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2024
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January
- Student Benevolence Fund to help students in crisis stay on track
- UMMC’s excellence shines in 2023
- Historic Seven-Way Kidney Swap: A New Year, A New Start
- First responder, select students receive recognition
- Laughs 4 Life creates fun space for Children’s of Mississippi patients
- Med students seek a ‘specialty bond’ that cements career path
- Front and Center: Venessia Randle
- Flight attendant’s final pass down the aisle good for $1.8M for Manning Family fund
- Respiratory illnesses on the rise this winter
- UMMC stroke patient makes remarkable recovery
- Gene therapy offers hope for sickle cell patients
- Front and Center: ‘Community of UMMC’ close to heart of Dr. Samuel Dickinson
- Dobbs named endowed Chair for the Study of Health Disparities
- Front and Center: Thomas Moore
- UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute to seek national designation
- Hutto and Lampkin Honored in 2024 School of Dentistry Alumni Awards
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February
- UMMC faculty, staff garner recognitions
- School of Nursing opens food pantry
- Front and Center: Dr. Robin Benson Thompson
- 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion Ava Clarke Edney celebrating differences
- Dental Mission Week brings big smiles to Mississippians
- UMMC Schools of Dentistry, Nursing team up to tackle HPV
- Video: Ladner quintuplets celebrate first birthday
- The asylum connection: Artist unravels his family’s secret history
- Photos: Supporters bring Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day to Children’s of Mississippi
- Faculty, student reap honors
- Hall receives SEC award
- A leap of faith: Mississippi Miracles Radiothon starts Feb. 29
- Front and Center: Dr. Kerry Yancy
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March
- Dr. Tina Martin named UMMC School of Nursing dean
- Q2 grants and awards surpass $18.6 million
- Front and Center: Dr. Juvonda Hodge
- Patient Safety Week puts prevention in the spotlight
- Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises $335,981 for state’s only children’s hospital
- Hester elected American Physiological Society president
- Expansion and curricular transformation on School of Nursing dean’s agenda
- Front and Center: Dr. Allison Strickland
- Photos: Patient Safety Week celebrates UMMC’s culture of quality care
- Brain studies examine role of hippocampus in autism, substance abuse
- UMMC faculty shine in national spotlight
- Laser therapy restores hope to patients with persistent brain tumors
- Match Day reveals residencies for UMMC medical students
- Milestones in UMMC History
- Persistent mortgage discrimination linked to breast cancer disparities, study shows
- Medical Center Matters: Introducing the newsletter formerly named eCV
- Children’s of Mississippi epilepsy center receives highest level of accreditation
- Beads of Courage tell Children’s Heart Center patients’ stories
- Front and Center: Dr. Pam Farris
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April
- UMMC cardiologist, dietitian earn early-career honors
- Front and Center: Kenya Jefferson
- PICU nurse manager Gordon Gartrell an AACN Circle of Excellence Award winner
- Photos: Easter celebrations bring smiles to Medical Center
- School of Dentistry pilots after-hours clinic
- SHRP recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement award winners
- Faculty, students, pharmacist commended
- Front and Center: Susan Anand
- No shadow of a doubt: The eclipse can ruin your vision
- Dozens screened at See, Test and Treat event
- #2024UMMCGrad: ER doc masters population health
- UMMC faculty, staff garner national recognition
- Technological advances reshape rapidly evolving class settings at SHRP
- Front and Center: Hannah Lambert
- New program is a case of requested development
- #2024UMMCGrad: School of Nursing’s Carter, Haynes combine nursing, military service
- Milestones in UMMC History
- Listen and engage: Stray delivers ‘Last Lecture’
- Becker’s ranks UMMC among top 150 places to work in health care in US
- Clinic, faculty member recognized nationally
- #2024UMMCGrad: SHRP grad tinkers with career change, contributes to health care improvements
- Ceremony celebrates body donors’ ‘remarkable gift’
- Genetic discovery uncovers answers to one patient’s lifelong health questions
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May
- Konkle-Parker completes decades of ‘care of vulnerable people’ at Adult Special Care Clinic
- #2024UMMCGrad: Estelle Blair balances medical school and motherhood – single, but not alone
- Women in health care, radiology experts earn honors
- ‘Unmatched’ mentor, exemplary educators celebrated
- UMMC seeks African American participants in world’s largest autism research study
- Photos: Mississippi State baseball a home run with young patients
- Front and Center: Carolyn Trudeau
- UMMC patient celebrates 50th anniversary of congenital heart repair
- SEARCH for jobs, acceptance ends in celebration for nine graduates of vital program
- Plaudits abound during National Nurses Week
- UMMC School of Nursing Alumni honors spotlight Mangum, Riddick
- School of Dentistry begins two-year research project to improve children’s oral health
- #2024UMMCGrad: Aaron Winters captures smiles with community outreach
- #2024UMMCGrad: Preston Ivy champions oral health at home and abroad
- Asylum Hill discoveries: They’re something personal
- Employee Appreciation Week offers menu of goodies
- Bower Foundation MSN graduates educating next generation of nurses
- Faculty in SOM, SHRP commended for career achievements
- #2024UMMCGrad: Nathan Campbell’s scientific training at UMMC began in high school
- UMMC first in state to offer CAR T therapy for persistent cancer
- UMMC celebrates 900-plus May 2024 graduates from six health sciences schools
- Eagle Scout project unites families at Children’s of Mississippi
- Milestones in UMMC History
- UMMC graduates urged to ‘look for the joy’ during the essential work ahead
- Photos: Some of the Class of 2024's best commencement moments are captured here
- Pathology: The unseen force behind patient diagnosis and treatment
- Front and Center: Dr. Karen Carney
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June
- UMMC School of Nursing’s traditional BSN track opens in Oxford
- Faculty member, student and video production grab national esteem
- UMMC Jabaley-Songcharoen Hand Center gives child a thumb
- Summer camp piques interest in dental careers for children across the state
- UMMC establishes multidisciplinary teaching campus in Ridgeland's Colony Park
- Dental student, pharmacy program recognized for excellence
- Front and Center: Harold Brewer
- Two Medical Center studies attract national notice
- Photos: Children’s hosts rally to get kids ready for school
- Children’s of Mississippi patient family advocates for rare disease research
- That’s My Job: Sterile Processing
- Milestones in UMMC History - June 24, 2024
- UMMC School of Nursing mobile clinic offers summer care for students
- Virtual reality makes MRIs easier at Children’s of Mississippi
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July
- Third quarter grants and awards surpass $42 million
- 2023-2024 UMMC Promotions and Tenure
- Trauma drug study aims to save lives following severe injuries
- How to stay safe this summer as record-breaking heat continues
- UMMC announces new location for ambulatory clinics in Ridgeland
- UMMC names endowment for renowned immunologist
- Photos: New residents learning the ropes
- Meyers family welcomes quintuplets at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Faculty member, pharmacists commended for accomplishments
- Meyers family welcomes quintuplets with care from UMMC collaborative team
- UMMC School of Dentistry launches 'Free Care Friday' for Mississippi kids
- Front and Center: Nechole Sullivan
- See, Test and Treat event in Holmes County offers free screening
- ‘Doctor Moms’: Physician coauthors children’s book about balancing motherhood and medicine
- 1969: New program enables UMMC to treat young cancer patients
- Stroke Center, pediatric researchers cited for achievements
- Front and Center: Dr. Charulochana Subramony
- Construction of Center for Medically Fragile Children underway
- Inspiring, innovative – Hall of Famers, distinguished alumni are celebrated
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August
- UMMC receives $1M in federal funds to combat syphilis in Mississippi
- UMMC researchers lead landmark inflammation study
- UMMC takes heart patient from lethal diagnosis back to athletic powerhouse
- Indomitable spirit, skilled care aids healing in Mississippi Burn Center patient
- Their ‘greatest journey’ begins: Class of 2028 dons ‘coat of compassion’
- More than a month old, Meyers babies are growing strong
- Photos: New students beginning classes at UMMC
- Medical Center, faculty, student and caregivers on national stage
- Resident is ‘Rising Star,’ Women in Medicine group chooses board
- UMMC launches free tele-mental health clinic for public university students
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders renovations add comfort to world-class care
- 1971: Medical Center takes a SHRP turn
- Front and Center: Dr. Harrison Hicks
- That’s My Job: Clinical Research
- Survivor University pilot program empowers cancer patients with holistic support, education
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September
- UMMC provides two decades of care to Mississippi Braves players
- UMMC Grenada nurse uses cancer journey to encourage patients
- Research enterprise reaches nearly $118M for fiscal 2024
- UMMC named state’s top health care employer
- ‘Changemakers’ Keeton, Thames to be lionized at inaugural gala
- Front and Center: Margaret Workman
- UMMC pediatric cardiologist livestreams surgery for an international audience
- Dr. John Hall celebrates 50 years of research, teaching at UMMC
- Executive director named to lead UMMC Office of Operational Excellence
- 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship winner Luke List swings by Children’s of Mississippi
- Photos: 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship winner visits Children’s of Mississippi
- UMMC’s first-ever Honors College welcomes inaugural class
- Rural Electrification: Physicians/students bolt for communities that shaped them
- Photos and Video: Children’s of Mississippi patients have football fun
- UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s lung cancer screening program secures $1.8 million grant
- UMMC surgeons reconstruct teen’s arm after life-threatening accident
- Nurse Practitioner, Children’s of Mississippi acclaimed for achievements
- Meyers quintuplets begin journey home after NICU care
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October
- That’s My Job: Storeroom Management and Replenishment teams
- Beefed-up security measures highlight busy month for UMMC PD
- Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship golfers, wives visit Children’s of Mississippi patients
- UMMC chosen to lead one of five national hubs for community-led health care research
- Passion to care, mentor guides career of new radiation oncology chair
- Front and Center: Alena Calderon
- Golden retriever Hollywood joins Children’s of Mississippi care team
- Families share their Children’s of Mississippi stories as 2025 Ambassadors
- Medical Center personnel acknowledged for excellence, expertise
- UMMC surgeon delivers life-changing care for breast cancer survivors with advanced reconstruction
- Faculty join select group, resident earns research honor
- Front & Center: Iley Anne Baldwin
- 1972: Bower’s advocacy improves access to life-saving dialysis
- Graduate School honors outstanding alumni, research
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November
- Rainbow Academy enhances learning opportunities for Children’s of Mississippi patients
- UMMC offers screenings to detect early stage lung cancer
- Researcher, radiology program recognized
- UMMC’s overall school enrollment continues to climb
- Cancer Center, nursing student leaders, operational excellence spotlighted
- Photos: Patients shine in holiday fashion show
- Bancroft Fund gives $1.5 million to create Croft Medical Surgical Unit
- That’s My Job: Office of Enrollment Management
- Top cancer researcher, Children’s of Mississippi honored for accomplishments
- Children’s of Mississippi plastic surgeons rebuild ear after injury
- Annual awards recognize faculty achievements in research
- ‘A story of challenges’: Chief Cyrus Ben shares Choctaws’ history
- Museum traveling exhibit making holiday stop at Children’s of Mississippi
- 2001: Graduate students get new home
- SGSHS announces new chair, award to honor physiology alumnus
- Front and Center: Jack Harkins
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December
- IVF program at UMMC celebrates 40 years of hope
- UMMC unveils expanded adult inpatient facilities
- Children’s of Mississippi Holiday Giving Drive is Dec. 18-20
- Hardy-Raju chair honors groundbreaking surgeon and his eminent mentor
- Photos: Holiday aglow at Children’s of Mississippi
- Mississippi’s first Sentio surgeries give teens 360 degrees of hearing
- History unboxed: Project collects, curates long-cloistered images
- Center for Maternal and Fetal Care hosts holiday reunion for former patients, children
- Nurse practitioner, physician lauded as HPV Clinical Champions
- Sanderson Farms Championship host organization donates $1M to benefit Children’s of Mississippi
- Photos: Holiday Happenings at Children’s of Mississippi
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January
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2023
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January
- Medical Center earns national recognitions
- UMMC research, education, health care shine in 2022
- UMMC earns redesignation as Baby-Friendly Hospital
- New Volunteer Services leader aims to meet patient, staff needs
- C. auris fungal infection: what you need to know
- In good faith: Chaplains’ personal stories resonate
- UMMC expert: Football player’s cardiac arrest spotlights importance of CPR, AEDs, training
- UMMC selected as study site for new COPD treatment
- Whether with patients, families or fellow employees, Communicate with H.E.A.R.T.
- Inaugural Run the Rainbow for Children’s 5K, 10K and Half Marathon is March 18
- Poison control calls climb for kids accidentally eating edibles
- Smith makes sure help’s on the way
- UMMC establishes the Mississippi Burn Center on Jackson campus
- Balance is best when it comes to fighting obesity in children, UMMC experts say
- The Mississippi Burn Center at UMMC: ‘We’re the natural place for this’
- Women’s heart health in February spotlight
- UMMC’s online MSN program rises to 33rd in the country in U.S. News & World Report list
- Food insecurity drives food choices, affects mental, physical wellness
- Whitlock, Boteler shine as School of Dentistry honorees
- Compretta juggles multiple grants, projects aimed at addressing health equity
- Sanderson Farms Championship host organization donates $1M to benefit Children’s of Mississippi
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February
- Smiles polished up for vets during Dental Mission Week
- Front and Center: Dr. Kathleen Yee and Dr. Audra Schaefer
- Burns can be complex – and more so with other traumatic injuries
- 2023 Champion Kingston Murriel’s care began before birth at Children’s of Mississippi
- O’Donnells make $1.5 million commitment to renovations of Children’s of Mississippi Batson Tower
- New cameras a first step toward next-level crime prevention at UMMC, police say
- ‘We know there aren’t enough doctors’: Forum addresses rural shortage
- State sees dramatic increase in congenital syphilis cases
- $1M gift from Friends of Children’s Hospital creates Evans Chair of Pediatric Neurology
- Pain management clinic new addition to Sanderson Tower
- Front and Center: Hanna Broome
- Ladner family welcomes quintuplets at UMMC
- Video and Photos: Mardi Gras at Children’s of Mississippi
- Front and Center: Tequila Bell
- Children’s of Mississippi patients, families share stories during Mississippi Miracles Radiothon
- Heart device adds years, improves quality of life
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March
- Students stirred to learn more about ‘the origin of everything’
- Employee engagement takes next steps with focus groups
- Educators ponder art, connect across schools during trip to museum
- Week of activities celebrates patient safety
- Mississippi Miracles Radiothon inspires over $400,000 in donations
- New study examines impact of race on chronic pain disparities
- Dental providers assess for oral health – and signs of sleep disorders
- Bienvenidos a Dia Hispano: Welcome to Hispanic Day
- Children’s developmental screenings rise at end of five-year UMMC-MSU collaboration
- Front and Center: Reagan Moak
- Tummy troubles and more are focus of Children’s of Mississippi gastroenterology clinic
- Front and Center: Dr. Elliot Varney
- Children’s of Mississippi home to ACPA-certified craniofacial care team
- Photo gallery: More than 870 ‘Run the Rainbow’ Saturday
- Women in law enforcement highlights conference at UMMC
- On Match Day, students remember those who helped get them there
- Graduate student REACHes back, pays it forward by teaching
- See, Test & Treat: Powerful preventative and educational tool to combat cancer
- ‘That’s what we do in Mississippi’: Medical Center responds to tornado
- Mobile field hospital deploys to storm-ravaged Rolling Fork
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April
- Front and Center: Kenya Woods
- Updated clinic providing compassionate care for HIV patients
- New center to study genetic origins of diseases, innovative treatment
- ‘Beacon for aspiring physicians’ earns top educator award
- UMMC fills neurology gap with first-time inpatient telehealth evaluations
- Pediatric cancer, blood treatments move temporarily to Wiser to make room for renovations
- SON Research Day studies influence patient care
- Robotic device helps straighten bone in pediatric first for Mississippi
- #UMMCGrad2023: ‘Dynamic duo’ in PT caps off busy semester with wedding in June
- UMMC designated as a Mississippi Burn Center by state Department of Health
- Donate Life Day celebrates gift of organ donation
- The invisible smile: As radio show host, Kency gives voice to her passion
- SHRP recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement award winners
- #UMMCGrad2023 Maria Jones-Muhammad: Homegrown neuroscientist in training
- Lampkin becomes dental trailblazer
- Medical Center faculty, staff shine in their professions
- SOPH holds Inaugural Research Day
- UMMC Biobank, clinical pharmacy specialist receive kudos
- #UMMCGrad2023: School of Nursing graduate’s career to start in familiar place
- The Power of Praise: Matemavi delivers Last Lecture
- UMMC seeks participants for immunity supplement study
- Families, caregivers enjoy inaugural Plastic Surgery Family Fun Day
- 'Roll call of heroes' honors body donors at UMMC
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May
- One home, four to grow: Ladner babies thriving at UMMC
- UMMC awarded NIH funding to help improve newborn health outcomes
- Ceremony honors the gift that “speaks a thousand words”
- #UMMCGrad2023: Intersection of pharmacy, policy focus of School of Pharmacy graduate
- ‘You chose to stay at UMMC, and that speaks volumes’
- In their own words: ED caregivers explain why they stayed, what kept them strong, during pandemic
- Photos: Mississippi State baseball a hit with young patients
- A legacy of patience and humility: Endowed chair named for Rodney and Sara Meeks
- #UMMCGrad2023: She looked into her heart and saw a doctor’s life there
- UMMC fills OB-GYN care gap in Delta
- Free summer program gives students telemedicine access
- Nursing Alumna of Year serving ‘nation’s heroes’ as VA leader
- Mortality rates increasing in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease
- UMMC PD helps carry the torch for Special Olympics
- #UMMCGrad2023: Patient care a passion for dental hygiene grad
- Teaching, quality improvement and research among new anesthesiology chair’s passions
- #UMMCGrad2023: Residency, then private practice in Casey Park’s future
- ‘Science mom,’ ‘superb mentor,’ Alexander secures ace educator award
- Medical Center employees lauded on state, national levels
- SEARCH for jobs, acceptance pays off with work after finishing growing program
- Friends of Children’s Hospital leader Sidney P. Allen remembered with child life fund
- #UMMCGrad2023: Late bloomer finds his way following three loves
- Study: Babies with opioid addiction go home earlier with family-focused approach
- Q3 grants and awards surpass $20.8 million
- UMMC celebrates 900-plus May 2023 graduates across six health sciences schools
- The proof is in the moms and newborns: STORK is saving lives
- Photos: Capturing memories of the Class of 2023
- Medical Center students, faculty shine on state, national levels
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June
- Mother’s dream of a nursing career inspires endowed nursing scholarship at UMMC
- JFC sees the need to care for patients with vision challenges
- Unique inpatient program captures patients’ seizures to speed diagnosis
- Medical Center’s cardiothoracic surgery nets honor
- Faculty, staff shine in professional organizations
- The Organ Trail: In the beginning, there was the lung
- Front and Center: Shannon Strong
- Summer school for these kids means lessons in dentistry
- UMMC researchers help map gut health in children
- School of Nursing preparing for June 28 groundbreaking, construction of new facility
- Front and Center: Marci Craft
- Medical Center achieves top designation for stroke care
- Front and Center: Vishal Balaji
- Simulation transformation: Virtual reality tool is classroom-ready
- Griggs recognized for decades of dental materials research
- 400 and counting: UMMC’s liver transplant program continues to shine
- Granger retires after 33 years at UMMC
- State, UMMC leaders break ground on new School of Nursing
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July
- Garner ready to pitch perfect programs as new SHRP dean
- Front and Center: Tommeka Mason
- MIND Center receives $1 million endowed professorship
- Front and Center: Corley Henderson
- Alert U upgrades at UMMC aimed at beefing up personal safety
- Dr. Rodney Rocconi: Ole Miss alumnus returns home to lead call to arms to improve cancer care
- Employee Engagement Survey results inspire change at UMMC
- Early supporter of Children’s cancer center makes $1M donation toward renovations
- GivePulse offers new way to grow volunteering at UMMC
- Front and Center: Trenda McGinnis
- Hearing aids slow cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss and risk for dementia
- Front and Center: Austin Toler
- MSU interns work with mentors to design biomedical solutions
- C Spire Foundation, Creekmore family donates $1 million to Children’s of Mississippi
- Researchers recruit study participants for treatment of long COVID
- Simulations with UMMC Police give nursing students experience in de-escalating conflict
- Double transplant patient “blessed” by historical organ transport service
- They ‘made our profession better’: Hall of Fame pays homage to distinguished physicians
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August
- 2022-2023 UMMC Promotions and Tenure
- Children’s of Mississippi patients calmed by VR voyages
- Dobbs serves on national committee making recommendations on health equity
- Asylum Hill Field School students seize opportunity ‘at a scale rarely seen’
- P&W Financial Group Announces a $2 Million Planned Donation
- Front and Center: Drashti Upadhyay
- Care for spina bifida patients close to home at Children’s of Mississippi
- Revolution evolution: Coming curriculum model breaks century-old mold
- Murphy takes the reins as dean of Graduate School
- Front and Center: Lauren Winters
- Newborn care at UMMC includes new lactation clinic
- Medical Center staff reap honors
- UMMC experts: take precautions during heat wave
- Lecturer Kirch champions openness, sharing, support when burnout and health care collide
- Patient battling puzzling disease has message for fellow sufferers
- BankPlus program adds up to more than $4M for Children’s of Mississippi
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September
- ‘Good things happen to good people’: Ladner rises to department chair
- Procedure makes food fun again for patients with rare esophageal condition
- Rising COVID-19 cases signal need for caution
- FREEDOM: Researchers study impact of food delivery, coaching, telemonitoring on diabetes
- Bidwell strives to be a servant leader for research mission
- Read-a-thon looks to boost development of babies in neonatal intensive care
- Study: A statin a day reduces cardiovascular disease in HIV patients
- Medical Center staff reap honors
- A gun, a dog, death and redemption – Matt Branch’s story has it all
- Making data work for all among top goals of new DIS hire
- UMMC School of Nursing adding traditional BSN to Ole Miss campus in 2024
- Medical Center staff reap state, national honors
- Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship winner swings by Children’s of Mississippi
- Front and Center: Benson Hill
- Flu shots in full swing
- Research enterprise surpasses $96M in funds
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October
- PICU wins Beacon Award for Excellence from American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- SOPH advances research agenda with ‘explosive growth’
- Take steps to stop RSV’s spread in wake of drug shortage
- UMMC neurosurgery care available at Hattiesburg Clinic
- Brain pacemaker for epilepsy: first-of-its-kind epilepsy surgery in Mississippi shows success
- Photos: Children’s of Mississippi patients get visit from rodeo royalty
- Photos: Halloween is all treats at UMMC
- Graduate School honors two distinguished alumni for first time
- OB-GYN integrates nurse-midwifery into maternal health care
- CHAMP for Moms addressing new mothers’ mental health challenges
- $5M hand surgery gift creating the Jabaley-Songcharoen Center, Songcharoen Chair at UMMC
- Partnership boosts early childhood development with books
- UMMC staff gain state, national honors
- Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week signals time to stock up, check supplies
- UMMC faculty, programs in national spotlight
- Front and Center: David Barrett
- Audiology student relishes ‘full circle’ moment after childhood hearing loss
- Front and Center: Gabrielle “Gabi” Morris
- Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship a win for Children’s of Mississippi
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November
- Children’s of Mississippi Annual Holiday Giving Drive is Dec. 13-15
- Physician-scientist returns to UMMC pipeline
- Rich history, bright future: UMMC School of Nursing celebrates 75th anniversary
- For the record: National Archives spurs online medical history project
- The Marshall plan: A stronger partnership between community, academic allergists is new ACAAI president’s goal
- UMMC surgeons conduct the first single port robot-assisted surgeries in the state
- NIH grants account for more than half of all research funding at UMMC
- 2024 Run the Rainbow for Children’s adds marathon
- AAP honors Benton for outstanding service to maltreated children
- UMMC earns B ranking from Leapfrog
- UMMC PD puts Law on its side
- Front and Center: John Rushing and Martha Claire Thomas
- Go figure: Overall enrollment is up again
- Photos: Children’s of Mississippi shines on the runway
- Unprecedented UMMC Kidney Swap: A Lifesaving Exchange of Donors Gives Two Patients a Second Chance at Life
- UMMC Grenada earns an A hospital safety grade from Leapfrog
- Hogs for the Cause announces $1.5M gift for new oncology space at Children’s of Mississippi
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December
- A few ounces of prevention mean tons of safety in the kitchen, home this winter
- Weather doesn’t dampen Winter Wonderland
- MIND Center launches campaign to fund new centralized clinic
- Q1 grants and awards exceed $23 million
- Inaugural Cruse Lecture set for Dec. 7
- Photos: Holiday surprises brighten season for patients
- Burgeoning academy of top educators welcomes new round of honorees
- UMMC shines in national organizations
- UMMC garners regional, national recognition
- Top investigators recognized with Excellence in Research Awards
- Sanderson Farms Championship host organization donates $1M to benefit Children’s of Mississippi
- Front and Center: Makenzie Downs
- Smith to the nth degree: Pharm professor discovers the right chemistry at work, in life
- Photos: UMMC’s holiday season is happy and bright
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January
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2022
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January
- UMMC makes strides in 2021 despite pandemic
- UMMC students, faculty lauded for scholarship, research
- UMMC pediatric experts encourage masks, vaccinations for safe in-person learning
- Omicron and Delta variants: What do we know?
- Majority of children hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated
- Omicron surge creates unprecedented staff shortages as hospitalizations rise
- Q2 grants and awards bring $27 million to UMMC
- Front and Center: Elizabeth Wicks
- Carson takes helm at Jackson Heart Study
- Unvaccinated kids bear brunt of COVID-19, studies show
- 2022 Accelerated BSN enrollment ties 2021 record
- From COVID-19 variant to variant, critical care providers fight to save lives
- UMMC awarded $3M grant to address employee stress, burnout from COVID-19
- Century Club Charities breaks record with Children's donation
- Holt honored with Nurse Practitioner Award for Excellence
- 2022 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion: Nolee Jones of Pearl
- Front and Center: Keisha Prestwood
- Team care propels UMMC liver transplant program to national honor
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February
- For adults with sickle cell, new clinic relieves pain of neglect
- School of Dentistry alums shine in their community and profession
- ‘Care’ has double meaning during Dental Mission Week
- Front and Center: Driscoll DeVaul
- Front and Center: Juanyce Taylor
- Front and Center: Jasmine and Fred Kency
- Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival returns March 26 after COVID hiatus
- Front and Center: LaDonna Northington
- Road trip: UMMC schools unite to draw more students to health care careers
- Front and Center: Loretta Jackson-Williams
- Medical Center employees reap honors
- Jackson Free Clinic marks two decades of ‘wellness magic’
- Preparation is key to whether you will weather severe storm
- Front and Center: Jan Williams
- Front and Center: Candie Simmons
- Front and Center: Benita Spann
- Front and Center: Charles Patton
- COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects babies, research finds
- Front and Center: Da’Varius Jackson
- Patient safety topic of Children’s of Mississippi’s first hospital-wide stand-down
- $17.6M grant expanding UMMC telehealth to more Mississippi students
- ‘Life-changing’ scholarships awarded to future doctors committed to rural health care
- Front and Center: Denise Cornelius
- UMMC faculty, SON reap honors
- Front and Center: Mark Gilbert
- Front and Center: Kimberlee Daniels
- Front and Center: Alexcia Carr
- RECOVER explores Long COVID
- Front and Center: Miracle Buckley
- Front and Center: Kisa Harris
- Front and Center: Black Representation in Medicine
- Front and Center: Student National Dental Association
- Photos: Mardi Gras festivities bring bling to Children's of Mississippi
- Larger catheterization lab serving the smallest patients at Children’s of Mississippi
- Mississippi Miracles Radiothon, March 2-4, provides Children’s of Mississippi with equipment, extras
- Cherry drives nursing excellence through visionary leadership
- Front and Center: Mary Carr
- Front and Center: De’jai Nichols
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March
- AAP immediate past president: Bring strengths together to help families post-pandemic
- SOD students show prowess at annual Research Day
- UMMC could be removed from Blue Cross insurance network effective April 1
- Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises $441,544 to ‘power Children’s of Mississippi’
- Diversity, equity, inclusion: it’s part of the culture
- Blue vests are back: New and seasoned volunteers return, ready to serve
- Front and Center: Stacy Vance
- Practice patient safety every time, all the time
- UMMC launches state’s only genetic testing advancement
- An extraordinary admission: 50 years ago, Mississippi native perseveres to become medical school’s first Black graduate
- UMMC faculty, students gather kudos
- Front and Center: Dr. Osman Athar
- Children's urgent care offers extended hours close to home
- Norris honored with Meritorious Service Award for “invaluable” accreditation leadership
- Two-plus years later, UMMC remains leader in COVID-19 response
- Loved ones help medical students ‘re-center’ on mind-boggling Match Day
- How to answer children’s questions about war: UMMC experts weigh in
- Ricks lauded for service, passion for community health
- Preventative COVID-19 drug could help more Mississippians
- Rockhold earns SEC Faculty Achievement Award
- ‘Trusted colleague,’ ‘wise counsel’ retires from role in academic affairs
- April is Matching Month for Campaign for Children’s of Mississippi
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April
- State’s only academic medical center, and providers, dropped from BCBS network
- McElmurray reaps national health care executive honor
- Study finds higher COVID-19 death rates for American Indians
- Nursing Research Day symbol of increased nursing research at UMMC
- Front and Center: Dr. Tawana Tucker
- Is whole blood best for severely bleeding trauma victims? Study aims to find out
- Faculty, staff, SON collect honors
- Faculty satisfaction survey: UMMC shines in collegiality, diversity, governance
- SHRP recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement
- #UMMCGrad2022: Disability brings understanding, School of Nursing graduate finds
- Q3 grants and awards top $22 million
- New Children’s of Mississippi concussion clinic offers follow-up care quickly
- #UMMCGrad2022: ‘Renaissance man’ trains talents on career in medicine
- Message to new SOD graduates: Patients, not you, wear the crown
- Left, right, repeat: UMMC celebrates National Walking Day
- Front and Center: Tiara Love
- Transplant, bone marrow, Children’s perioperative receive kudos
- Junior League of Jackson gives $500,000 for cancer center renovation
- #UMMCGrad2022: Double-doctor has heart for science, medicine, service
- Breathing new life into health care diversity: Choctaw students recruited at UMMC
- Photos: Universities team up to cheer on Children’s
- UMMC and UnitedHealthcare agree to new multi-year relationship
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May
- Front and Center: Lauren Burch
- Service commemorates ‘nobility, courage’ of ‘first and most important patients’
- #UMMCGrad2022: Road to SOD paved with hard work
- Students, faculty, staff shine in research, leadership
- Last Lecture 2022: A lucky guy finds his ikigai
- Enjoy Employee Appreciation Week – you deserve it!
- Experts weigh in on U.S. baby formula shortage
- Medical Center schools, faculty, staff shine
- Photos: World Hand Hygiene Day highlights importance of good hand habits
- UMMC nursing alumna to provide care in Ukraine
- #UMMCGrad2022: Former attorney leaves staff position to pursue love of science
- Innovative dental scan helps providers find root of problem
- Schoolhouse docs: Health policy fellows learn legislative process
- #UMMCGrad2022: Boosting patients’ health literacy goal of School of Pharmacy graduate
- Officers picked for pilot behavioral intervention program named Top Cops
- Brown catches 2022 Regions TEACH Prize
- For ‘heart babies,’ care from Children’s of Mississippi begins in the womb
- SON alums shine as change leaders, health care innovators
- UMMC employees - we appreciate you!
- ‘Life-changing’ MSN courses begin May 31 for UMMC Bower scholars
- Employee engagement survey launches today to measure satisfaction, create initiatives
- UMMCGrad2022: SOPH’s first PhD recipients shine
- SEARCH-ing for the perfect job – and landing it
- UMMC nurses, orthopaedic surgery resident reap honors
- SHRP Dean retires to accept dream job: full-time grandmother of six
- Front and Center: Kimberlee King
- UMMC celebrates 959 May 2022 graduates across six health sciences schools
- Formula supply expected to increase, UMMC experts say
- Photo Gallery: Graduates smile after reaching educational milestone
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June
- Front and Center: Karla Dukes
- Healthy habits help preserve brain health, despite genetics
- Custom-fitted 3D stent gives patients route to easier breathing
- Sanderson Tower’s Mississippi mosaic made from thousands of drawings
- Rarely used procedure promising tool for patients with abdominal cancer
- Photos: Philanthropists celebrate historic achievement
- Study aims to improve health for All of Us
- New assignment for last ‘Flying Quartet’ member: retirement
- Take precautions when temps are too hot to handle
- UMMC Police intervene, investigate for victimized patients
- Their markers didn’t last, but their stories will, says new Asylum Hill scholar
- Pullen Chair Collier ‘standing on the shoulders of a giant’ in fight against cancer
- Photos: Farmer’s Market a crowd pleaser
- Front and Center: Nakita Sherron
- Stroke program, students, faculty recognized
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July
- 2021-2022 UMMC Promotions and Tenure
- Study urges careful use of kidney calculations
- Employees, students explore benefits of mindfulness meditation, gratitude journaling
- UMMC’s landmark 3,000th transplant: Only child gives mom a kidney
- Photos: UMMC’s landmark 3,000th transplant
- Front and Center: Rubie Frazier
- Internship “opens eyes” of students to the disease that racked their families
- Batson Kids Clinic now offers COVID-19 vaccinations for children 6 months and older
- McCardle goes from pediatric patient to nurse colleague
- UMMC faculty members gather kudos
- COVID still lurks; keep your guard up
- ‘The best day of my life’: Rural-focused outreach captivates the future hope of health care
- Students find out if they’re SURE about research careers
- No Kidding: Laughs 4 Life raising funds for child life space at children’s hospital
- Medical Center faculty, staff reap recognitions
- Cervical or breast cancer? See, Test and Treat!
- Front and Center: Rose Williams
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August
- UMMC experts explain rare bacterium discovered on Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Ever-inspiring and ‘never forgotten’: Physicians swell honor roll of Medical Center elite
- Center for Telehealth, School of Nursing team up for school-based telehealth training
- STORK training critical when lives of moms, babies in jeopardy
- When stocking UMMC’s shelves, Supply Chain shines
- Hanberry family ‘Giving Grace’ by matching gifts to Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Woodward’s influence on medical education grows, as does Mississippi’s
- Patient safety efforts improving, but journey continues
- Room to Grow: Children's expansion gives NICU babies space for therapy
- Police behavior response team brings added security, calming presence to hospital
- Education, information at fingertips for children’s hospital families thanks to MyChart Bedside
- Feeling tense? Try a re-frame of mind
- Columbus connection, need for neurologists result in Gilbert-Willis Chair at UMMC
- For patients and trainees alike, rural dermatology clinic has their back
- Children’s Heart Center one of select few to access newly approved heart valve
- Photos: UMMC students one step closer to health sciences careers
- See, Test and Treat provides free cancer screenings for 60 women
- Note to former NFL players: Don’t “pass” on regular health checks
- UMMC faculty members receive kudos
- Dr. Phyllis Bishop awarded Parker Chair of Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Children’s of Mississippi seeing rise in RSV cases
- Front and Center: Shannon Farmer
- UMMC research dollars on upward trend
- A study in wax: SOD first-years get early lessons
- Public statement - City of Jackson water impact on UMMC
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September
- UMMC honors police, security, emergency responders with ‘Blessing of the Badges’
- Lorna Kernizan joins Children’s of Mississippi as COO
- ‘Endless possibilities’: In academic affairs, Rodgers revels in new role
- Front and Center: Lauren Thames
- Photos: UMMC honors police, security, emergency responders with ‘Blessing of the Badges’
- UMMC listed among best employers in Mississippi
- UMMC faculty lauded for achievements
- Duszak: Ride the radiology technology wave to advance patient care
- POTU: Lourene Davis
- Sam Burns Children's of MS visit
- Give it a shot: Flu vaccines make fall appearance
- UMMC Wellness: Eating Healthy
- Photos: Pro golfer Sam Burns visits Children’s of Mississippi
- Education research: That’s their department
- Friday football injury? UMMC clinic offers swift care
- Nursing white coat ceremony clinical education rite of passage
- Dobbs takes helm of Population Health, determined to make a healthier state
- Front and Center: Najhawan Billingsley
- Children’s, faculty, students shine
- When considering OTC hearing aids, be an informed consumer
- School of Nursing tops Mississippi rankings by U.S. News & World Report
- “Lung Cancer Hero” credits team for national award
- UMMC Responds to Need, Will Offer Burn Care
- PGA golfer, Children’s of Mississippi patient bond on the Sanderson Farms Championship fairway
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October
- Front and Center: Scott Berry
- Progress mounts on Asylum Hill
- Dr. Leigh Holley protecting public through Accelerated BSN program
- Employee Engagement Survey results are in
- Granger strives to strengthen pipeline of research talent, research infrastructure
- $3M gift creates Morris Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Research and Innovation
- ‘He saw something in me’: NP shifts to MD in the making
- Violence research focus of $7.5M grants to School of Nursing
- Consult provider, don’t panic about lump in breast
- Trading punches with Parkinson's: Retired surgeon writes a new legacy with fists and pen
- UMMC faculty, staff gather accolades
- SOD pilot program a culture change for patient needs
- New pediatric neurologists hail from Oak Grove, School of Medicine Class of 2015
- Phase 1 cancer trials offer UMMC patients critical treatment options
- Detect lung cancer early with proactive screening
- Medical Center wellness programs lauded with Joy in Medicine award
- IORT surgery: Eliminate cancer, spare healthy tissue
- UMMC faculty, staff reap kudos
- Photos: UMMC’s Halloween celebrations
- Grant to boost statewide treatment for drug, alcohol addictions
- Edney speaks on access to care, infant mortality in lecture
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November
- Significant renovations coming for Children’s of Mississippi’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
- UMMC staff earn kudos
- Serial numbers: Enrollment pattern is unbroken, thanks to another bounce
- UMMC Wellness: Attitude of Gratitude
- Dr. Kim Hoover: Graduate Studies Distinguished Alumna of the Year
- UMMC nursing leaders collaborate for excellence in care, nursing education
- College World Series-winning Ole Miss baseball team a hit with Children’s of Mississippi patients
- Screen time: Health checks meant for those ‘who need it the most’
- New pediatric neurologists hail from Oak Grove, School of Medicine Class of 2015
- SPRINT participants fail to sustain long-term reductions in high blood pressure post study
- Medical Center faculty honored by state, national organizations
- School of Nursing partners with Mississippi State for dual-degree program
- Leading with Love: Psychologist finds kids at the heart of her calling
- Photos: Thanksgiving Parade brings smiles to Children’s of Mississippi patients
- ‘An amazing day’: Pre-Med students flock to UMMC event at JSU
- Mindful eating based on awareness of what your body needs
- LaMarca transforms pharmacology department through teambuilding, collaboration
- Holiday giving week at Children’s of Mississippi is Dec. 12-16 at Sanderson Tower
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December
- Project ADAM provides Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and Blind with lifesaving training
- New living space at UMMC Grenada a boon to medical students on rotation
- School of Nursing among 10 best for men, according to American Association for Men in Nursing
- Dental hygiene at UMMC turns 50
- Q1 awards and grants reach nearly $30 million
- Photos: Winter Wonderland enchants Children’s of Mississippi patients
- ‘Pioneering’ breast cancer research yields more dollars in race for treatment, solutions
- Photos: Friends of Children’s Hospital events light tree, delight patients
- Excellence Awards honors top researchers’ successful funding
- UMMC, BCBSMS Reach Agreement
- AAMC award nominations now open through Jan. 13
- Resilience in Stressful Events helps avert caregiver burnout, stress
- UMMC programs, Medical Center faculty members shine
- When accreditation’s on the line, Judy Flynt leads the charge
- Medical students turn Santa’s helpers for Children’s Safe Center
- Photos: Happy Holidays at The U
- Celebrating its 30th anniversary, BMT at UMMC is nationally recognized
- Leader of clinical improvement journey retires, but the trip’s not over
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January
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2021
- News Articles
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January
- Pandemic brings perseverance, praise-worthy patient care
- Scholars program uncovers mystery behind MLS profession
- Award lets researchers escalate war on ‘disease that whispers’
- Coggins' gift bolsters Children's cancer, blood disorders renovation
- Meet two new (robot) staffers in UMMC's COVID-19 testing lab
- Indianola mother, baby now home after long COVID-19 battle
- Century Club Charities breaks record with Children's donation
- Even during pandemic, UMMC Research hits record heights
- UMMC's largest Accelerated BSN class answers nursing's call
- MIND Center, Alzheimer's MS: 'new chapter' in dementia fight
- Federal award allows UMMC to reach more telehealth patients
- Study: Diabetes, COVID-19 combo riskier for Blacks, Hispanics
- Front and Center: Tara Madison
- AACN honors D.N.P. director; Former ob-gyn prof leads school
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February
- DIS scheduling system champions COVID-19 vaccines
- Dental care can be critical for kids with complex conditions
- Black pastors, docs strive to dispel COVID-19 vaccine doubts
- Veterans served their country; now, UMMC's SOD serves them
- Front and Center: Doug Craft
- Growing Excitement: Campaign for Children's of Mississippi grows toward $100 million goal
- UMMC's congenital heart warriors spring from all ages, sizes
- UP's Merit Health Madison presence real 'win-win' for patients
- COVID-19-linked brain disorder compels victim to tell his story
- 20th MS Miracles Radiothon to safely broadcast March 3-5
- New heart, new life: Transplant saves man from death's edge
- Jackson Free Clinic dental services now have more 'teeth'
- Front and Center: Vani Vijayakumar
- UMMC gets Huntington's designation; chef earns culinary kudo
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March
- UMMC study: COVID-19 more prevalent in children than thought
- The seasonal flu was all but MIA this season. Here’s why
- Chain reaction: Living donors speed up transplant process
- Make no mistake, culture of safety means zero patient harm
- MS Miracles Radiothon airs inspiration, tops last year’s total
- Experts solve MIS-C mysteries through clinical care, research
- Second chance at life: Surgeons rebuild cancer patient’s jaw
- No ‘Idol’ boast – medical student wins Golden Ticket to Hollywood
- Fulbright scholar chooses UMMC Microbiology for fellowship
- Match Day 2021 ends medical students’ ‘nerve-racking’ wait
- Homeless patient care focus of UMMC students' lesson
- Facial reanimation surgery offers something to smile about
- Front and Center: Hieu Vuong
- ASRT honors MRI program; SOD students earn research prizes
- Nelson Order reveals TEACH finalists; Gov. fetes CAY leader
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April
- Allison Foundation gift nurtures nurses, patients' resilience
- Dentures crafted by SOD students something to smile about
- Front and Center: Melody Longino
- Horne reaps kudos for classroom ingenuity, problem-solving
- Twice as Bright doubles April gifts to Children's campaign
- Viral reflections: Alumni unravel pandemic's impact on them
- JFC gives vulnerable patients shot at COVID-19 vaccine
- Front and Center: Amanda McCullough
- Bower Foundation grant funds UMMC-trained nurse educators
- Groceries aren’t only 'shot in the arm' offered by EversCare
- Bennett’s ‘Last Lecture’ gives final word on caring physician
- Medical visionary Dr. Blair E. Batson: Pioneer advances Mississippi pediatric care in 20th Century
- GWIMS honors supporters; grad student earns fellowship
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May
- UMMC Grenada cancer services offer options closer to home
- New grant makes real IMPACT on state's rural primary care
- Leaders in philanthropy: Concern for children’s health care at heart of couple’s giving
- Haven't received the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s why you should
- Hip hip hooray! Employee Appreciation Week salutes workers
- #UMMCGrad2021: Asthma, COPD research in AstraZeneca fellowship ahead for pharmacy graduate
- #UMMCGrad2021: SOD grad has new assignment: Treating patients in the Navy
- ACOG taps ob-gyn chair to lead national women’s health org
- ICU recovery clinic speeds patients’ physical, emotional healing
- Front and Center: Sonia Simpson
- UMMC experts: COVID-19 shots good for children 12 and older
- Interns SEARCH-ing for jobs learn new skills at UMMC
- #UMMCGrad2021: Biostatistics student on Quest for excellence
- #UMMCGrad2021: Critical care at heart for SON graduate
- Ceremony honors teaching 'powerhouse,' UMMC educators
- Memorial honors those who gifted their bodies to science
- #UMMCGrad2021: SOM grad’s heart for children shaped by faces of pain
- #UMMCGrad2021: Record-keeper to tassel-turner: Registrar secures DHA in hand
- Gynecological teaching associates key part of medical ed
- #UMMCGrad2021: Innovation abounds for SGSHS graduate
- The Power of Play: ‘Work of childhood’ key to coping, care
- UMMC graduates persevere despite pandemic-driven disruptions
- Professor of medicine, trauma services director, professor emeritus earn accolades
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June
- Endocrinology director, pharm tech, IM residents garner awards
- Diversity Champions' projects spur institutional change
- Iron Kids blends fitness, food and fun to build healthy habits
- Front and Center: Dr. Savannah Duckworth
- Girl Scouts sew up Bronze Awards with NICU quilting project
- SON Alum of the Year: Nurses called to meet challenges of tomorrow
- Scan-tastic: Pediatric imaging at Children’s of Mississippi makes CTs and MRIs child-friendly
- From visitor to student to faculty, SHRP alum comes full circle
- UP physician practice at UMMC gains new leadership
- Millions in state funds buoy quest to honor former asylum patients
- UMMC's TAVR procedure prowess gets national accolade
- ‘You Give It, We Bring It’ seeks blood donations to boost supplies in rural MS
- Distinguished faculty earn title named for medical school savior
- Creative works in Sanderson tower offer inspiration, comfort
- Sky’s the limit for SHRP’s first OTD graduates
- Front and Center: Dashunda Bunton Bailey
- SOD development funds honor faculty, community dentists
- UMMC scientists are seq-ing variants to fight COVID-19
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July
- CHPE head aces certification; dermatology chair garners humanitarian award
- Final component makes Workday count for UMMC students
- Peds prof emeritus, ob-gyn fellow earn distinctions
- Hurricane on the horizon? MCES, AirCare stand ready
- SON associate dean receives academic leadership laurels
- Children’s campaign gets boost from $1M The First gift
- UMMC accelerates drive for diversity in health care careers
- Cold platelets vs. room temp – which stops blood loss better?
- New dean’s experience, expectations to shape SOD's future
- Q&A: Dr. Anderson Collier
- COVID-19 vaccination policy puts patients, families' safety first
- SOD honors alums for dedication, passion for teaching
- Experts debunk misinformation about vaccine, pregnancy
- Phronesis Award recognizes SOM assoc. dean's faculty support
- UMMC experts now offer neonatal intensive care at NMMC
- Pediatric Research Day showcases work of PReCEP scholars
- Nasal antiviral response could determine COVID-19 severity
- UPSTART symposium shines spotlight on student research
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August
- AHA council pays tribute to biology chair’s HTN research excellence
- MSU's CWS trophy takes Children's of Mississippi victory lap
- During pandemic, UMMC pediatric specialists also fight RSV
- Pregnancy and COVID-19: ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’
- Unvaccinated Mississippians driving hospitals, front-line caregivers to breaking point
- Blood tests may show dementia risk decades before symptoms appear
- Minimally invasive procedure repairs brain aneurysms at high risk of bursting
- Lanier clinic, School of Nursing win 2021 Governor’s Awards
- National physiological society honors UMMC physiology prof
- Field hospital for COVID-19 patients comes as UMMC sets records for virus numbers
- Field hospital set to ease strain amid record-breaking COVID-19 surge
- ‘It’s unrelenting’: Rising pediatric COVID-19 cases stress full children’s hospital
- Delta resurgence reignites COVID-19 research
- ED patient crush logjams health system
- The Battle of the Surge: Photographic Story of UMMC and the Rise of COVID-19
- Seven schools and six ways from Sunday: Students, faculty brazen out COVID surge
- UMMC to start monoclonal antibody clinic Tuesday
- Samaritan’s Purse sets up COVID-19 field hospital at UMMC
- Samaritan’s Purse COVID-19 field hospital to open Wednesday
- More COVID-related pediatric hospitalizations to come, UMMC experts warn
- Jackson Heart Study begins Exam 4
- How monoclonal antibodies fight COVID-19
- Mississippians living with HIV gain transplant options close to home
- Ivermectin cures parasites in cows, not COVID-19 in humans
- People of the U: Jay Ferchaud
- Children’s of Mississippi treatment for clubfoot starts before birth
- UMMC’s April-June grants, awards surpass $35 million
- Monitoring diabetes patients remotely key to better disease management
- UMMC employees lauded with Spero Awards
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September
- Telehealth connects families, ICU patients in Samaritan’s Purse field hospital
- Hours extended for monoclonal antibodies treatment for mild to moderate COVID-19
- UMMC's Wiser Hospital, Stroke Center garner recognition
- Medical leader Dr. Ian Hoppe named Surgeon-in-chief at Children’s of Mississippi
- They’ve been framed: Medical students expose artistic side
- Front and Center: Paul Sabbatini
- Koller recognized with women’s surgery honor
- Paradis continues trailblazing career as first female UMMC police chief, executive director of public safety
- Brodell tapped to lead American Dermatological Association
- Front and Center: Shukundala "Connie" Champion
- Jackson Heart Study announces new director
- Bowing out of bias: Project aims to foster trust in doctors
- Children’s of Mississippi team removes tumor hidden in Gulfport child’s heart
- Diabetes drug shows promise as heart failure treatment
- School of Nursing graduate Patricia Dyre Kimble gives back by planning $1M gift
- UMMC research breaks funding record
- Psychiatry can match drugs to DNA for made-to-measure treatments
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October
- It’s been 50 years since the Medical Center’s Broadway debut
- eCV Readership Survey: Last chance to let your voice be heard
- UMMC faculty, staff earn kudos
- Children’s of Mississippi launches clinic for MIS-C patients
- Applications to schools amount to a ‘small miracle’
- UMMC brings medical services to JSU athletes in new partnership
- Alumni donors bring much-needed perks to SOD
- More pediatricians, more specialized care: Children’s of Mississippi, UMMC working to make the special care pediatricians provide more accessible
- State’s only nationally certified team collaborates for children’s cleft care
- UMMC Grenada takes COVID-19 vaccine on the road
- Faculty members, grad student tapped for honors
- People of the U: Tammy Vujanovic
- The First Year: Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower to celebrate milestone this fall
- UMMC 2 You telehealth urgent care available to all state residents
- UMMC earns ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence honors
- UMMC faculty, academic departments get kudos
- Research awards mark faculty, staff funding achievements
- Diversity, equity, inclusion: It’s part of the culture at UMMC
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November
- SGSHS honors two alumni at Research Day
- AACN honors UMMC School of Nursing for school-based clinic partnerships
- Photos: Halloween happenings sweet at Children’s of Mississippi
- 1st Quarter Grants and Awards top $31 million
- As students’ stresses grow, counseling center services have grown with them
- Sanderson Tower celebrates first birthday
- ACT Center, CCRI help patients tackle tobacco
- Mentor’s lessons resonate with first Chen Chair holder
- Children’s of Mississippi’s palliative care program a bronze winner in national competition
- UMMC COVID vaccination appointments now available for children 5 to 11
- It’s official: 70 percent of eligible Mississippians screened for colorectal cancer by 2020
- New Children’s of Mississippi heart surgery leader brings care closer to home
- The size is right: Campus enrollment climbs
- COVID-19 vaccination offers kids extra layer of protection, pediatricians say
- Medical Center employees, students get kudos
- Former CMN Champion starts college, musical career
- Thanks to thirteen: Medical Center icons enshrined for breadth of accomplishments
- UMMC students work together to ‘save world’ in escape room exercise
- Experts: Gratefulness is possible, even in a pandemic
- Photos: Children’s of Mississippi heralds holidays with Thanksgiving Parade
- University Heart offers cardiology screenings at Grants Ferry
- New study highlights success of remote patient monitoring
- UMMC Police charts new course with series of “firsts”
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December
- The MIND Center pairs with Santé South for 2022 festival
- UMMC faculty, staff earn kudos
- Photos: Children’s of Mississippi turns into Winter Wonderland
- Holiday wish lists make Children’s of Mississippi giving easy
- Front and Center: Dr. Ben Lambert
- Q&A: Children’s Heart Center
- Omicron’s “surprises” spur scientific interest
- Photos: BankPlus Presents Light A Light brightens season at Sanderson Tower
- Vaccine, booster still best defenses to both Delta and Omicron variants
- Respiratory therapists breathe new life into competitive market
- ‘Leaving our comfort zone’: JFC goes on the road
- Center brings together education, research, clinical care to fight addictions
- Photos: Holiday season bright at UMMC
- Pediatric mental health care need rises, UMMC researcher finds
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2020
- News Articles
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January
- Medical scribe program strives to deliver the write fit
- People of the U: Patrick O'Brien
- Front and Center: Ophelia Spencer
- In 2020, learn to be happy for years to come
- Front and Center: Dr. Saurabh Bhardwaj
- Taking care of yourself? That can be messy for millennials
- If obstructive sleep apnea makes rest elusive, a new device can help
- Sanderson Farms Championship host breaks record with $1.3M gift to help Children’s Hospital
- New Ph.D. in research program resonates with radiologists
- State’s 2020 CMNH Champion keeps the beat with a mended heart
- AirCare embarks on collaborative program with new aviation partner
- Front and Center: Shauna-Kay Spencer
- Patient’s mysterious neurological disease no match for UMMC specialist
- Front and Center: Jenny Herron
- Managing your weight: UMMC program offers individualized approach
- Biobank builds up new leadership, research efforts
- After 42 years, Imogene Clark still loyal dental school patient
- New UMMC Grenada, Holmes County CEO focuses on quality health care
- At 5, Tupelo pediatric specialty clinic shows steady growth
- People of the U: Jim Miller
- UMMC salutes Barksdales for diversity, inclusion contributions
- SOD faculty, student make HEADWAE; UMMC neurologist, neurosurgeon earn 'hero' distinction, two neurology faculty garner editorial positions
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February
- National, local publications honor CMO, transplant surgery faculty; IHL lists psychiatry faculty among diversity honorees
- Nursing alum receives national award for diabetic peds work
- Eye care providers can often spot the unexpected during routine exams
- SOD faculty, students' weeklong mission: Offer free care to more than 1,000
- Front and Center: Caroline Compretta
- Mississippi museum brings the arts to adult cancer patients at UMMC
- Keeton Chair represents professional pinnacle for pediatric urology chief
- Photos: 340 JPS students receive free dental care during Give Kids a Smile
- 2020 Dental Alumna of the Year passionate about dentistry, community
- AARP report: Heart health can lead to brain health
- Front and Center: James White
- SOPH executive in residence shares population health expertise
- M.D./Ph.D. students promote representation with physician scientist event
- Front and Center: Mary Geneva Lindsey
- Task force targets opioid crisis with information barrage
- With state-of-the-art anesthesia machine, everyone’s sleeping better
- COVID-19: UMMC experts explain what you need to know about novel coronavirus
- Winter illness 101: fever can be key to diagnosis
- New adult hospitals CEO continuing UMMC journey to excellence
- People of the U: Lacie Matherne
- School of Medicine makes good on PROMISE to foster more diversity
- Clinical trial partnership unique to state gives Huntington’s patients hope
- Front and Center: Jose Lucar Lloveras
- COVID-19: Risk in Mississippi low, but experts predict rise in U.S. cases
- Pillars Awards recognize diversity leaders; MBJ fetes Children's CEO
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March
- eCV adopts temporary weekly publishing schedule
- Breaking story: For orthopaedic surgery chair, it all falls into place
- Children’s of Mississippi patients take to airwaves during radiothon
- At last, Jazmyn Shaw is on home ground
- Mississippi Thrive!: Most young children need developmental health care
- UMMC nurses reflect on nursing's rank as most trusted profession
- COVID-19 infection prevention: Employee questions answered
- Front and Center: Michelle Crawford
- UMMC leaders, infectious disease experts answer COVID-19 questions
- In ob-gyn chair’s life and career, it’s always something – worthwhile
- Photos: MS Miracles Radiothon raises $441,057 one donation at a time
- New name reflects ongoing mission for pediatric hem-onc center
- Front and Center: Etoile Patrick
- As reported COVID-19 cases increase, UMMC stands ready for action
- UMMC leaders detail preparations for care of COVID-19 patients
- Medical Center experts offer advice on dealing with COVID-19 stressors
- Telehealth app, drive-through collection to speed up COVID-19 testing
- Photos: Pictures tell story of COVID-19's impact
- COVID-19 and pregnancy: What you should know
- Front and Center: Leah Ross
- MSDH, UMMC organize mobile testing sites for one day only
- UMMC begins in-house testing for COVID-19
- UMMC, MSDH to open one-day drive-through COVID-19 testing sites
- Community donors bolster Medical Center during COVID-19 response
- UMMC students volunteer for ‘army’ fighting novel coronavirus
- UMMC, MSDH to open one-day drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Lauderdale, Adams, Pearl River and Tippah counties
- National pathologist organization selects M3 for committee service
- Ophthalmology faculty wins 'southern' distinction; MAS honors SOD presentations; dentistry students garner research awards
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April
- UMMC pandemic expert: Social distancing now will save lives, lessen COVID-19 spread
- UMMC experts offer coping tips for children, parents
- UMMC calls on community members to help protect health care heroes
- Telehealth virtual 'house call' for UMMC patients during pandemic
- Emotions come home to roost as Mississippians shelter in place
- Medical Center deploys UMMC Reserves to aid in COVID-19 battle
- UMMC builds ventilators for COVID-19 pandemic response
- Cities in Smith, Webster and Tunica counties set for one-day mobile COVID-19 testing
- Mobile field clinic established for patients with non-emergency respiratory illness
- Stay home to keep children with medical conditions healthy, experts say
- Photos: One mission, one family - UMMC takes on COVID-19
- Telehealth technology 'linchpin' of Medical Center’s COVID-19 response
- Are random acts of kindness part of your story?
- Statewide COVID-19 testing proves instrumental to 'flattening the curve'
- Front and Center: Nathalie Jones
- UMMC begins COVID-19 clinical trials
- Field clinic for respiratory illness opens to public, provider referrals
- Self-care crucial while caring for loved ones with dementia
- Regions matches donations to UMMC COVID-19 relief up to $50K
- In midst of pandemic, UMMC continues taking care of patients
- Those at higher COVID-19 complication risk should note these tips
- Infectious diseases, prevention team keeps COVID-19 on the run
- SEC Faculty Achievement Award recognizes Jones' accomplishments
- Life during COVID-19: It's your story to tell
- Medical Center teams' focus: Staying connected while apart
- Health systems leader earns national CEO distinction; Evers, GWIMS Awards honor educators, admins, faculty clinicians
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May
- #UMMCGrad2020: Health Sciences duo proud to be UMMC’s first C2C grads
- Medical Center credits students’ COVID-19 response – in due course
- Leading the charge: Jones, Wilson help steer COVID-19 command team
- New facility improves emergency response, communication
- COVID-19 isolation good for public health, worrisome for mental health
- COVID-19 impacts black communities more heavily, study shows
- Humanism chapter receives reward for its golden touch
- #UMMCGrad2020: Bailey relies on family, fortitude to prevail
- VIDEO: Honoring UMMC's health care heroes, today and always
- #UMMCGrad2020: UMMC employee graduates with long-awaited degree
- Pilot project becomes mental health CHAMP during pandemic
- Health System keeps ship steady despite COVID-19's uncharted waters
- #UMMCGrad2020: New SOPH grad to tackle social health disparities
- #UMMCGrad2020: Pharmacy grads Fizer, Washington got start at Murrah
- #UMMCGrad2020: SGSHS graduate motivates herself, others
- Obstacles can't keep UMMC's Class of 2020 from crossing the finish line
- #UMMCGrad2020: SOD grad, leader, advocate steps up during crisis
- Biomedical Materials Science chair earns top educator honor
- UMMC tests 15,000 for COVID-19, expands testing to other groups
- Heart failure admissions plummet – is the pandemic to blame?
- Robinson to lead CCRI clinical trials program
- UMMC ophthalmology faculty named Young Optometrist of the Year; Grad school trio selected for scholars program
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June
- These heart rhythm experts don’t miss a beat
- As COVID-19 numbers grow, so does creative patient placement
- SON's evidence-based practice group achieves international affiliation
- Front and Center: Kaleigh Reynolds
- SOD grant to help remove dental barriers to life-saving care
- Nursing students benefit from Mississippi Board of Nursing scholarships
- FCC grant gives boost to Center for Telehealth's COVID-19 care
- Front and Center: Caroline Murray
- Clinical trial tests plasma as possible COVID-19 treatment
- Tick, tick, tick – time is short when these arachnids attack
- Most cancer drug trials need better design, study shows
- Bancroft Fund gifts $1 million to create Bird Discharge Lobby
- UMMC places Oxford SON students in Jackson amid pandemic
- Front and Center: Corinne Sampson and Alyssa Bradford
- OCH Regional Medical Center, UMMC open OCH Cardiology with University Heart
- Caring for COVID-19 patients: Teamwork, time make difference
- Front and Center: Katie Smith
- University Dentists resumes practice with safety in mind
- Antibodies and COVID-19: What you should know
- AirCare, Anderson Regional Medical Center enhance affiliation
- Cardiothoracic surgery staff earn Air Force distinction; ACEP honors emergency med chair's research
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July
- Patient goes from NICU to pageant winner
- Front and Center: Richard Waite
- Skin Cancer Center offers expert care for common cancers
- Stemming COVID-19: ‘What we are doing now is not working’
- Children's experts: Don’t miss peds visits during pandemic
- As Mississippians with HIV age, their health risks increase
- Front and Center: Val McClora
- COVID-19-burdened UMMC braces for tacked-on crises
- Caring for COVID-19-positive moms a labor of love
- SON's school-based clinics expand behavioral health care
- Front and Center: Kim Horn
- From STEM to stern, research lab is all-female, all-diverse, all the time
- Procedure to ease prostate obstruction improves patients’ quality of life
- World-class surgical care helps Hunter Lindsay grasp his potential
- Front and Center: Casey Spell
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August
- Agreement paves way for BCBS MS patients’ AirCare coverage
- Few positives mean good news for antibody study
- Pandemic sparks classroom flexibility, staff creativity for fall semester
- Praise be: Matemavi’s journey fired with passion, purpose
- Breathe easier over one less barrier to lung cancer screening
- Trustmark contributes $500K for new pediatric expansion
- Front and Center: Caleb Zumbro
- Children’s of Mississippi: Safety you can rely on
- For sickest patients with COVID, struggle for recovery begins with emergency care
- Kids are special. Children’s hospitals are, too.
- Critical care expertise, experience define the 'C' in ICU
- New Interventional Radiology Suite offers state-of-the-art care
- Epic’s Healthy Planet helps caregivers fill patient care gaps
- Dermatology faculty garners MGMA nod; organ transplant staff earn MORA awards
- SON faculty; transplant, EversCare staff garner distinctions
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September
- Front and Center: Kayla Taylor
- Children’s of Mississippi names expansion after Sandersons
- Front and Center: Dan Coleman
- New telehealth chief uses expertise to address health issues
- Research enterprise reaches new grant, award heights
- Patient has energy to play, thanks to Ebeid's world-class skills
- Masks foil lipreading for those with hearing loss; you can help
- Front and Center: Lucy Varela-Quintero
- Written in stone: UMMC to commemorate pandemic experience
- Hearing never sounded so good for Jackson preteen
- Jackson Heart Study marks 20 years with virtual conference
- Community Bank gift boosts CAY’s ASD program
- People of the U: Josh Warren
- This year's tournament may be different, but Sanderson Farms Championship’s mission remains unchanged
- When seconds count, AirCare brings blood to critically ill patients
- UMMC receives $1.6 million for COVID-19 community study
- Newsletter features orthopaedic surgery researchers; AACN calls SON leaders to assembly
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October
- Father-son duo update world’s most important physiology book
- Inhale, then exhale: New lung procedure makes it all possible
- Hero Awards augment annual research excellence honors
- Front and Center: Rosalind Williams
- Ribbon to be cut tomorrow on Sanderson Tower
- UMMC begins NIH study on COVID-19, community engagement
- CODA study examines appendicitis treatment options
- Ribbon cut on Kathy And Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s Of Mississippi
- Sanderson Tower readies for November ‘Go Live’
- Therapists restore movement, quality of life to patients with COVID-19
- Eat, pray, love: McMullan’s life, career 'crash course' in sharing
- Front and Center: Dr. Dave and Dr. Laura Vearrier
- Regions Bank makes $225k donation to Sanderson Tower
- Jackson Free Clinic patients 'get the picture' with ultrasounds
- Medical Center’s 1,000th hospitalized patient with COVID-19 safely discharged home
- SHRP diagnostic sciences chair wins ASRT term; CCRI volunteer receives honor; SON prof earns presidential distinction
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November
- New office 'ultimate resource' for UMMC policy management
- UMMC staff support HCQ COVID-19 ineffectiveness findings
- Rural renewal: Small-town medicine delivers for Indianola doc
- Xavier’s heart, hands mended by Children’s of Mississippi
- Patient care begins today in Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower
- Photos: Halloween events are treats for Children’s patients
- Private pediatric intensive care rooms open at Sanderson Tower
- Front and Center: Miranda Magee
- Private neonatal intensive care rooms open in Sanderson Tower
- A wish come true: Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower opens
- Consummate 'nurse's nurse' reflects on her retirement
- Meredith Aldridge named new leader of Medical Center’s Office of Development
- Children’s of Mississippi holiday toy drives go virtual this year
- Front and Center: Laron Trigg
- Justice Dept. grants $6M to confront opioid abuse, save lives
- Is your home COVID-19 ready? If you're unsure, use these tips
- New dementia caregiver course meets growing need
- Madison teen athlete's new team huddles at UMMC
- Spotlight shines on UMMC nurses; audiologist earns national board post
- Vice chancellor receives presidential honor; assistant vc captures research award
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December
- Doubly perfect: NIH bestows highest marks to UMMC Research
- Stealth VoIP conversion enhances employee productivity
- UMMC offers Greenville-area newborns best quality NICU care
- Think the rules on COVID-19 keep changing? Here's why
- UMMC's top nurse leader sets stellar patient care example
- Pediatric CBD drug trial at UMMC gets two-year extension
- Center for Telehealth lends expertise to cybersecurity manual
- UMMC receives COVID-19 vaccine
- UMMC begins vaccinating frontline employees for COVID-19
- UMMC-led study: Children should avoid gatherings, not school
- EversCare fights increased food insecurity during pandemic
- Photos: UMMC staff partake in safe holiday celebrations
- Vaccinations raise hopes, brighten smiles of UMMC employees
- With new name, public school venerates Shirleys' memory
- Good oral hygiene can factor in successful surgical outcomes
- Web of Science gives Medicine chair highly cited distinction; MLS student earns national scholarship
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2019
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January
- Hattiesburg Clinic, UMMC announce collaboration to boost quality care
- Population Health invites UMMC Family to play BINGO
- Five years of health care progress: UMMC Grenada looks to the future
- People of the U: Gary Reeves
- Thriving after heart transplant, tragic fire, Gabbi Smith turns 1
- Asylum Hill grant boosts mission to record descendants’ stories
- Batson legacy lives on in UMMC, statewide pediatric advancements
- Jackson Heart, tobacco study link smoking, peripheral artery disease
- Refurbished newspaper machines get new lives as Children's little libraries
- Sanderson Farms Championship host sets record with $1.25 M gift to Friends of Children’s Hospital
- Student-led food drive diverts surplus to soup kitchen
- Emergency campus blood drive to allow UMMC community to give back
- UMMC growing its robotic surgery program and necessary expertise
- SOD to offer free week of care during Dental Mission Week
- The best things in life – liver transplants included - are worth the wait
- SOD first to offer anesthesia training to hygiene students
- CMNH selects ‘amazing’ Aubrey Armstrong Mississippi's Champion
- UMMC Opioid Task Force gives providers tools to manage pain
- Nation’s top dentist addresses students at his alma mater
- Wiser nurse earns Good Catch; Dermatology makes SKINPACT
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February
- MS Miracles Radiothon to broadcast from new location: Student Union
- Community, training centers add to Jackson Heart Study's mission
- Stem cell donation is start of Staursky’s overall plan
- Video: ENT students, staff give back to Mississippi Food Network
- SPRINT study shows lowering BP may help memory, cognition
- Video: SOD provides care for hundreds of JPS elementary students
- EversCare food pantry partnership helps feed patients in need
- Video: Diversity, inclusion shine constant light on UMMC
- People of the U: Alana Bowman, Dr. Jason Griggs
- A movable feast: Librarian returns artifacts found during lunchtime rambles
- UMMC change managers inspire consistent delivery, excellent care
- As flu spikes in state, experts offer advice on treatment, prevention
- SOD alumni board names former MDA president Alumnus of the Year
- School of Nursing moving, growing in Oxford
- SOD serves more than 1,000 during third Dental Mission Week
- More accessible research partnerships lead to greater medical progress
- SHRP Alumnus of Year uses D.H.A. skills to lead Children’s of Mississippi
- Sharing the pain: Students from four disciplines simulate patient care
- UMMC-Anderson collaboration brings specialty peds care closer to Meridian-area patients
- IHL names SGSHS student affairs head top diversity educator
- SON students, VA nurses form unique partnership
- Murmur of the heart: Editor’s zeal pumps life into student journal
- Three decades a UMMC anesthesiologist, Brunson takes on new role
- Periodontics chair, D3 student, SON earn awards
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March
- Watch the virtual event at noon on Thursday, September 24.
- Talent Development Series helps UMMC employees Prepare for Success
- Maihle joins UMMC Cancer Institute
- A 'culture of care:' Pediatrician translates lessons from family to clinic
- Mississippi Miracles Radiothon tops $500K for third consecutive year
- Video: 4N staff promote washing hands every time
- SGSHS REACHes elementary students for science education
- After battling infections, Grenada boy 'back in the game'
- Run-and-gun mentor: In academic medicine, Brodell runs full-court press
- Jeopardy! competitor, UMMC experts lend perspective to host's diagnosis
- Non-invasive procedure averts open heart surgery for mitral valve issue
- Emotional toll of patient suicides strikes those who treat them, too
- Video: Med students meet their Match on one of 'best days of the year’
- Be-HIP focuses on mental health services for high-risk infants, preschoolers
- New collaboration will give first responders technology tools to save lives
- SON recognized for outstanding work in medically underserved Delta school district
- UMMC researcher’s pioneering work gives rise to new severe depression drug
- You Be the Chemist: SOD hosts middle school chemistry competition
- Touching base daily by telehealth helps BMT patients recover more quickly
- Hope Lodge goal: Patients more focused on their cancer fight
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April
- Children’s Heart growth, leadership attract second pediatric heart surgeon
- Adult congenital heart program receives coveted national accolade
- Photos: UMMC celebrates Public Health Week
- Medical school dream no longer haunts ground-breaking student
- SON, NIH team up to reduce cervical cancer in Mississippi
- Population Health lecture addresses sickness, wellness in U.S.
- Integrative Health gives quality of life to patients with chronic diseases
- When seconds count, 'Stop the Bleed' can save a life
- Base Pair earns community engagement kudos from Ole Miss
- In grief, despite tragedy, families generously give gift of life
- Patients, families' committee service helps shape care, experience at UMMC
- DOM, Barksdale Lecturer: Data-driven medicine speeds progress
- UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute boasts new name, strong goals
- Alon Bee to honor wife’s memory with naming of private NICU room
- UMMC renames room for beloved SOM educator, father figure
- Giving TWOsday doubles campaign donations through April 30
- Service commemorates body donors' gifts to students, future patients
- 100-Day Workout gives voice – and action – to employee suggestions
- SOPH academic life study, website fight faculty burnout
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May
- Video: Healing Arts offer much-needed emotional, visual medicine
- Say it with food and fun: UMMC appreciates its employees
- ER tragedy poses life lesson for professor – and parent
- New CNO brings hospital expansion experience to Children’s of Mississippi
- New patient floor helps meet UMMC’s capacity needs
- Graduate Medical Education's goal? Building residency relationships
- Physiologist claims UMMC's top educator honor
- Photos: Gurney racers gun for Golden Stethoscope
- #UMMCGrad19: SGSHS student says 'yes' to selfless excellence
- #UMMCGrad19: Powell's resume includes CNN, GMA, ABC – and now, M.D.
- Digital first: Online certificate programs expand graduate opportunities
- #UMMCGrad19: Nigeria-born SON graduate hopes to open pediatric clinic in home country
- #UMMCGrad19: MHS Program bolsters flight nurse’s career opportunities
- Gold Humanism celebrates 'other half' of being a doctor
- UMMC's patient safety efforts take big leap forward
- 10 years and counting: AirCare2 celebrates anniversary in east-central Mississippi
- #UMMCGrad19: From cafeteria worker to dentist, Alper Coban stands out for work ethic and research experience
- Project SEARCH grads ready to work at UMMC, in community
- New study at UMMC to explore disease risk factors in rural South
- #UMMCGrad19: Pharmacy class president to PGY1, Elizabeth Hearn continues growth at UMMC
- #UMMCGrad19: First SOPH grads dig into data
- UMMC confers 853 degrees in health sciences professions
- Illness keeps rad sciences student from Commencement, not graduation
- Study seeks to understand RURAL residents' health challenges
- #UMMCGrad19: Graduates to touch lives through healing arts
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June
- Retiring facilities executive accentuates the positive during 47-year career
- New award celebrates UMMC employees’ excellence
- New chaplain position helps SOM students develop holistic care approach
- Visual management boards give frontline staff care solutions forum
- ‘Before her time:’ Former interim CEO leaves lasting impact on UMMC
- Photos: Colorful sigs make patients, providers part of peds expansion
- Capital Ortho to serve as UMMC resident training facility
- Maternal Fetal Medicine brings care team together for mothers, babies
- First tooth controls where and when the rest come in
- School of Dentistry opens state-of-the-art technology center for students
- Descendants of asylum patients to share stories at archival event
- CHAMPS, UMMC to launch new breastfeeding education modules
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July
- Registrar redux: Westerfield reminiscently passes gavel
- Enterprise resource conversion represents dawn of new Workday
- UMMC pediatric expansion grows to full seven-story height
- Residents, welcome to your new life – beginning today
- In unique collaboration, UMMC physicians to offer services at Merit Health Madison facility
- State’s only pediatric headache specialist eases young patients' pain
- UMMC’s antimicrobial stewardship program receives national kudos
- Support group offers solace, guidance to Alzheimer’s caregivers
- Taking up residents: Projects pursue greater doctor relevance, well-being
- HRSA bolsters Telehealth's mission: research, innovation, quality care
- Think your hearing is just fine? Consider these study results
- Spine surgeon’s life cycles through patient care, administrative duties, retirement
- Six-month cannabidiol drug trial at UMMC gets one-year extension
- Photos: Football players kick off fun for Children’s of Mississippi patients
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August
- SHRP gift: Former nursing coordinator's family gives ergonomic donation
- New initiative aims to educate providers about human trafficking
- People of the U: Dr. Frank Han
- Video: Science is a SURE thing at UMMC
- U.S. News lists UMMC's cancer program among tops in nation
- Miss Mississippi pairs organ donation platform with UMMC transplant program visit
- Well-being focus nets UMMC Healthiest Workplaces kudos
- New division to expand genetic testing as a health care force
- Anatomy of change: Pull-schedule session starts peds tower transition
- Office of Clinical Trials coordinates, optimizes research process
- Leaders cut ribbon on Center for Advancement of Youth's new home
- Video: Organ donation platform brings Miss Mississippi to UMMC
- Lab coats symbolize pride, professionalism in SGSHS
- Two studies link blood pressure, brain health
- Doctors perform medical 'first' during facial tumor surgery
- Video: Patient pups are best of friends in times of need
- New 'Ride with MIND' car tag supports Alzheimer’s awareness, research
- Implant recall leaves many with questions about their health, safety
- Stefanek joins CCRI
- More leading lights brighten Medical Alumni Chapter’s Hall of Fame
- UMMC to expand HIV research
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September
- National telehealth accreditation affirms quality of UMMC's patient care
- Patents, trademarks display UMMC’s innovation
- New CRTU ushers in unprecedented clinical research for Mississippi
- Patients living with HIV receive “Helping HAND” to conquer addictions
- Robotic device gives surgeons more flexibility to treat head, neck cancers
- Family Medicine tries new responsible opioid prescribing tools
- Photos: UMMC dedicates 'Franny’s Hour' as time to heal
- Population health management graduates apply skills to practice
- Barksdales’ gifts help students keep ‘the main thing the main thing’
- Grant funding boosts HIV care access throughout Southeast
- Photos: Putts, pups and Sir Saint - SFC brings fun from the fairway
- Small, large lesion pairing accelerates cognitive decline
- Postdocs drive research, training at UMMC
- Hilal joins CCRI hematology team
- UMMC surgeons take on new roles
- SOM graduate is orthopaedic surgery trailblazer
- Little hearts, many experts: Children’s Heart Center grows to meet needs
- Sanderson Farms first: SON staffs first aid tent
- ‘My Favorite Doctor:’ Nine-year-old loves going to the dentist
- What do we know about vaping? Not enough.
- Benson Charitable Foundation makes $1M gift to Children’s Of Mississippi
- Better experience at Merit Health Madison key for UMMC surgery patients
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October
- Children’s of Mississippi expansion to include state-of-the-art surgical suites
- Dynamic new intranet site to offer information portal to all things UMMC
- Medicine still mending from Jim Crow era
- Hepatitis C provider education ECHOes throughout Mississippi
- Deadline to apply for free dental care Nov. 1
- New SON dean's goal: Prepare school for huge shift in nursing education
- From author’s dental pain comes promise of healing
- UMMC opens primary care clinic for LGBTQ patients
- School of Nursing in Oxford celebrates new home, expanded class size
- ‘Colobundle’ of care keeps surgical site infections at bay
- Front and Center: Michelle Chambers
- Front and Center: Parminder Vig
- Front and Center: Tyler Sullivan
- Experts plan to call the shots this flu season
- Breast cancer screenings can save lives
- In a tale of two departments, former classmates reunite as chairs
- UMMC, C Spire collaborate on new health app
- $1M Child Life endowment serves as memorial for Friends chair
- Front and Center: Myrtle Tate
- Front and Center: Cynthia Collins
- Research excellence awards mark faculty, staff achievements
- JHS findings link one-third of heart disease, stroke cases to HTN
- It’s frightening how Halloween costume contact lenses can infect, damage eyes
- Southwest Health System, UMMC announce health care affiliation
- A kidney transplant wait can take years - but just months with a live donor
- Photos: Halloween harvest happenings at Children’s of Mississippi
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November
- UMMC Grenada opens outpatient cancer care clinic, infusion services
- People of the U: Courtney Smith
- Emerging leaders represent health equity program's true legacy
- During milestone year, UMMC's DAISY Awards extend recognition scope
- Respiratory therapists PHIL vital role as medical professionals
- Distinguished alumna recounts mentors' roles at SGSHS Research Day
- Front and Center: James Purvis
- After accident, Ole Miss senior back in school, thanks to SON students
- SOPH moves into new home, affirms commitment to healthier state
- Front and Center: Mary E. Thompson
- From tragedy, life: Organ donors give ultimate gift
- Cancer programs add cardio-oncology services for patients at risk
- Northington brings nursing experience to national leadership role
- Front and Center: Srinivasan Vijayakumar
- Children’s lobby mural to be mosaic of individual masterpieces
- Barriers to breastfeeding subject of three-year NICU study at UMMC
- If work events leave caregivers traumatized, help is on the way
- Front and Center: Kristy Boyd
- Women’s basketball visits score wins with children’s hospital patients
- Inventors, innovations recognized during inaugural event
- Woodward gets nod for national role in academic medicine
- UMMC experts agree: Gratefulness, good health go hand in hand
- AirCare's innovative model helps caregivers cope with 'compassion fatigue'
- Dedication, compassion, purpose drive UMMC's Volunteers of the Year
- Front and Center: Anna Jordan Butts
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December
- People of the U: Santa Claus
- CMNH selects Mississippi’s Children's Miracle Champion for national role
- Front and Center: Jacqueline Williams
- Photos: Holiday gingerbread houses help usher in Christmas season
- Photos: First Lady, Children's of MS patient set season aglow
- Nursing boom: Accelerated B.S.N. enrollment to increase 133 percent
- Efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening in MS yield positive results
- Front and Center: Katelyn Armstrong
- Half match, whole hope: state’s first pediatric haploidentical transplant patient free from sickle cell
- UMMC breaks ground on state’s first children's skilled nursing facility
- Dentistry alumnus to sponsor school’s effort to treat children during Give Kids a Smile
- Photos: Holiday sweater competition runs gamut from festive to tacky
- Front and Center: Justin Brown
- Front and Center: Lillie Bledsoe
- UMMC, CCRI provide custom wigs, makeovers to cancer patients
- Child travels from Cambodia to undergo complex plastic surgery
- As holidays approach, de-stress by 'keeping it real'
- UMMC scientist's research may help future Moon, Mars missions
- Photos: Bryants, Clauses wrap up holiday with surprise Children's visit
- Collaborations, national recognitions highlight UMMC's 2019 events
- Front and Center: Bailey Stanford
- Growth, improved services highlight CCRI year
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2018
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January
- Supply chain flexibility reaps financial benefits
- UMMC's top stories from 2017
- U-turn at the lectern
- People of the U: Dr. Thomas Helling
- The Summit of success: Moore rises to department chair
- Even in city’s water crisis, UMMC patients come first
- Save a life; donate blood during campus drive Jan. 17
- 'A healthier Mississippi' goal of new residency program
- ASB shows love to Campus Police, security, staff
- Cancer survivor urges others to get breast, cervical cancer screenings
- For NSICU, DAISY Award represents team effort
- Newest transplant surgeons women with a mission
- Pillars event honors leaders in diversity efforts
- Century Club Charities sets record with gift to Friends of Children's Hospital
- Transplant team player: Seawright shines on national level
- Video: Century Club Charities sets record with gift to Friends of Children's Hospital
- Newsman anchored in attitude, not cancer
- New UMMC clinic enhances access to free HIV testing
- Alex Mullen's memory, again, holds all the cards
- Taking tech transfer to the next level
- Photos: Free screenings offer chance to catch, halt cancer
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February
- People of the U: Clint McHann
- Otolaryngology team's protocol earns national award
- UMMC to manage Gulfport's Memorial Hospital NICU
- Video: Fields rises to top as CMN Champion
- Fields rises to top as Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champion
- Genomics core an invaluable resource for Mississippi scientists
- UMMC Epic Connect links Medical Center, Health Department
- Photos: Record number of patients receive free dental care
- SOD Board selects ADA Delegate Dental Alumnus of the Year
- Video: Smiles abound during Dental Mission Week
- Faculty member bears witness, scars from voting rights crusades
- Symposium empowers teens to live healthy lives
- UMMC physicians creating opioid use alternatives model
- Revised bus routes, parking 'zones' streamline morning commute
- New pathology chair values lessons learned from medicine, law, family
- Town hall to connect heart researchers, public
- Revamped menu, mindful choices give cafeteria patrons healthy options
- Novel procedure restores ability to eat, quality of life
- UMMC and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announce affiliation agreement
- Fuqua's passion for nursing inspires endowed scholarship gift
- Payne appointed to national certification committee
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March
- SOM alum shines as military battlefield surgeon
- New library nook for mothers only
- Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raising funds, awareness for Children's
- Sun-setting Lawson: UMMC to embark on new enterprise
- Video: 2018 Mississippi Miracles Radiothon
- Use of electronic records at UMMC to get smarter, faster, more Epic
- Guild’s skeet shoot targets transplant patient needs
- UMMC experts weigh in on popular common sense eating plan
- Nursing alum champions high-reliability health care
- QM certification solidifies commitment to online excellence
- Jim Hill students help classmates, community stay healthy
- Only acceptable measure: zero patient harm
- Child's prayer leads to $1.5M Children's of Mississippi expansion gift
- Ole Miss softball team's visit a 'home run' with Batson patients
- New access center improves patients' scheduling experiences
- Asylum Hill Project: 'What a great story this is'
- Photos: Match Day 2018
- Bryant helps realize dream of building that now bears his name
- 133 on a match: Medical students discover their next destinations
- Memorial Hospital, UMMC announce pediatric collaboration
- UMMC researcher asks colleagues to heed screening call
- UMMC medical education building formally named in honor of Gov. Phil Bryant
- Medicine gains ‘Grade A mentor, human being’ as new department chair
- SON staff, students vote with dollars to determine who'll go 'Over the Edge'
- New innovation center HITs ground running
- South side challenge: Children's expansion leads to short-term navigation hassles
- Real-time interpreters break down patients’ language barriers
- Reckelhoff earns SEC Faculty Achievement Award
- Video: Donation of little cars big boost for Batson patients
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April
- New HR chief listening, learning, looking for positive change
- Have a 'berry' good time at UMMC's Farmer's Market
- Mandatory active shooter training to instruct how to avoid, deny, defend
- Photos: UMMC hits the pavement for National Walking Day
- Children's of MS economic impact nears $349M
- Dual-campus Research Day fosters collaborative science
- State’s youngest heart recipient 'looking better and better' one year later
- Population health expert to talk Mississippi moon shots, diabetes
- Board names Delta physical therapist SHRP Alumnus of the Year
- Medicine chair urges DOM researchers to support clinical trials
- Photos: Ballet troupe's Batson visit is en pointe
- Students, staff can 'scrub in' on Amnesty Day
- Oral cancer patient fights to earn 'Survivor' title
- New treatment collaborative pinpoints pre-diabetics early
- Heartfelt reunion: Organ recipient, donor's daughter finally meet
- Photos: Annual Legacy Lap celebrates donors, donor families
- At 90, UMMC's 100th TAVR patient is 'on the go'
- Ridgeland firefighter, 5K race support Alzheimer's awareness
- Children's expertise now closer to home for south Mississippi families
- A touch of class: Far-reaching conference instructs the instructors
- Photos: Fundraisers go 'Over The Edge' for Friends
- Frontline team effort spurs improved patient safety scores
- Removing hurdles: With common goals, institutions agree to be ‘friends’
- Children’s of Mississippi cochlear implant patient among youngest in world
- Lifestyle management, chronic diseases go hand in hand
- Hands-on learning with Discovery U
- Photos: SHRP Research Day
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May
- New fracture clinic helps patients avoid one break leading to another
- New process shortens time to breast reconstruction
- Life-altering condition gives dentist insight into empathy
- Professor emeritus establishes endowment to advance metals research
- Food, fun and friendly competitions await UMMC family during tribute week
- New CEO joins team at UMMC Grenada, UMMC Holmes County
- Telehealth leader named nursing Alumnus of the Year
- He didn’t know if he could teach. Look at him now
- Smooth Operators claim checkered flag at 2018 Gurney Races
- Annual nursing salute calls out best of the best
- 3D printed models save time, money in operating room
- Friendship brought Harmon's career back to where it started
- #UMMCGrad18: SHRP graduate overcomes rare genetic disorder to earn PT degree
- Forum a HIT for UMMC's innovation efforts
- #UMMCGrad18: For future ophthalmologist, the big picture is clear
- Surgeon General: Agency cooperation, use of opioid-reversal drug can stem epidemic
- #UMMCGrad18: Adventure beckons School of Nursing graduate
- #UMMCGrad18: As technician, pharmacy graduate learns profession first
- CI leader participates in cancer discussion at Vatican
- #UMMCGrad18: Pharmacology graduate values science, service
- Stroke study researches clot-buster recipients
- #UMMCGrad18: Dental student defies language barrier to become scholar
- UMMC confers 930 degrees in health sciences professions
- UMMC employee donates stem cells to perhaps save a life
- Video: UMMC's 2018 Commencement confers 930 degrees
- Class of 2018 is family friendly
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June
- Seconds, minutes, days, weeks: Timely trauma care saves Madison man
- Colorectal cancer experts embrace ACS call for earlier screening
- UMMC cardiologist supports scientists’ findings to increase life expectancy
- Safety, quality central to Joint Commission chief's visit
- North Mississippi golf tournament drives $100K gift to Children's
- Create action plan to de-escalate thoughts of suicide
- 'Dr. Rick' signs off 'Southern Remedy' after 13-year run
- UMMC focuses on higher quality, increased efficiency at lower cost
- MIND Center to detail Alzheimer’s research; salute patients, caregivers
- Video: Miss Mississippi hopefuls sing, paint with Batson patients
- Inaugural Pediatric Research Day spotlights potential advances in care
- How much patient harm is acceptable? Zero, safety leaders say
- Minimally invasive heart surgery helps 3-year-old to heal
- Dental school's longest serving employee to retire
- OCH Regional Medical Center, UMMC announce affiliation
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July
- Gross anatomy course brings D.O.T.s, D.P.T.s together
- Video: Miss Mississippi 2018 visits Children's Hospital
- Employees can make their voices heard in annual engagement survey
- Newest affiliation brings UMMC's resources to Oktibbeha County
- Campaign: Be more than an electronic health record users - beEpic!
- People of the U: William Salaun
- Cyndi Lauper headlines concert to support MIND Center
- Children's Cancer Center sees growth, anticipates changes
- Brunson’s newest role: Ensuring state’s physicians keep patients safe
- AirCare, blood clotting drug save man from death by donkey bite
- Forging students into physicians: The residency reality
- New chair of pediatric dentistry settles into southern hospitality
- Mississippi State coach, players cheer on Batson patients
- UMMC's new Grenada, Holmes Co. leader aims to enhance patient experience
- Batson clinical quality results rank among best children’s hospitals
- Researchers gather to explore solutions to Delta health disparities
- Video: Saddle up! SHRP students' activities bolster horse trail therapy
- UMMC Grenada offers first-time inpatient substance abuse detox program
- Nursing faculty focus on bringing best practices to bedside
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August
- Sim Center drills residents, others, on values of communication
- Mohs surgery leaves few signs of melanoma
- Spero Awards reflect UMMC, UMMC Grenada's transplant excellence
- Young adults with disabilities SEARCH for just the right job at UMMC
- New Emergency Services home to enhance disaster response
- Morton physician, community stalwart continues service at 91
- It's a new day for emergency services, preparedness in Mississippi
- Photos: Medical school in a day
- Clinical trial explores physical therapy for sports-related concussion, leg injury prevention
- If it’s fall in Mississippi, it’s the season for sports-related injuries
- Dr. Laura Arnold treats young hematology, oncology patients at alma mater
- Spine surgeon leads international musculoskeletal foundation
- Video: All's fair during student welcome
- 'Fingerprints' lead to $1M Children's expansion campaign donation
- Procedure eases complications related to fluid around lungs
- As good as it gets: Hall of Fame Alumni Award immortalizes storied careers
- More physician residencies mean more access for state's rural patients
- New system helps lead Rowland users on electronic path to 'Discovery'
- Researchers seq-ing for answers in the genome
- Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship winner tees up at Batson
- Lacking concussion system, Mississippi athletes in contact sports at risk
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September
- NHLBI renews landmark Jackson Heart Study for six more years
- Freshman Early Entry relieves stress for nursing hopefuls
- UMMC's supply chain lifeblood flows from 20,000-square-foot pump
- UMMC PT in the pros: Sports resident delivers care at Saints camp
- Family medicine difference makers' lives bridge barriers of distance, time
- People of the U: JoJo Dodd and Joe Pongetti
- New degree helps clinicians master population health management
- When is an antibiotic the right medicine? New team giving advice
- A class apart: Medical school breaks admissions record
- STEMI receiving center ensures swift care for heart attack patients
- Pediatric Fast Track to pair right level of care with each patient
- ICU tower shifts to team-building, quality, safety culture
- Women gain more acceptance as medical students, physicians
- American Cancer Society honors Ruckdeschel with St. George Award
- Graduate School showcase aims to recruit future scientists
- New chief of pediatric cardiology: Children’s of Mississippi ‘total package’
- Newest JPS school-based clinic helps keep grade-schoolers well
- At brink of 20th anniversary, community matters to Jackson Heart Study
- Morgan joins lung, GI cancer teams
- The Guytons: Offspring remember life with legendary parents
- Early heart surgery relieves pressure for little drummer girl
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October
- Lauper shows “True Colors” during concert supporting MIND Center
- Grad school names clinical pharmacist Alumnus of the Year
- Photos: Sanderson Farms brings tournament highlights to Batson
- Annual awards ceremony recognizes research achievements
- Donation helps SHRP shrink state's histotechnologist shortage
- Video: Sanderson Farms Championship, UMMC make winning combination
- Patient and parent, Welch knows value of Children’s Hospital
- Care team communication breakdowns aren’t healthy, happy
- Employees speak in annual engagement survey
- Medical Center among ELP research, patent leaders
- AAMC survey measures advances from UMMC faculty's Standpoint
- Ambulance gift allows Lanier students to learn medical transport skills
- New specialists add to record PICU care team numbers
- Video: Lanier students get hands-on transport training in AMR ambulance
- HAWK walk: Traffic signal helps pedestrians navigate State Street
- Allaying pain, affirming life: Palliative care team meets patients in their 'sacred place'
- Video: Ole Miss band spells out support for Batson
- Addiction psychiatrist expanding treatment for opioid use disorder
- Children's of Mississippi expansion progressing each day
- Opioid task force seeks solutions to prescribing concerns
- Clinical trial explores managing hypertension from home
- Mental health access hotline gets $2.3M HRSA grant
- School works to fill Mississippi's dental gap
- UMMC experts: Raising recommended HPV vaccine age range could save lives
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November
- Medical Center's disaster relief efforts reach beyond Mississippi
- Photos: Test-laden med students lighten mood with Hawaiian shirt contest
- Dr. Blair E. Batson, first pediatrics chair at UMMC, dies at age 98
- Limits on e-cigarette sales to teens aid nicotine addiction battle
- Entergy's $500K donation helps power Children’s campaign
- Dos, don'ts of Children's holiday giving
- Toys and more on Children’s of Mississippi holiday wish list
- #WomenWhoCurie highlights female radiation oncologists
- School of Dentistry dean receives career honor; ascends to board presidency
- Heroes in life, death: Organ donors give ultimate gift
- Wellness at UMMC needs a champion - and it could be you
- Photos: School of Nursing celebrates 70th anniversary with tours, alumni panel
- Anatomy of a survey: As ‘Grey’s’ turns 15, medicos dissect TV shows
- Increasing capacity central to UMMC's ongoing construction plans
- Clinical trial for marijuana-derived drug under way at UMMC
- Clinical trial for marijuana-derived epilepsy drug underway
- Microbiology meeting embraces more disciplines, young scientists
- ‘The shoulders of those who came before us:’ SON turns 70
- Sickle cell, health crisis couldn’t stop ‘Miracle Kid’
- A “beRi” good project wins Hackathon prize
- People of the U: Tim Lewis
- Flashing is good for your health – fit flashing, that is!
- Volunteer Services selects future physician, nurse for annual honor
- Photos: No tricks, all treats at Children’s Halloween celebration
- Ruckdeschel named to Lung Roundtable
- Gibert joins UMMC Cancer Institute
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December
- Firsts, records dot UMMC’s 2018 top stories list
- Sepsis study’s design “future” of clinical trials
- Carr driven to take dental hygiene chair post
- New program teaches kids to stop, think before making risky decisions
- Rural opioid disorder patients benefit from in-person, telehealth visit combo
- New committee’s goal: Improve cancer care through communication
- Primary defection: Young adults choose convenience over commitment
- Video: Children with Down syndrome make strides with PT faculty's grant
- Photos: Hoopsters, Santa help brighten season at Children's Hospital
- Two frames of mind: State Hall of Fame dedicates Guyton, Hardy portraits
- Medical Center does deep dive into data
- Surgery offers new outlook for children facing head, face deformities
- Poise in the wilderness: Students scout out rescue, life-saving skills
- Hoover calls SON dean role ‘greatest privilege of my life’
- Averting HIV infection can depend on how well MSMs PrEP
- Video: Children's Hospital holiday season starts with Light-A-Light
- Mobile clinic provides much-needed, convenient care for young and old
- Heart-liver transplant one for UMMC history books
- One year after groundbreaking, UMMC pediatric expansion structure rises
- School of Population Health dispenses research expertise for charity medication network
- Parental guidance required to keep holidays safe for children
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2017
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January
- New SHRP faculty digs big data
- UMMC earns human research accreditation
- New guidelines call for more non-opioid pain relievers
- Prognosis good for Gov. William Winter following fall, head injury
- Sanderson Farms Championship donation to Friends of Children's Hospital sets record
- Ruckdeschel brings problem-solving skills to state’s cancer puzzle
- No getting ‘round it: Employee voices need to be heard
- Ruckdeschel takes lead role in UMMC’s cancer fight
- Specialty care closer to coast families thanks to Children's of Mississippi
- New neonatal ambulance commissioned for life-saving work
- Federal grant fuels first responder training
- Pediatrician’s healing touch transcends miles to war-torn Syrian homeland
- Dental students follow in families' footsteps for 'Best Job'
- UMMC, partners unite to screen women for cancer
- UMMC makes the most of research money
- New health risk assessment further gauges employee wellness interests
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February
- Higher cervical cancer death rates equal bigger need for screening, HPV vaccines
- Volunteers help Scouts be 'Always Prepared'
- Career fair ignites opportunities for nursing students
- ‘Little Hats’ raise awareness of big cause: healthy hearts
- UMMC gastro, endoscopy services to get new off-campus home
- NFL selects Manning as Man of the Year co-winner
- Dental Mission Week participants care for state’s underserved
- Sickle cell trait could alter diabetes test results
- These RNs have nursing careers as doctors
- Mentors aid in career advancement, networking opportunities
- Researcher’s goal: Find the best chemo for each patient
- 2003 SOD graduate named Dental Alumnus of the Year
- Increased testing, awareness make ground in HIV infection battle
- Value Analysis promotes culture of savings, efficiency
- Facebook group debuts just for People of the U
- Students sink teeth into dental research
- End to cancer treatment rings true for Yazoo City native
- It's 'all hands on deck' at the UM School of Dentistry for Give Kids A Smile
- Dental Hygiene move promotes interprofessional education
- New heart surgery leader put gloves on right after Batson arrival
- Does an 'app' a day keep the medical textbook away? Not yet
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March
- Coffee, conversation connect international community
- School of Nursing earns Governor's Award for JPS partnership
- Home visits help babies transition from NICU
- Group wants Mississippians to #GetScreened4Dak
- People of the U: Adam Dungey
- Students self-prescribe healing language in Spanish, French
- Improved family time among CAY interaction therapy goals
- Dr. Sasser goes to Washington
- Epic’s vital sign capture saves caregiver time
- Thankful Triplett siblings make $1 million gift to children's campaign
- UMMC financial action plan addresses revenue shortfall
- People of the U: Camille Richards
- Game, set, Match Day: big finish for med students’ hopes
- Researcher’s goal: Putting an end to diabetes epidemic
- Texas surgeon breaks silence on racial disparities
- Whack a hacker before they sink your security
- Bailey is SHRP pick for alumna of the year
- UMMC philanthropist among Children’s of Mississippi campaign supporters
- Learning through play part of Doctors’ Day celebration
- SNDA Impressions Program courts prospective dental students
- Advanced nursing programs meet provider shortage head-on
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April
- AirCare trio is cornerstone of UMMC’s medical air transport
- WHO: more drugs, fewer superbugs
- New study: More Americans are giving up on losing weight
- School of Nursing faculty named alumna of the year
- Emotional health, not just physical fitness, necessary for wellness
- Cancer diagnosis creates challenge for expectant mother
- Dermatologist, native son returns to rural roots
- Learn resiliency to handle life’s stresses
- People of the U: Carrie Dean
- Rare procedure splits donor liver between two women
- Legacy Lap honors those who gave gift of life
- M.D. brings health care perspective to CIO/CMIO roles
- Grenada's The Viper Room safe zone for solving problems, conflict
- Respect, compassion key to religion in workplace
- Study: healthy heart now, healthy brain later
- Cancer screening deemed life-changing for Brandon woman
- Electrical device eases gastroparesis symptoms
- Jackson Heart Study names Sims chief science officer
- School of Nursing faculty named alumna of the year
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May
- Learn more about UMMC with monthly CONSULT
- '100-day Workout' puts employee input into action
- Ingram shares life lessons during Last Lecture
- UNACARE Mobile Clinic to take health care directly to Midtown patients
- Longtime Grenada nurse reflects on lifetime of nursing
- UMMC evaluates options to memorialize asylum patients buried on campus
- Code You: chaplains, colleagues help UMMC's healers find healing
- Med school latecomer defies doubters, wins TEACH Prize
- Great patient experience requires patient-centered care
- Interpreter-patient relationship translates into trust
- #UMMCGrad17: Lockhart’s patients can expect compassionate care with a smile
- #UMMCGrad17: Sollis goes from cheerleader to leader in School of Pharmacy
- EversCare seeks root causes of illness in children
- #UMMCGrad17: DeRussy takes M.D./Ph.D. path to pathology
- At Batson Hospital’s 20th anniversary, Children’s of Mississippi reaching to future with construction
- #UMMCGrad17: Milan overcomes odds through determination
- Burnout chatter kindles task force action
- #UMMCGrad17: Moore adopts full-court press towards peds career
- #UMMCGrad17: Gray brothers carry on family tradition
- UMMC confers record number of degrees five years running
- Junior League shows support with $400,000 gift to Children's of Mississippi campaign
- National shortage spurs new histotechnology program in SHRP
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June
- Tools of the trade help mid-career women faculty advance
- UMMC surgeons share transplant insight with rural students for international stage
- ARIC celebrates 30 years of community, research
- State-of-the-art-ambulances-boost-UMMC-Grenada’s-fleet
- Federal grant to support Belzoni after-hours clinic
- Farm-fresh fruits and veggies on sale Thursday
- Psychologist, neurologist offer state’s only multidisciplinary Tourette’s clinic
- Woodward wields national influence as accreditation chief
- Doobie Brothers to play concert benefitting MIND Center
- Rayner's 'wonderful life' inspires $1M scholarship
- Surgery uses body's own fat to reconstruct cancer survivor's breasts
- GWIMS honors women faculty achievements with new awards
- UMMC staff receive service recognition
- NIH taps neurobiology chair for study section post; pathology residents cop research honors
- UMMC Recognition 6/26
- Retiree ceremony, visiting lectures top upcoming events list
- Nursing professor, instructor join UMMC faculty
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July
- Opinion survey puts faculty in poll position
- People of the U: Miles Backstrom
- Video: Miss Mississippi gets creative in first visit with Batson patients
- Promotion and tenure
- People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden
- New redesign streamlines navigation, combines umc.edu, ummchealth.com
- Surveys seek frank feedback from employees on workplace, safety
- Madison teen puts coloring books, local artist’s work, into patients’ hands
- Fitch-Swiney gift establishes Schools of Medicine, Nursing scholarship
- Decades go by, yet child hunger and poverty endure in the Delta
- Perinatal center to boost basic, clinical research
- UMMC’s sophisticated lab identifies most baffling opioids, street drugs
- Health care provider visit just clicks away with UMMC telehealth benefit
- Video: Bulldogs, Eagles team up to cheer on Batson patients
- Math, medicine converge with HumMod
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August
- People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden
- UMMC Telehealth to offer mental health services to McComb district students
- Creation of ’55 medical school due to spine-tingling courage
- Dedication of new medical school building bodes well for health care's future
- Video: Medical school's legacy is a roadmap to a healthier Mississippi
- Dermatology residency partnership addresses rural specialty needs
- ‘Stubborn,’ ‘grateful,’ ‘humbled:’ Six medical school alumni lionized
- Photos: A new year in building a healthier Mississippi
- Elkins to head UMMC hematology-oncology division
- Trauma training helps rural providers save lives
- Junior League of Jackson’s efforts for UMMC span decades
- Portraits unveiled for two big-picture leaders
- Mena, expert panel champion first-ever MSM care standard
- UMMC adopts education innovation with digital credentialing
- Perfect score has UMMC covered
- ASB welcomes first president from the School of Nursing
- Future UMMC campus growth? There's a plan for that
- Enchanted evening boosts Children’s campaign target
- UMMC Community Care Clinic improves health care access in Belzoni area
- Belzoni after-hours clinic fills gap in health care access
- UMMC patients joining effort to aid health research
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September
- Children’s of Mississippi Hattiesburg clinic brings specialty care closer to home
- Discovery awaits with record research funding
- Cancer Institute researcher, lab receive international recognition
- With all 'D.O.' respect, osteopathy navigates medicine’s mainstream
- Occupational therapy program transitions to doctorate
- UMMC joins national All of Us precision medicine study
- Pancreas-kidney transplant ends years of suffering for Delta resident
- Monthly parenting talks to be served up with dinner, child care
- Clinical research advances with UMMC, Mayo Clinic agreement
- Doobie Brothers fans ‘Listen to the Music’ for MIND Center
- Tradition of strong Friends leadership continues with new board chair
- Pipeline, enrichment program plants seeds of clout
- People of the U: Anita Vanderford and Paige Robinson
- Hope Lodge to help patients focus less on details, more on beating cancer
- UMMC, MSU $10.5M grant collaboration takes aim at early childhood health
- Clinical Investigation program trains doctors for research
- Cross threshold, wash hands to protect patients, caregivers
- Photos: Mississippi Children's Museum Day blast off at Batson
- UMMC part of national research aimed at eliminating child hunger
- AAMC diversity leader champions inclusion excellence
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October
- Baby-friendly status signals optimal mother-newborn care
- Study: Single clinic visit can help thwart HIV infection spread
- Occupational therapy students 'rock' NICU volunteer program
- Growing up with care at UMMC means smooth transition to adult clinics
- UMMC earns national Telehealth Center of Excellence designation
- Triathlon study cautions racers of risks
- Employment engagement survey: You spoke, and you were heard
- Video: Lanier Lady Bulldogs score with UMMC assist
- How tenuous is tenure? Takers, non-takers weigh in
- AirCare expansion lands at Greenwood base
- Nursing student strives for inclusive health
- Bone marrow recipient encourages registry donors
- Critzes' gift, professorships honor Millers' legacy of care
- People of the U: Deepti Patki
- 'Kid Captains,' MSU, Ole Miss prove winning combination
- Video: The sound of Alzheimer's Stories
- Biomedical Sciences program experiences rapid growth
- Mass casualty exercise tests emergency, MED-COM readiness
- Continuing education director no new recruit
- Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship celebrities swing by Batson
- UMMC gives visiting students clinical experiences key to their training
- Video: Pumpkins serve as M1s' next patients
- SGSHS Research Day highlights trainees, Distinguished Alumnus
- Sanderson Farms Championship scores for Children’s of Mississippi
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November
- De Delva selected to lead Cancer Institute’s Thoracic team
- Gamma Knife offers noninvasive care for brain tumors
- Grant seeks to shore up dental faculty numbers
- UMMC's first Norwood Procedure patient happy, healthy
- Streamlined process makes SHRP P&T more transparent
- Caregivers provide crucial, intimate element of medical care
- Population health: big data, big solutions
- Accreditation visit 'Joint' patient safety effort
- Screening, early detection make lung cancer ‘highly curable’
- New UMMC research building to promote 'discovery to recovery'
- Video: New UMMC research building promotes 'discovery to recovery'
- Awards recognize faculty achievements in research
- From the ER to the lab, Summers' career adds up
- UM to debut Flagship Constellations Friday
- For UMMC’s top volunteers, it’s all about relationships
- Alcohol assessment treatment averts severe drinking problems
- Junior League of Jackson commitment to Children's Campaign reaches $1M
- Reason for thanks: $1M Junior League commitment to Children’s Campaign
- Stars align for Flagship Constellations
- Neurobiology chair elected AAAS Fellow
- Tang named CI director of clinical and translational research
- In face of tragedy, Louisville family chooses organ donation
- Video: Friends decks halls in Batson, Wiser hospitals
- Clinical service lines: multiple specialists, one clinic visit
- Mississippi native Taylor named pediatrics chair
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December
- Groundbreaking kicks off construction of $180M pediatrics tower at UMMC
- Hospital patients at risk when ill friends, family pay visit
- Video: Excitement, confetti fill air during groundbreaking festivities
- Photos: Smiling faces, music herald start of construction
- Employees coming to work sick put patients in jeopardy
- Video: Children’s of Mississippi growth, in our own words
- New guidelines: lower blood pressure for better health
- Photos: BankPlus Light A Light shines in new location
- O'Donnell's $1M gift to benefit new PICU cardiac wing
- Wigs help women leap one of cancer’s obstacles
- Photos: Winter Storm Benji transforms UMMC campus
- UMMC one step closer to high reliability in patient care
- Name of admired ophthalmologist McCaa lives on with endowment
- After denture course makeover, patients are all smiles
- Video: MDWFP officers bring gifts, Santa aboard airboat to Batson
- Surprising finding distinguishes med student’s research project
- UMMC, Anderson Regional affiliation to enhance health care services in E. Miss.
- Novel treatment could protect, rescue damaged kidneys
- Housing search a breeze with new website
- Former patient and Eagle Scout hopeful helps allay MRI fears
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2016
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January
- UMMC’s first baby of New Year is pretty in pink
- Tech advancement, steady leadership trademarks of Reeves' tenure
- Top UMMC stories in 2015
- UMMC emergency caregivers well prepared to handle mass-casualty shooting events
- BMT Bucks help patients earn their way to health
- People of the U: Christine Hayden
- Mayo Clinic president, CEO gives preview of tomorrow’s health care
- People of the U: Chip Thomason
- Vitiligo treatments help patients get through rough patch
- Mayo Clinic’s leader shares building blocks for future of medicine
- Sanderson Farms Championship raises record amount for Children's, again
- Veteran physician-scientist named leader of renowned Jackson Heart Study
- Cancer diagnoses strengthen father-son connection
- Foreign dignitaries given 'grand tour of health care' at UMMC
- New kidney, new life for SOD graduate
- DHA: practical, applicable skills for busy administrators
- Don’t fall for a phishing scam
- New procedure to gauge fertility less painful, more accurate
- UMMC Holmes County refurbishments an investment in patients, community
- Orthodontist parlays small town opportunities into big-time practice
- Urgent Care Center new option for ob-gyn patients’ emergency needs
- Vitamin, virility drug could treat preeclampsia
- Parade name changes, commitment to Children's Hospital stays the same
- During February, celebrate heart health with those you love
- Fox-trot the night away at A Roaring ‘20s Affluent Affair
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February
- Pictures of (mental) health framed in art therapy
- Zika virus concern for pregnant women, but not for others
- Vigilance, awareness key to campus safety
- UMMC health experts entertain, inform daily on Southern Remedy
- New office to track service learning, community outreach
- Researchers put heads together, study brain changes in depression
- UMMC’s culture of caring, commitment clinches Best Place to Work win
- New treatments could save the spinal cord after injury
- Corinth native comes home to lead UMMC Grenada, UMMC Holmes County
- Psychiatry’s new research office brings medical students, residents to mind
- JPS students take a field trip to see the dentist
- SGSHS students place second in statewide IHL competition
- Brian Wilson brings California Sound to Jackson benefit concert for MIND Center
- Physician moms find solace, support from their own Facebook group
- SHRP’s Taylor recognized for diversity efforts
- Meeting of the minds: UMMC goes to Mississippi Academy of Sciences
- Nurses needed to fulfill calling at Medical Center
- Pediatric trainees, legislators share information during AAP Capitol Day
- Radiothon to tell Children's Hospital stories, encourage donations
- UMMC hears hospital patients' voices through survey
- 'Affluent Affair' is roaring '20s success
- Parents’ endowment keeps compassionate doctor’s work alive
- Clinical trial turns up the heat on uterine fibroids
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March
- Dermatology residents 'knock out' plans for patient harm prevention
- LED conversion enlightens UMMC campus
- State health officer, UMMC alum reaps prominent AMA award
- Synergy Science: Intercampus collaboration strengthens discovery enterprise
- VC named head of medical school-accrediting body
- Research Day brings together campuses, ideas
- Radiothon broadcasts #WeAreFamily message, nets more than $440K
- Earning an M.D. is their M.O.
- Electronic health records exchange win-win for UMMC, Medicaid patients
- Day care screenings only a click away with telehealth project
- People of the U: Jeff Neal
- CMO Henderson’s quality quest leads to national honor
- Colorectal screening takes big inflatable turn
- Match Day summons moments of inspiration, insight that led students here
- Risky business: UMMC, Jackson Heart Study test CVD models
- Bucket brigade sweeps city to haul in Batson donations
- Gibbons: funding the future makes disease history
- UMMC surgeons' goal: limb salvage, not amputation
- Exercise helps agencies coordinate thunderous response to WMD threats
- Acid reflux procedure eases years of pain
- People of the U: Dr. Lishia Lee and Dr. Josie Bidwell
- ‘Capacity alert’ plan coordinates best use of hospital beds
- Gov. Bryant, UMMC mark highpoint in School of Medicine construction
- OT assists students in the occupation of learning
- Granger garners SEC faculty award
- New technology makes it harder for cancer to hide
- Clinical trials result in more, better cancer therapies
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April
- UMMC expands AirCare helicopter service with northern Mississippi base
- Front and Center: Dr. Satya Packianathan
- Zippity Doo Dah Weekend raises funds, fights cancer
- SHRP Alumnus of the Year's passion: good oral health
- Story of mended heart calls attention to March of Dimes event
- First father, then son: Heart transplants give family second chances
- Sherard Shaw Foundation gives inaugural gift to Children’s Cancer Center
- Vitter champions inter-campus teamwork in inaugural meeting with faculty
- School of Dentistry's future decisively positive with Felton at helm
- SON alum Bidwell honored for focus on healthy living, engagement
- Winning ways help elevate Jordan Morgan to Champion status
- Legacy Lap unites transplant recipients, donor families
- Cultivating leaders: Beech chosen ACE Fellow
- Friends' Over the Edge goes over the top
- Donor families, transplant patients share legacies of life
- One patent, many applications
- Medical Center denizens enlarge, enrich blogosphere
- Front and Center: Dr. John Speca
- UMMC to create new School of Population Health
- In a medical emergency, hospitals urge, dial 911 to avoid Saturday stadium traffic snarl
- Expanded UMMC-MSU partnership tackles health disparities
- $100M Children’s of Mississippi campaign starts with $10M Sanderson gift
- Norman Nelson, longest-serving vice chancellor, dies at 86
- Going above, beyond and to the landfill for patient care
- Neuroscience Institute: Mind on the brain
- Observance honors students’ 'first patients'
- UMMC employees step out for National Walking Day
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May
- Brian Wilson plays to ‘Shut Down’ Alzheimer’s
- Advocacy a priority for dentistry Alumnus of the Year
- National observances salute nurses and all Medical Center employees
- Jones’ 'Last Lecture': put patients, compassion first
- New heights for UMMC research come with 'topping out'
- Alumna returns 37 years later to bestow gift for future nurses
- Day at the Derby unites transplant community, recipients
- Behavioral health gets interprofessional at clinical skills assessment center
- When man’s heart stops, pediatric emergency team is adult-friendly
- Alumna turned assistant professor brings home TEACH Prize
- COMPAREing stories, conquering fibroids
- New pediatric neurophysiology lab offers child-centered care
- AirCare 3 increases critical care access for north Mississippi
- Patients receiving promising melanoma therapy closer to home
- #UMMCGrad16: 'Can’t Block This' grad from success
- #UMMCGrad16: Lyles, Clifton to be vocal pharmacy advocates
- #UMMCGrad16: Nursing graduate moves forward with a purpose
- #UMMCGrad16: PT graduate bridges culture, generation gap
- Taking account of population health
- Tackling sports injuries quickly key to recovery, UMMC experts tell coaches
- Cancer patient gets Dream vacation
- Clinic provides swift pain relief for sickle cell patients
- #UMMCGrad16: Med school grad’s heritage, achievements food for thought
- #UMMCGrad16: Third time’s the charm for SOD graduate
- UMMC confers record number of degrees four years running
- Advocacy a priority for dentistry Alumnus of the Year
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June
- Commencement marks end of era for cytotechnology program
- Make no mistake, error prevention deadline approaches
- New neonatal suite, simulation area give babies best possible start
- American Heart Association infant CPR kits a gift of life
- ‘Mississippi Baby’ case offers clues in battle against HIV
- Tan not worth melanoma, survivor says
- The Gift of a Generous Heart: Clinton native’s estate benefits Children’s Hospital
- Don’t fall prey to slips and trips
- Pre-Mat should issue spoiler alert for new dental, medical students
- The renal cost of tobacco
- #AskTheHIVDoc campaign taps Mena’s STD expertise
- FIXing genes: a first at UMMC
- New pediatric clinic: Simple solution to coordinate complex cases
- People of the U: Nate Hughes
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July
- New addiction training collaboration benefits patients, psych residents
- Summer program serves up food for thought
- UMMC among "Most Wired" health-care facilities
- "Queen of GME" reduces hours, but not commitment
- Survey seeks employee feedback on workplace engagement, culture of safety
- DIS nurses get technical about health care
- UMMC telemental and behavioral health programs among nation’s best
- UMMC to pay penalty related to laptop disappearance
- UMMC neurologists harvest low-intensity electric field to fight brain cancer
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August
- From Mississippi Medicine: Blistering rates of physician burnout ignite search for answers
- Research finding: Over-the-water rope tree swings fraught with danger
- Walmart gift makes it Christmas in July at Batson
- Patient makes UMMC history as oldest TAVR recipient
- Prostate screening guideline change overlooks one population's needs
- SOD alumna, high school classmates tell desegregation story
- Friends of Children's Hospital pledges $20 million to capital campaign
- Argentina 'door to Olympics' for UMMC couple
- Entering medical students urged to wear their hearts on their coats
- SPARK ignites autism research
- Big problem, bigger award: NIH funds UMMC obesity research
- Prominent physicians feted for their ‘passion,’ ‘spirit’
- UMMC’s ‘veteran’ scholars reveal institutional secrets for incoming students
- From alphabet to algebra, lessons come to Batson patients
- Mission work is medicine for Zika fears
- CMN Champion’s big rig ride revs up excitement for Walmart drive
- Gift of friendship, gift of life
- Enchanted Evening gala celebrates state, raises funds for Children’s Hospital
- Patients benefit from GI testing technology enhancements
- New wellness center empowers students to take care of mind, body
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September
- Dale’s goal: Cure childhood cancers
- Group meeting provides heartfelt support
- Eli, Abby Manning pledge $1M to Children's of Mississippi's 'Growing' capital campaign
- Mike Espy, Edelman lecturer: U.S. food policy is not health policy
- Front and Center: Robyn MacSorley
- RESULTS-driven students unite against poverty
- UMMC enrollment strong as campus construction surges
- Friday football injury clinic a game-changer
- LGBTQ rights champion describes victories, defeats, to Gay-Straight Alliance
- Student on mend despite six-month coma, mystery disease
- People of the U: Clint Sistrunk
- New FASD diagnosis guidelines key to early intervention
- UMMC Grenada imaging center eases mammography fears
- Newest school on UMMC campus named for longtime supporter
- $1.9M NIH grant to fund research in children's health at UMMC
- $2M grant to fund 'first hands' communication, medical skills training
- Fellowship's focus: long-term health-care quality
- Prediction tool helps control pressure injuries
- CF journey traveled one bead at a time
- For some, transplant best liver cancer therapy
- Student talks telehealth, nursing in the DPRK
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October
- Front and Center: Nate Davis
- UMMC telehealth enters next chapter of remote patient monitoring
- Better images, less radiation: Children’s of Mississippi adds EOS
- Breast reconstruction technique offers tummy tuck, too
- Trauma first target for Neuroscience Institute
- Championship spectators to get warm Children’s of Mississippi welcome
- Short minutes spent on survey could equal long-term progress
- On the midway, pick your poison and plan your portions
- Engineering the future of medicine
- New program places dental students in rural communities
- Being nice, knowledgeable key to giving patients a good experience
- AAP president: Pediatric screenings help alleviate poverty
- Image-ine that: Married radiologists begin careers at UMMC Grenada
- IDEAS, clinical trials come to MIND Center
- Medical student makes pledge to new profession, new country
- Handmade, heartfelt: Groups stitch with love for Batson patients
- VAD program expansion saving more lives
- Adult hospitals CEO's goal: Make a difference for those we serve
- Comedy, pro golfers, hospital visits all part of championship week
- Psychiatry program harbors homeless, uninsured
- Patient-athlete among those greeting Sanderson Farms Championship fans
- M.D./Ph.D. program trains physician-scientists of tomorrow
- Scholarship commemorates 'great surgeon, dear friend'
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November
- New chief builds framework for diversity, inclusion
- Unique surgery gives Mississippi man second chance
- Cochlear implant enhances adult patient's quality of life
- SGSHS distinguished alum shows public health passion
- Record numbers earn 2016 Excellence in Research Awards
- 100-Day Workout fixes issues weighing down health system
- IMPLICIT training to boost healthy births by reaching moms before pregnancy
- OpenNotes promotes transparency in medical records
- Practice makes pitch perfect
- Hospitalist’s devotion to patients key to national accolade
- Jackson Heart Study dives into genetics of disease
- Flipping out for STEMI
- Gifts of life stretch definition of "family" at UMMC’s Wall of Heroes
- Merry Miracles radiothon to broadcast from Batson Dec. 1
- Front and Center: Jackie Robinson
- Dentistry, dental hygiene students create smiles in Belize
- UMMC, MIND Center announce $10 million Ford Foundation gift
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December
- Champion of rural health promotes farming fresh veggies, fruits
- Down to a science: Base Pair turns 25
- Thigpen leaves immeasurable impact on cancer patients, research
- Dental community remembers couples lost in crash
- UMMC scientists, leaders praise 21st Century Cures Act
- UMMC experts hold court on health during Medical Monday
- Nursing students lend artistic hand to scout's project
- Gift of life: Transplants in 2016 at record high
- Employee focus groups to ponder meaning of respect
- Sex, drugs and brains: probing the origins of addiction
- UMMC access to Medicaid patient health records enhances care
- MDWFP officers, Santa wrap up Christmas for Batson
- Three generations forge family tradition in medicine
- Palliative care has new champion for adults facing serious illness
- Top UMMC Stories of 2016
- People of the U: John Clark Packer
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2015
- News Articles
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January
- Top UMMC stories in 2014
- Fit-ting for all: Courthouse agreement ushers in medically related wellness
- 2015 brings New Year, new baby
- Tournament hits a hole in $1M for Mississippi's children
- Growing UMMC’s current, future leaders
- Research as a career? Teens try it on for size
- Physician, family discuss Helena White’s ‘remarkable’ recovery
- 2020 Vision: New strategic plan emphasizes mission integration, individual performance
- MLK’s legacy honored as exemplar for care givers
- Elton John AIDS Foundation renews grant with UMMC physician
- Tupelo pediatric clinic offers subspecialty care near home
- Two finalists named for vice chancellor post
- Canvas, yes; Blackboard, no: Software switch looms
- Faculty network gives postdoctoral fellows needed support
- Community screening program spreads gospel of healthy habits
- Students stage surprise for ‘surrogate mom’
- Nursing alum's real estate gift secures endowment, seals legacy
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February
- Dr. Charles O’Mara: Relationship-builder on, off campus
- Low-dose CT screen better pinpoints lung cancer
- Researchers prove rodent brains can be rewired to treat autism-like symptoms
- VC finalists give vision for Medical Center
- Boot-scootin’ on a new leg: Patients travel far for prosthetic expertise
- All aboard! Gladys Knight to play Jackson concert to benefit MIND Center
- Bidding Adieu to Taste of the U
- UMMC dons red for heart disease awareness
- UMMC, researcher awarded U.S. patent for eye treatment
- Give Kids A Smile puts grins on JPS students’ faces
- American Physiological Society elects 9th president with UMMC ties
- Mississippi native chosen to lead Medical Center
- Not ready for retirement? Here's how to get on track
- Patient falls: First predict, then prevent
- Brunson tapped for IHL diversity educator award
- Planned Jackson technology center to include new home for UMMC telehealth
- Hospital expansion will 'transform' health care for Mississippi's children
- Taste milestone marked by miracles, healing
- Not ready for retirement? Here's how to get on track
- Woodward, in driver’s seat, plans to step on the gas
- Endowed psychiatry fund supports lectureship, residents
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March
- Class Act: Standardized patients sharpen students’ clinical skills
- Health-care company invests in Jackson to fight HIV epidemic
- Turning up the volume: Patient numbers reaching all-time highs
- What a Night(ingale) – UMMC nurses achieve statewide stardom
- Patient safety: It’s a family affair
- Uniform connections: Military ranks high in these staffers’ lives
- 50 or older? Get screened and join the 70X2020 Initiative
- SHRP: One for all, all for one
- UMMC physician honored for visionary work with women
- Today's dental students, tomorrow's policy makers
- Array of specialty care, all under one roof
- Clinics tackle children's growing problem
- Hip digs to be a hop from UMMC, Fondren shopping scene
- On Match Day, suspense reigns as med students reveal residency fates
- MIND Center has fantastic Knight!
- Sequel to Marston Symposium set, registration announced
- Take a break to donate during next week's blood drive
- UM, UMMC schools engage elementary students at Delta career fair
- UMMC, Millsaps volunteers give students a piece of their minds
- BankPlus check card raises $627,195 for Friends of Children's Hospital
- Interprofessional learning focus of ASB sessions
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April
- Friends of Children's Hospital celebrates 25 years of giving
- Research Day shines light on UMMC faculty, students
- SRT nurses poised to provide world-class care for catastrophe victims
- Veterinarian takes leadership role in laboratory animal care group
- Numerous “spice” overdoses put health officials on high alert
- ‘CRITTers’ initiative bridges breach between town and gown
- New law addresses HIV exposure uncertainty
- Senator gets a glimpse at life-saving telecommunications
- More patients treated at UMMC for ‘spice’ overdose
- New CMO: A leader in patient quality outcomes
- The day the residents resigned still resonates at Medical Center
- UM, UMMC Research Day showcases best of scientific studies
- Health-care innovator Joyce Caracci squeezes most from life, careers
- Medical students are happy to 'Be The Match'
- No falling down on the job: Patient care team garners safety award
- Study finds gene affecting thinking skills
- CSI: UMMC - Toxicologists ID'ing over-spiced drug compounds
- Organ donation leaves lasting legacy
- Hughes’ gift to MIND Center may help ‘save the next generation’
- To care for whole patient, look at whole picture
- Listeria bacteria? It’s bigger than Blue Bell
- Center focuses on overlooked population
- Researcher: Hyperactive movements help ADHD children learn
- Batson Children’s Hospital patient surprised by former Ole Miss quarterback
- Fifty livers in two years: UMMC transplant program thriving
- UMMC grad returns to give distinguished lecture
- Newborn screening for heart defects becomes mandatory
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May
- TeleMIND brings specialty health care to rural clinic
- Braves game, food trucks, employee meal highlight Hospital Week
- Mother’s milk remains key to child’s future health
- To test, or not to test?
- New peds chair celebrates honoree, recipient’s dedication to children
- Family learns to live with food allergy
- Medical Center's preeminent TEACHer earns singular honor
- Celebrating UMMC’s 15 years with Holmes County
- #UMMCGrad15: SOP's Gross sisters
- #UMMCGrad15: Steele stays SHRP
- #UMMCGrad15: SOM quintet is pitch perfect
- Heart-health study highlights risks for African-Americans
- #UMMCGrad15: From drug rep to D.M.D.
- #UMMCGrad15: Grad researcher nets catfish study
- #UMMCGrad15: SON grad gives props to Plum
- UMMC clinicians, researchers tackle preeclampsia
- When it comes to skin cancer, prevention is key
- Class of 2015’s new focus: A healthier Mississippi
- #UMMCGrad15: SOP's Gross sisters
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June
- Dan Jones will join UMMC to help lead obesity research efforts
- Front and Center: Dean "Miranda" James
- UMMC Holmes County receives needed update
- Hop on the quarterly blood drive's Road to Life
- Snagging a real fixer-upper
- Reluctance to see doctor among key men’s health issues
- Thanks to Chen, patients see the light
- UMMC honors distinguished faculty
- Front and Center: Alexander Soloveichik
- Research, relationships road to reducing health disparities
- Predicting a patient’s health path
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July
- Bang from fireworks just as dangerous as potential for burns, experts say
- For students of psychiatry, it’s drive time
- Hearing today can be gone tomorrow
- Front and Center: Troy Bunn
- Five-year milestone at UMMC Grants Ferry
- SHRP's online programs show Quality Matters
- Typically disregarded brain lesions may warn of heightened stroke risk
- Front and Center: Marcus Blanton
- Teacher's pets: Dogs help therapists mend bodies, hearts
- Integrative medicine: body, mind and soul
- Front and Center: Dr. Larry Creswell
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August
- Collaborative brings state's clinicians together for mothers, babies
- Specialty headache care gives patients hope
- Lessons in leadership
- UMMC clinics are patients’ home base for care
- Hearin grants help UMMC keep ‘best, brightest’ SOD, SHRP scholars
- New mental health clinic extends care, compassion to LGBT community
- Front and Center: Alex Mullen
- Giving patient safety a voice
- Medical Center celebrates distinguished alum, Hall of Famers
- Research yields possible new cancer therapy
- Female surgeons making a cut on the bias
- Mosley tells Alzheimer’s conference what we know, what we need to know
- New teeth, new jawbone – all in a day
- Mann of the hour revives Department of Preventive Medicine
- Front and Center: Kelli Irby
- Rooming-in option keeps baby by mom’s side
- ‘Country girl,’ city doctor
- ‘Golden Grads’ marvel at alma mater’s evolution
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September
- New grant to create one-stop shops for mental and physical health needs
- Crowder shapes vision for ophthalmology
- Suzan Thames surprised by tribute from Friends
- A decade after the devastation, UMMC’s response still resonates
- Ketogenic diet can bring success when epilepsy medications fail
- Schwartz Center honors Boyte for compassionate care
- Front and Center: Keith Armstrong
- Blood pressure: How low should you go?
- Hand hygiene: every time, all the time!
- Children’s Palliative Care Team brings home international award
- Adolescent medicine experts ease teen transition to adulthood
- Edelman lecturer explains nation’s deeper pockets, shorter lives
- UMMC researcher: CT texture may improve melanoma survival predictions
- UMMC Holmes County wound care program thriving
- White House AIDS czar crusades for universal prevention, care
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October
- Jackson-Williams guides new/old Office of Medical Education
- Junior League mamas keep on rockin’ in the NICU
- Revised, streamlined announcements address risks, decrease confusion
- Campaign helps employees contribute to UMMC's missions
- Just when is it time for an antibiotic?
- SurviveMiss aims to help young breast cancer survivors thrive
- Mass-casualty drill tests mettle of emergency responders
- Centers’ focus shifting to medically integrated wellness, fitness
- Teen clinic promotes healthy choices, healthy futures
- Clinical Intranet gives providers another tool to deliver quality care
- Front and Center: Dr. Fred Rushton
- Heart is center of 'family' reunion
- Addressing frailty enhances transplant success
- Quality care, quality performance means better outcomes
- School of Dentistry search down to two
- New physical therapy program helps improve breast cancer patients’ outcomes
- Students and post-docs in spotlight at Grad School Research Day
- Unlocking the secrets of sepsis
- Rural communities benefiting from UMMC clinics
- Students teach students the importance of hand hygiene
- Vitter pledges his support for UMMC, medical research
- Cruse, Lewis, Corbett retire after a combined 100-plus years of service
- Saving a life in nonclinical areas now within reach
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November
- First-time hospital collaboration puts patients ahead of competition
- Not just donors, but families, make gift of life possible
- Former first twin visits, reads to Batson patients
- Front-line caregivers keep patients safe
- State’s reduction in preterm births garners national March of Dimes award
- Faculty, staff recognized for research excellence
- Physiology still matters, says Mayo Clinic’s Joyner
- UMMC family to get first crack at Meridian apartments
- Promise of 3-D printing looms – in duplicate
- Don’t let the flu shot deadline fly by
- Ringing the bell: a celebration of life, family and beating cancer
- SOD dean candidate's focus: collaborative leadership, dentistry's future
- Departure lounge new amenity for discharged patients
- Extra staff, efficiency make for shorter ED waits
- Heart for service + love of people = volunteers of the year
- Frankie sticks with the job – for 50 years
- Pursuing the goal of zero harm
- Dean candidate outlines strategy for moving SOD forward
- Boyte named Schwartz Center National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year
- Delta doctor is champion of rural health care
- JPS students entertain a career in health care
- SPRINT leads to new blood pressure guidelines
- Future of alumni relations written in the STARS
- People of the U: Dr. Mark Reed
- Researchers, molecules team up to fight kidney disease
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December
- Electronic cigarettes: harmless hobby or gateway drug?
- Felton chosen to be new dean of School of Dentistry
- Study examines weight-loss surgery's potential effects on offspring
- Grenada, Biloxi transplant clinics enhance access to care
- People of the U: Miriam Shufelt
- Recruitment day confronts drop in black male medical students
- ED, rehab services updates give UMMC Holmes County patients a boost
- Vitter: UM, UMMC collaboration promotes growth, success
- Up in Farms Food Hub brings farm to table
- New endowment to attract, retain dental hygiene students
- Front and Center: Dr. Mitzi Norris
- UMMC education offerings grow by a few degrees
- Memory serves M2 Alex Mullen, new world mental athlete champion
- Elderly often haunted by ghosts of holidays past and present
- UMMC security guard Mattie Amos remembered with gifts for babies
- Batson Children’s Hospital to tighten security in 2016
- Santa, Gov. Bryant, entourage of elves bring Christmas to Batson patients
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2014
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- January
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February
- Putt to lead UMMC's hospitals in Grenada, Lexington
- Warm blanket, new heart for Port Gibson woman
- Give Kids A Smile Day 2014
- UMMC Grenada welcomed into medical center family during ceremony
- Odds of four: "incalculable"
- Medical Center's Taste of the U party to support patient needs with food, fun and costumes
- Statement on Mr. Walter Williams
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March
- UMMC cardiologist leads only heart program of its kind in Mississippi
- One year later, Mississippi baby remains free of HIV
- HIV specialist Gay pleased Mississippi Baby case raised physician awareness
- More than 38 Groups Benefit from SON Students’ 3,200 Hours of Service
- NMMC, Batson Children's Hospital Collaboration Brings Pediatric Subspecialist to Tupelo
- Jackson Prep seniors donate Pounding the Pavement race proceeds for cancer research at UMMC
- Subaru “Shares the Love” with Friends of Children's Hospital
- UMMC med students learn their future on residency Match Day
- Emergency Medicine Report Card scores Mississippi as best in Southeast
- USDA, ARC select UMMC for telehealth grant to serve Appalachian counties
- New SHRP program looks to increase minority interest
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April
- Pinwheels, virtual and visual, promote child abuse prevention
- UMMC to offer free oral cancer screenings April 23
- Grad school to bring fun science to kids during Discovery U DAY at Mississippi Children's Museum
- With Homerun Project, it’s a brand-new ballgame for science teachers
- Groundbreaking partnership to transform Children's Behavioral Health
- As Fugate quadruplets grow, three enjoying first bottles
- Groundbreaking partnership transforms children's behavioral and mental health
- New procedure at UMMC a boon for lung cancer detection
- IHL approves affiliation between UMMC, Methodist Rehabilitation
- Morning Update, Louisville MS storm response
- Dr. John Hall named SEC Professor of the Year
- Existing leukemia drug brings new hope for fighting aggressive breast cancer
- New procedure at UMMC a boon for lung cancer detection
- Just for women: Heart clinic a place for support, understanding
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May
- Stroke Awareness Month event on Tuesday to help educate public on signs, symptoms, prevention
- Emergency teams aid in tornadoes' aftermath
- New procedure at UMMC repairs heart without opening children’s chests
- Jackson Surgeon named to Leadership Position
- Two Fugate Quads Go Home Today
- Technology, tenacity key on dance floor and in life, says UMMC prosthetics expert
- Regions Bank recognizes UMMC neuroscientist with second annual TEACH prize
- Private development to bring apartments, offices, retail to UMMC property on Lakeland Drive
- Brother's courage inspires UMMC senior dentistry student
- UMMC students help local elementary children ‘discover’ nursing
- Friends of Children's Hospital receives $50,000 donation from 1st Franklin Financial
- Revitalized bariatric surgery program already notching success stories
- At UMMC's 58th annual commencement largest class ever receives degrees
- In largest commencement ever, UMMC confers 846 degrees to health-care and science professionals
- UMMC dentist's reaction to staged burglary to be broadcast nationally
- Veg out for health at farmer's markets, UMMC experts say
- Veg out for health at farmer's markets, UMMC experts say
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June
- UMMC senior leader announces transition plans
- Statement on the availability of cannabidiol oil
- Pump gives heart failure patients quality of life, hope for future
- Myrlie Evers-Williams lends name to UMMC institute bolstering health equality
- Voluntary HIV testing at Hinds County Jail part of UMMC's prevention strategy
- HPV immunization given to preteens provides best cancer protection
- AirCare's critical care paramedics to offer advanced life-saving care
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July
- UMMC leads the way in palliative care with newly accredited fellowship
- Youth leader bikes to support Batson Hospital
- UMMC promotions and tenure
- Children’s Safety Program says new report underscores importance of buckling up
- Top nursing officer named for UMMC adult hospitals
- Statement on “Mississippi Baby” from Dr. Hannah Gay, professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
- UMMC among "most wired" health-care facilities
- Cure for prostate cancer focus of HBCU students’ research
- Mannings embrace partnership with UMMC to tackle health challenges in Mississippi
- Children’s hospital patient Grant Wilcher announced as BankPlus’ Orlando dream giveaway winner
- Cure for prostate cancer focus of HBCU students’ research
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August
- UMMC stands ready to care for victims of Ebola and other communicable diseases
- Friends of Children's Hospital plans for BankPlus presents, Enchanted Evening
- Celebrity chef Cat Cora, eight select Jackson-area chefs to participate in culinary event to benefit nursing scholarships at UMMC
- UMMC Cancer Symposium shares major advances in prevention, treatment
- ALS explained: UMMC experts put patients' quality of life first
- Will Rogers Institute, Variety Children's Charity award $25,000 to UMMC's NICU
- September
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October
- Mayo Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center expand relationship with formal collaboration agreement
- $1M donation lifts UMMC's MIND Center above fund-raising goal
- Ebola ruled out in patient at UMMC
- UMMC's ACT Center helps patients kick tobacco, make homes smoke-free
- Introducing (drum roll, please) eCV!
- Despite cutbacks, discovery enterprise nearly doubles last year’s funding
- Top nursing officer named at Batson Children’s Hospital
- UMMC staff receive service recognition
- Guest presentations highlight UMMC calendar
- Diabetic no more: Patient gets state's first isolated pancreas transplant
- Waist size tops BMI as obesity measure, experts say
- New 'ears' for hearing-impaired son give Brandon family a jump-start
- Colorectal cancer prevention earns UMMC accolades
- Ebola at UMMC: risk low, readiness high
- Stories of Hope: Breast cancer patients share their journeys
- Campus Police makeover makes UMMC's finest stand out
- For April Mann, new alumni director, UMMC feels more like home
- 2014 Volunteers of the Year put focus on UMMC patients, families
- Dzielak is Graduate School top alumnus
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November
- Out of the Darkness, into the light of suicide awareness
- Under new management: University Physicians
- Critical-care designation sets AirCare paramedics apart
- Flattening the flu bug: Shot campaign meeting goals
- Liver allocation proposal could weaken UMMC transplant program
- Looking after grieving family a priority for PICU staff
- Batson Children’s Day signals new partnership with Jackson
- UMMC’s new head chaplain directs comfort, caring
- Contact lens care matters – better safe than sorry
- More funding needed to ‘turn the tide’ of Alzheimer’s, leader says
- Vacant UMMC rehab facility to be repurposed as Ebola unit
- The missing link: Research weighs obesity for dementia risks
- Rare pediatric heart procedure debuts at UMMC
- UMMC Delta-based health educator is Rural Health Champion
- Alzheimer’s care offered via UMMC’s telehealth program
- Be grateful for your blessings – and your health will thank you
- Researchers uncover clues to memory performance in international genetic study
- Statement from Dr. James E. Keeton, UMMC vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine on the passing of Dr. Aaron Shirley:
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December
- Art donation is one for the books
- Cancer-drug delivery patent could lead to shorter chemotherapy treatments
- Dr. Aaron Shirley: Champion of health care and social justice
- Diabetes Telehealth Network sees early success in Mississippi
- Cutting-edge heart valve repair keeps patients active
- Governor, FCC Commissioner commend UMMC, partners on telehealth
- Recovering from flu: Slow down, watch for danger signs
- SON service surpasses $200K milestone in less than one year
- UMMC, BankPlus partnership brings telehealth to workplace
- Blood drive seeks to reverse alarming trend at UMMC
- Researchers recognized for ‘excellence’ in procuring support
- New partnership provides powerful model for neuroscience innovation in Mississippi
- REACHing Mississippi’s future scientists
- Dr. Hayden Perkins: ‘He’s an inspiration’
- Cancer patients, families get new Hope
- Graduate School leaders look to future
- Black physicians’ struggle: They ‘risked life and limb’
- Serving up service for the holidays
- Chief financial officer to lead UMMC's hospitals, health system
- Courthouse fitness centers to bolster UMMC's vision of a healthier future
- New CI lab looks for ‘core’ of disease development
- Psychiatry and Human Behavior under new leadership
- BankPlus CEO a fan of Corporate Telehealth
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2013
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January
- Gov. Phil Bryant, UM Chancellor Dan Jones break ground for new school of medicine building
- BankPlus and Nickelodeon star present check to Friends of Children's Hospital
- UMMC telecasts live heart-repair procedures to international conference
- Members Exchange Credit Union donates to Children's Hospital
- February
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March
- Researchers describe first 'functional HIV cure' in an infant
- The Band Perry to perform benefit concert for The MIND Center
- Insurance company presents $23,000 to Friends of Children's Hospital
- UMMC Transplant team completes first liver case in 22 years
- UMMC Administration notifies patients of breach of protected health and personal information
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April
- Mississippi native returns home to take over rural physicians scholarship program
- 66 graves uncovered at UMMC linked to asylum
- Woodward appointed to national school accrediting body
- UMMC Pediatrician Hannah Gay named to Time Magazine's Time 100
- Free oral cancer screening det for Monday, Tuesday
- UMMC to host annual meeting of Society of Black Academic Surgeons
- Children's Hospital Heart Surgery Program celebrates milestone 1,000 procedure
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May
- The Band Perry Concert raises funds, awareness for Alzheimer's research at UMMC's Mind Center
- Mississippi's First-Ever Medical-Legal Partnership to empower people living with HIV/AIDS
- UMMC a big part of Mission of Mercy 2013
- Local students among record number of graduates at UMMC's 57th Commencement
- Neuroscientist researcher and educator recognized with UMMC's first Regions Bank TEACH Prize
- June
- July
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August
- With agreement signed, UMMC patients with Blue Cross Insurance remain in network
- Newly appointed chair of medicine at UMMC brings depth of experience
- UMMC Graduate School's summer-research programs link local undergraduates with lab science
- UMMC taps new CEO for adult hospitals
- UMMC to enter lease agreement for Grenada Lake Medical Center
- Mississippi's physician workforce director brings 'Passion, Vision' to new role
- Statement on Aug. 21 Data Breach
- September
- October
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November
- Dr. Aaron Shirley to receive national medical school award for diversity efforts
- Dodge-Khatami joins UMMC Children's Heart Center
- Mullen Family Foundation presents $25,000 check to Friends of Children's Hospital
- UMMC establishes planned giving program
- After 15 years, Jackson Heart Study leader to step away
- New collaboration expanding research in world-renowned heart studies
- December
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2012
- News Articles
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January
- UMMC reducing staffing by 115 employees
- Glen Campbell to perform benefit concert for the MIND Center
- Dr. A. Wallace Conerly, former Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at UMMC, dies
- Medical Center's annual fundraiser event promises to be largest ever
- UMHC head, neck cancer surgeons use robotic surgery to treat tumors
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February
- Remembrance provides support for pregnancy loss, early infant death
- Clay joins UMHC as chief of plastic surgery
- Preparations to begin for improvements to UMMC campus
- UMMC medical team provides multidisciplinary approach to sleep apnea
- Quon named UMMC's School of Dentistry alumnus of the year
- School of Pharmacy debuts new education facility at UMMC
- Eleventh annual radiothon benefits Children's Hospital
- UMMC medical team provides multidisciplinary approach to sleep apnea
- Quon named UMMC's School of Dentistry alumnus of the year
- School of Pharmacy debuts new education facility at UMMC
- Eleventh annual radiothon benefits Children's Hospital
- March
- April
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May
- Update On Pearl Police Officers Shooting
- Batson Hospital names 2012 Children's Miracle Network "Champion"
- Major donation by health management associates to aid Jackson Free Clinic
- Update on Terry High School student Kaddarius Bullie
- Self-harm study of Miss. youth finds highest rate in African-American males
- New Research tower to boost biomedical study at UMMC, private startups
- Reeves appointed School of Dentistry Dean
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June
- Jones elected to leadership position in emergency medicine society
- UMMC Stroke Center receives recognition for stroke care
- UMMC Faculty, Students Selected to Participate in First GE National Medical Fellowships
- Rodriguez Joins UMMC Faculty in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology
- Chen joins UMMC Faculty in Stroke, Neurocritical Care
- Free HIV screening event offers chance to 'Take the test, take control'
- Mississippi Marrow Donor Program Seeks Perfect Match for Patients
- Stem-cell clinical trial at UMMC tests new therapy for stroke
- Scotus ruling statement from the UMMC Vice Chancellor Dr. James Keeton
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July
- UMMC names Lehman Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences Chair
- UMMC appoints new Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair
- UMMC Names new Chief for the Division of Dermatology
- Brandon resident elected to National Board of Medical Honor Society
- School of Medicine earns accreditation for eight years
- UMMC Physician and Researcher with Jackson Heart Study Receives U.S. Presidential Career Award
- Study Enrolls Children, Grandchildren of Jackson Heart Study Participants for Obesity Research
- UMMC Recognized in Three Specialties in U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Report
- UMMC Epilepsy Center Director Seeks to Educate Public About Largely Misunderstood Disorder
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August
- UMMC Names New Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology
- UMMC Assistant Professor Elected to National Register Board
- Ole Miss Undergrads Gain Biomedical Research Experience in Summer Program at UMMC
- Marshall receives first endowed chair in allergy, immunology at UMMC
- Friends of Children's Hospital pledges $2 million to new Children's Heart Center
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September
- Contract with UMMC for local portion of National Children's Study to end, research to continue
- UMMC Aims to Raise Awareness on Alzheimer's Action Day
- UMMC study in children considers how temperament can influence anxiety disorders
- UMMC Student Enrichment Program Partners with City of Jackson
- Clinical trial reveals pterostilbene lowers blood pressure in adults
- October
- November
- December
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2011
- News Archives
- January
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February
- University neurosciences-stroke care earns AHA bronze award
- UMMC's original aircare crew celebrates 15 years of service
- More than 1,000 students to receive dental exams for Give Kids a Smile Day
- Hope on the horizon panel to discuss latest Alzheimer's research
- UMMC sports medicine physician inducted into academy
- Children's Hospital names new chief nursing officer
- UMMC teams with Magnolia Speech School to boost language development
- March
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April
- UMMC professor, grad school dean, takes helm at American Physiological Society
- Natchez native joins UMMC's congenital heart surgery team
- Spine surgeon joins University of Mississippi Health Care
- UMMC'S Wiser Hospital offers free childbirth classes
- University Physicians offers seminar on hypertension
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May
- University Physicians-Grants Ferry hosts free health fair
- UMMC physician named president of 53,000-member group
- MIGMH awarded $2.1 million, multi-year federal grant for STD/HIV regional educational center
- University Sports Medicine, Medicomp sponsor "challenge and combine" for high school players
- Anti-cancer drug discovery partnership formed
- University Physicians offers June heart screenings in honor of fathers
- UMMC part of study finding sickle cell treatment safe for young children
- More than 600 receive degrees at UMMC's 55th commencement
- UMMC, community colleges join forces to boost baccalaureate degrees
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June
- Holmes county hospital awarded accreditation from The Joint Commission
- Barr tabbed to lead pediatrics department at UMMC
- Mississippi charity horse show gives $35,000 donation to Children's Hospital
- UMHC offers Cardiac MR for children with congenital heart defects
- UMMC residency helps first-year nurses manage frontline trials by fire
- UMMC responds to filing by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Ridgway joins University of Mississippi Medical Center
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July
- Jones joins University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Behavioral treatment for migraines a cost-effective alternative to meds, study finds
- Awareness, cost, availability of care, all hurdles to colon cancer treatment in Mississippi
- UMMC neurology chair elected to academic association
- UMHC ranks nationally in three specialties in U.S. News' Best Hospital Report
- UMMC School of Nursing wins $450,000 grant to provide health-care services to delta schools
- Genetic map, including 5,000 Mississippians, to aid study of diseases, human evolution
- Jaw-extension procedure resolves toddler's obstructed breathing
- University Women's care offers one-day childbirth class
- Children's Hospital introduces Adopt-A-Floor program
- Jones joins University of Mississippi Medical Center
- August
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September
- University of Mississippi Medical Center welcomes IVF specialist
- Bone cancer specialist joins UMMC
- With donation from Warren Foundation, UMMC researchers better equipped to study cancer
- UMMC graduate elected to the board of National Family Physicians Group
- UMHC administrator named a 2011 'Up and Comer' in national health-care magazine
- UMMC performs first pediatric heart transplant in eight years
- UMHC receives national recognition for leadership in supplier diversity
- Mississippi Hospital Association honors UMMC employee
- University of Mississippi Medical Center welcomes IVF specialist
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October
- Research, sponsored projects funding at UMMC hits $85 million all-time high
- UMHC cancer surgeon earns certification in breast ultrasound
- Mississippi, Alabama telecommunications group donates to Batson Children's Hospital
- In developing rats, antidepressants exposure linked to brain, behavioral abnormalities
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November
- University Women's Care offers childbirth classes in November
- UMHC stroke education team wins national award
- Batson Children's Hospital pediatric emergency department, trauma unit triples in size
- UMMC, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Mississippi sponsors adult cystic fibrosis education day
- University Women's Care offers childbirth classes in November
- December
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January
- UMMC patients can check appointment status on toll-free line
- Stringer, Robbins named finalists for UMMC vice chancellor
- UMMC responds to city water crisis, continues patient care
- UMMC to hold groundbreaking for School of Pharmacy
- Waterline breaks close off-campus clinics, hospital operations continue unaffected
- UMMC to hold groundbreaking for School of Pharmacy
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February
- Comcast foundation awards grant to Friends of Children's Hospital for the Reach out and Read program
- SouthGroup sponsors 5k run/walk for friends of Children's hospital
- Chancellor Taps Veteran Faculty for Leadership Roles at Medical Center
- Elementary students to receive free check-up for Give Kids a Smile Day
- Huckabay joins UMMC surgery faculty
- Mississippi's First Lady supports Congenital Heart Awareness Week
- Keeton Accepts Appointment As New Vice Chancellor at UMMC
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March
- Ninth annual radiothon benefits children's hospital
- UMMC physiology professor's research leads national award, lectureship
- UMMC physician receives AMA Foundation Leadership Award
- UMMC receives perfect property audit score from state
- Medical students get matched for residencies
- University transplant guild to hold fund-raising event
- State-of-the-art robotic surgery offers glimpse at UMMC's future
- April
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May
- Clinton resident imparts dignity, respect in UMMC body donor program
- Medical student from Pontotoc receives award for merit, character
- More than 600 receive degrees at UMMC's 54th commencement
- Gibson named chief business development officer of UMHC
- University Sports Medicine hosts coaches conference
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June
- deShazo to step down as chair of the Department of Medicine
- UMMC among nation's best at providing physicians to rural areas
- University Physicians-Women's Specialty Care opens in Flowood
- UHHS Executive Receives Health Care Management Recognition
- UMMC to collaborate on mall clinics with Community Health Center
- Hospital operations continue unaffected by water main break
- UMMC doc helps asthmatics stay out of ER
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July
- UMMC, Mayo Clinic sign agreement to increase translational research and training
- Brain training reverses rats' age-related cognitive decline
- UMMC to take leading role in new $26 million study of Alzheimer's disease, cognitive decline
- University of Mississippi Medical Center leads Alzheimer's fight with major new research center
- UMMC doc offers public forum for asthmatics
- Miss Mississippi, Miss Outstanding Teen Mississippi visit Children's Hospital
- August
- September
- October
- November
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December
- School of Nursing receives $1.1M grant to expand partnership with Hinds Community College
- UMMC to play critical role in new effort to improve treatment for wounded service members, civilians
- UMMC achieves new status as accredited chest pain center
- UMMC's annual 'Taste of the U' fund-raising event Feb. 19
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2009
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September
- Helicopter crash victim's family asks for prayers
- Pediatric surgery faculty welcomes Liechty
- Longtime 'L and D' nurse manager to retire after 40 years at UMMC
- New Chair heralds neuroscience growth
- Junior League rocks as years roll
- Concierge service lightens personal load for patients, staff
- Jackson student earns full-tuition scholarship to UMMC
- Jackson native receives full-tuition scholarship to UMMC
- Madison students earn full-tuition scholarships to UMMC
- Benton native receives full-tuition scholarship to UMMC
- UMMC physician gets national award
- Rankin County students earn full-tuition scholarships to UMMC
- UNACARE clinic celebrates 10 years in midtown Jackson
- Noted thoracic surgeon joins UMMC
- Internal medicine specialist joins UMMC faculty
- Kidney specialist joins UMMC faculty
- Children's Hospital competing to win gameroom makeover
- Noted thoracic surgeon joins UMMC
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October
- Dentistry faculty, residents bring bright smiles to local kids
- Catfish anti-viral immunity study receives $370,000 federal grant
- UMHC's Radiation Oncology hosts breast cancer awareness event
- Butterfield introduces Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Act along with over 30 co-sponsors
- Batson one of three Children's Miracle Network hospitals to win gameroom makeover
- Minority businesses fete Powe, UMMC
- UMMC hosts first board meeting for new MIND Center
- November
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December
- University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones comments on Dr. Ed Thompson
- Helling aims to elevate UMHC's general surgery profile
- Cleland named to UHHS medical post
- CDC confirms presence of amoeba in transplant donor, recipient
- Statement regarding former employee Jennifer Carter
- Tallulah toddler becomes 100th child to receive cochlear implants at UMMC
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Photos: Holiday Happenings at Children’s of Mississippi
Monday, December 23, 2024
Special holiday visits surprised children’s hospital patients this past week, with Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart delivering bears flown to Jackson by Nicholas Air, Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves surprising patients with a visit and Santa and Mrs. Claus stopping by the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower. Read More
Sanderson Farms Championship host organization donates $1M to benefit Children’s of Mississippi
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
For an 11th consecutive year, Century Club Charities, the host of the state’s only PGA TOUR event, presented a seven-figure gift from the tournament to Friends of Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for the state’s only children’s hospital. Read More
Mississippi’s first Sentio surgeries give teens 360 degrees of hearing
Landon Forbes and Lily Reed, who both had hearing in one ear, now can hear in both ears after surgery and activation of Sentio, an active transcutaneous bone conduction hearing system approved by the FDA earlier this year.
Published on Monday, December 16, 2024
History unboxed: Project collects, curates long-cloistered images
It just so happens that some of the Medical Center’s most historic moments were recorded on film, including groundbreaking surgical procedures. For many years, these images and others were stored away and forgotten, but have now come to light and are part of “Mississippi Medical History Online: The UMMC Digital Collections Initiative.” They, along with other artifacts, are being made available for viewing – for scholars, researchers and the general public alike.
Published on Monday, December 16, 2024
Center for Maternal and Fetal Care hosts holiday reunion for former patients, children
Families were reunited with their UMMC care team members during an afternoon with Santa and Mrs. Claus. The reunion, which filled the BankPlus Community Room at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower, included carols and Christmastime treats.
Published on Monday, December 16, 2024
Nurse practitioner, physician lauded as HPV Clinical Champions
Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.
Published on Monday, December 16, 2024
IVF program at UMMC celebrates 40 years of hope
Published on Monday, December 9, 2024
Hardy-Raju chair honors groundbreaking surgeon and his eminent mentor
Published on Monday, December 9, 2024
Photos: Holiday aglow at Children’s of Mississippi
Published on Monday, December 9, 2024
UMMC unveils expanded adult inpatient facilities
Published on Monday, December 2, 2024
Children’s of Mississippi Holiday Giving Drive is Dec. 18-20
Published on Monday, December 2, 2024
‘A story of challenges’: Chief Cyrus Ben shares Choctaws’ history
Published on Monday, November 25, 2024
Museum traveling exhibit making holiday stop at Children’s of Mississippi
Published on Monday, November 25, 2024
2001: Graduate students get new home
Published on Monday, November 25, 2024
SGSHS announces new chair, award to honor physiology alumnus
Published on Monday, November 25, 2024
Front and Center: Jack Harkins
Published on Monday, November 25, 2024
That’s My Job: Office of Enrollment Management
Published on Monday, November 18, 2024
Top cancer researcher, Children’s of Mississippi honored for accomplishments
Published on Monday, November 18, 2024
Children’s of Mississippi plastic surgeons rebuild ear after injury
Published on Monday, November 18, 2024
Annual awards recognize faculty achievements in research
Published on Monday, November 18, 2024
UMMC’s overall school enrollment continues to climb
Published on Monday, November 11, 2024
Cancer Center, nursing student leaders, operational excellence spotlighted
Published on Monday, November 11, 2024
Photos: Patients shine in holiday fashion show
Published on Monday, November 11, 2024
Bancroft Fund gives $1.5 million to create Croft Medical Surgical Unit
Published on Monday, November 11, 2024
Rainbow Academy enhances learning opportunities for Children’s of Mississippi patients
Published on Monday, November 4, 2024