UMMC tests 15,000 for COVID-19, expands testing to other groups
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, the Medical Center has increased its testing capabilities several-fold in the last two months. Now, UMMC is also testing residents and employees of the state's long-term care facilities.
Published on Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Heart failure admissions plummet – is the pandemic to blame?
When the number of heart failure hospitalizations at the Medical Center sank sharply this spring, a cadre of concerned physicians, mostly from UMMC, investigated. Their findings, published in a medical journal this month, finger a likely offender – the one spreading health care havoc here and across the world.
Published on Tuesday, May 26, 2020
#UMMCGrad2020: New SOPH grad to tackle social health disparities
As a clinical pharmacist, Erika Webster gets to know her patients personally. She sees firsthand the challenges that can undermine their ability to manage chronic diseases. Lessons she's learned from the John D. Bower School of Population Health will give Webster the tools to help her patients live their healthiest lives.
Published on Friday, May 22, 2020
#UMMCGrad2020: Pharmacy grads Fizer, Washington got start at Murrah
Andrea Washington and Brianca Fizer have graduated from the School of Pharmacy just across Woodrow Wilson Drive from where their interest in the profession began: Murrah High School. UMMC and Ole Miss have partnered with Murrah and Jackson Public Schools to mentor students through Murrah's Pharmacy Club, launching them into careers.
Published on Friday, May 22, 2020