kids blends fitness, food and fun to build healthy habits | 06/01/2021 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Savannah Duckworth | 06/01/2021 |
| Girl Scouts sew up Bronze Awards with NICU quilting project | 06/07/2021 |
| SON Alum of the Year: Nurses called to meet challenges of tomorrow | 06/07/2021 |
| Scan-tastic: Pediatric imaging at Children’s of Mississippi makes CTs and MRIs child-friendly | 06/11/2021 |
| From visitor to student to faculty, SHRP alum comes full circle | 06/14/2021 |
| UP physician practice at UMMC gains new leadership | 06/14/2021 |
| Millions in state funds buoy quest to honor former asylum patients | 06/14/2021 |
| UMMC's TAVR procedure prowess gets national accolade | 06/14/2021 |
| ‘You Give It, We Bring It’ seeks blood donations to boost supplies in rural MS | 06/16/2021 |
| Distinguished faculty earn title named for medical school savior | 06/21/2021 |
| Creative works in Sanderson tower offer inspiration, comfort | 06/21/2021 |
| Diversity Champions' projects spur institutional change | 06/21/2021 |
| Front and Center: Dashunda Bunton Bailey | 06/23/2021 |
| Endocrinology director, pharm tech, IM residents garner awards | 06/28/2021 |
| Sky’s the limit for SHRP’s first OTD graduates | 06/28/2021 |
| SOD development funds honor faculty, community dentists | 06/28/2021 |
| UMMC scientists are seq-ing variants to fight COVID-19 | 06/28/2021 |
| July 2021 | ‹ go back |
| Peds prof emeritus, ob-gyn fellow earn distinctions | 07/06/2021 |
| Hurricane on the horizon? MCES, AirCare stand ready | 07/06/2021 |
| Children’s campaign gets boost from $1M The First gift | 07/06/2021 |
| UMMC accelerates drive for diversity in health care careers | 07/06/2021 |
| SON associate dean receives academic leadership laurels | 07/12/2021 |
| Cold platelets vs. room temp – which stops blood loss better? | 07/12/2021 |
| New dean’s experience, expectations to shape SOD's future | 07/12/2021 |
| Q&A: Dr. Anderson Collier | 07/14/2021 |
| CHPE head aces certification; dermatology chair garners humanitarian award | 07/19/2021 |
| Final component makes Workday count for UMMC students | 07/19/2021 |
| COVID-19 vaccination policy puts patients, families' safety first | 07/19/2021 |
| SOD honors alums for dedication, passion for teaching | 07/19/2021 |
| Experts debunk misinformation about vaccine, pregnancy | 07/19/2021 |
| Phronesis Award recognizes SOM assoc. dean's faculty support | 07/26/2021 |
| UMMC experts now offer neonatal intensive care at NMMC | 07/26/2021 |
| Pediatric Research Day showcases work of PReCEP scholars | 07/26/2021 |
| Nasal antiviral response could determine COVID-19 severity | 07/26/2021 |
| UPSTART symposium shines spotlight on student research | 07/26/2021 |
| August 2021 | ‹ go back |
| MSU's CWS trophy takes Children's of Mississippi victory lap | 08/02/2021 |
| During pandemic, UMMC pediatric specialists also fight RSV | 08/02/2021 |
| Pregnancy and COVID-19: ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’ | 08/02/2021 |
| National physiological society honors UMMC physiology prof | 08/02/2021 |
| Unvaccinated Mississippians driving hospitals, front-line caregivers to breaking point | 08/04/2021 |
| AHA council pays tribute to biology chair’s HTN research excellence | 08/09/2021 |
| Blood tests may show dementia risk decades before symptoms appear | 08/09/2021 |
| Minimally invasive procedure repairs brain aneurysms at high risk of bursting | 08/09/2021 |
| Lanier clinic, School of Nursing win 2021 Governor’s Awards | 08/09/2021 |
| Field hospital for COVID-19 patients comes as UMMC sets records for virus numbers | 08/11/2021 |
| Field hospital set to ease strain amid record-breaking COVID-19 surge | 08/12/2021 |
| ‘It’s unrelenting’: Rising pediatric COVID-19 cases stress full children’s hospital | 08/16/2021 |
| Delta resurgence reignites COVID-19 research | 08/16/2021 |
| ED patient crush logjams health system | 08/16/2021 |
| The Battle of the Surge: Photographic Story of UMMC and the Rise of COVID-19 | 08/16/2021 |
| Seven schools and six ways from Sunday: Students, faculty brazen out COVID surge | 08/16/2021 |
| UMMC to start monoclonal antibody clinic Tuesday | 08/16/2021 |
| Samaritan’s Purse sets up COVID-19 field hospital at UMMC | 08/16/2021 |
| Samaritan’s Purse COVID-19 field hospital to open Wednesday | 08/17/2021 |
| Faculty members, grad student tapped for honors | 08/18/2021 |
| More COVID-related pediatric hospitalizations to come, UMMC experts warn | 08/23/2021 |
| Jackson Heart Study begins Exam 4 | 08/23/2021 |
| How monoclonal antibodies fight COVID-19 | 08/23/2021 |
| Mississippians living with HIV gain transplant options close to home | 08/23/2021 |
| Ivermectin cures parasites in cows, not COVID-19 in humans | 08/23/2021 |
| People of the U: Jay Ferchaud | 08/30/2021 |
| Children’s of Mississippi treatment for clubfoot starts before birth | 08/30/2021 |
| UMMC’s April-June grants, awards surpass $35 million | 08/30/2021 |
| Monitoring diabetes patients remotely key to better disease management | 08/30/2021 |
| UMMC employees lauded with Spero Awards | 08/30/2021 |
| September 2021 | ‹ go back |
| Hours extended for monoclonal antibodies treatment for mild to moderate COVID-19 | 09/03/2021 |
| Telehealth connects families, ICU patients in Samaritan’s Purse field hospital | 09/07/2021 |
| UMMC's Wiser Hospital, Stroke Center garner recognition | 09/07/2021 |
| Medical leader Dr. Ian Hoppe named Surgeon-in-chief at Children’s of Mississippi | 09/07/2021 |
| They’ve been framed: Medical students expose artistic side | 09/13/2021 |
| Front and Center: Paul Sabbatini | 09/13/2021 |
| Koller recognized with women’s surgery honor | 09/13/2021 |
| Paradis continues trailblazing career as first female UMMC police chief, executive director of public safety | 09/13/2021 |
| Brodell tapped to lead American Dermatological Association | 09/13/2021 |
| Front and Center: Shukundala "Connie" Champion | 09/20/2021 |
| Jackson Heart Study announces new director | 09/20/2021 |
| Bowing out of bias: Project aims to foster trust in doctors | 09/20/2021 |
| Children’s of Mississippi team removes tumor hidden in Gulfport child’s heart | 09/20/2021 |
| Diabetes drug shows promise as heart failure treatment | 09/27/2021 |
| School of Nursing graduate Patricia Dyre Kimble gives back by planning $1M gift | 09/27/2021 |
| UMMC research breaks funding record | 09/27/2021 |
| Psychiatry can match drugs to DNA for made-to-measure treatments | 09/27/2021 |
| October 2021 | ‹ go back |
| It’s been 50 years since the Medical Center’s Broadway debut | 10/04/2021 |
| eCV Readership Survey: Last chance to let your voice be heard | 10/04/2021 |
| UMMC faculty, staff earn kudos | 10/04/2021 |
| Children’s of Mississippi launches clinic for MIS-C patients | 10/04/2021 |
| Applications to schools amount to a ‘small miracle’ | 10/11/2021 |
| UMMC brings medical services to JSU athletes in new partnership | 10/11/2021 |
| Alumni donors bring much-needed perks to SOD | 10/11/2021 |
| More pediatricians, more specialized care: Children’s of Mississippi, UMMC working to make the special care pediatricians provide more accessible | 10/13/2021 |
| State’s only nationally certified team collaborates for children’s cleft care | 10/18/2021 |
| UMMC Grenada takes COVID-19 vaccine on the road | 10/18/2021 |
| People of the U: Tammy Vujanovic | 10/18/2021 |
| The First Year: Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower to celebrate milestone this fall | 10/20/2021 |
| UMMC 2 You telehealth urgent care available to all state residents | 10/25/2021 |
| UMMC earns ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence honors | 10/25/2021 |
| UMMC faculty, academic departments get kudos | 10/25/2021 |
| Research awards mark faculty, staff funding achievements | 10/25/2021 |
| Diversity, equity, inclusion: It’s part of the culture at UMMC | 10/25/2021 |
| November 2021 | ‹ go back |
| SGSHS honors two alumni at Research Day | 11/01/2021 |
| AACN honors UMMC School of Nursing for school-based clinic partnerships | 11/01/2021 |
| Photos: Halloween happenings sweet at Children’s of Mississippi | 11/01/2021 |
| 1st Quarter Grants and Awards top $31 million | 11/01/2021 |
| As students’ stresses grow, counseling center services have grown with them | 11/01/2021 |
| Sanderson Tower celebrates first birthday | 11/08/2021 |
| ACT Center, CCRI help patients tackle tobacco | 11/08/2021 |
| Mentor’s lessons resonate with first Chen Chair holder | 11/08/2021 |
| Children’s of Mississippi’s palliative care program a bronze winner in national competition | 11/08/2021 |
| UMMC COVID vaccination appointments now available for children 5 to 11 | 11/11/2021 |
| It’s official: 70 percent of eligible Mississippians screened for colorectal cancer by 2020 | 11/15/2021 |
| New Children’s of Mississippi heart surgery leader brings care closer to home | 11/15/2021 |
| The size is right: Campus enrollment climbs | 11/15/2021 |
| COVID-19 vaccination offers kids extra layer of protection, pediatricians say | 11/15/2021 |
| Medical Center employees, students get kudos | 11/15/2021 |
| Former CMN Champion starts college, musical career | 11/18/2021 |
| Thanks to thirteen: Medical Center icons enshrined for breadth of accomplishments | 11/22/2021 |
| UMMC students work together to ‘save world’ in escape room exercise | 11/22/2021 |
| Experts: Gratefulness is possible, even in a pandemic | 11/22/2021 |
| Photos: Children’s of Mississippi heralds holidays with Thanksgiving Parade | 11/29/2021 |
| University Heart offers cardiology screenings at Grants Ferry | 11/29/2021 |
| New study highlights success of remote patient monitoring | 11/29/2021 |
| UMMC Police charts new course with series of “firsts” | 11/29/2021 |
| December 2021 | ‹ go back |
| The MIND Center pairs with Santé South for 2022 festival | 12/06/2021 |
| UMMC faculty, staff earn kudos | 12/06/2021 |
| Photos: Children’s of Mississippi turns into Winter Wonderland | 12/06/2021 |
| Holiday wish lists make Children’s of Mississippi giving easy | 12/06/2021 |
| Front and Center: Dr. Ben Lambert | 12/06/2021 |
| Q&A: Children’s Heart Center | 12/10/2021 |
| Omicron’s “surprises” spur scientific interest | 12/13/2021 |
| Photos: BankPlus Presents Light A Light brightens season at Sanderson Tower | 12/13/2021 |
| Vaccine, booster still best defenses to both Delta and Omicron variants | 12/13/2021 |
| Respiratory therapists breathe new life into competitive market | 12/20/2021 |
| ‘Leaving our comfort zone’: JFC goes on the road | 12/20/2021 |
| Center brings together education, research, clinical care to fight addictions | 12/20/2021 |
| Photos: Holiday season bright at UMMC | 12/27/2021 |
| Pediatric mental health care need rises, UMMC researcher finds | 12/27/2021 |
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