The University of Mississippi Medical Center - News Feed - Coronavirushttps://www.umc.edu/This is a feed of the latest news stories from The University of Mississippi Medical Centerdis-web@umc.eduNewshttps://www.umc.edu/img/ummc_u_200x200.cmp.pngThe University of Mississippi Medical Center - News Feed - Coronavirushttps://www.umc.edu/https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2023/07/RECOVER-Long-COVID.htmlResearchers recruit study participants for treatment of long COVID<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2023/07/Images/RECOVER-Study.png"/>An estimated 10 percent of people infected with COVID-19 continue to have symptoms that persist for weeks, months and even years. Researchers are testing the safety and effectiveness of multiple drugs, medical devices and other therapies to find treatments that bring patients relief.<br />]]>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-07-31T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/07/COVID-Concerns.htmlCOVID still lurks; keep your guard up<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/07/Images/COVID-Meds-20220713-03.jpg"/>As COVID-19’s Omicron BA.5 variant continues to sweep the state and country, everyone is in danger of infection, regardless of whether you’ve had the virus already, or had vaccines and boosters. It’s that contagious, UMMC infectious diseases experts say. That means taking precautions is the best way to avoid getting sick.<br />]]>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-07-18T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/07/Childrens-COVID-Vaccinations.htmlBatson Kids Clinic now offers COVID-19 vaccinations for children 6 months and older<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/07/Images/covid19vaccineforyoungkids-20220706-08.jpg"/>Protection from COVID-19 is now available for children ages 6 months to 4 years old at Children’s of Mississippi’s Batson Kids Clinic at 421 S. Stadium Drive. Research has shown the vaccines to dramatically lower chances of COVID-19-related hospitalization in older children.<br />]]>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-07-11T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/02/RECOVER.htmlRECOVER explores Long COVID<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/02/Images/Clinical-Research-Wing_09.jpg"/>UMMC has joined a nationwide study on the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, also known as Long COVID. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, RECOVER aims to understand why millions of people have lingering symptoms post-infection and how to treat and prevent Long COVID.<br />]]>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-02-28T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/02/COVID-19-Vaccination-protects-babies.htmlCOVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects babies, research finds<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/02/Images/GettyImages-1334856841.jpg"/>A study involving experts from the University of Mississippi Medical Center shows infants younger than 6 months are 61 percent less likely to need hospitalization for COVID-19 if their mothers were vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus during pregnancy.<br />]]>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-02-17T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Pediatric-COVID-Research.htmlUnvaccinated kids bear brunt of COVID-19, studies show<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Images/vaccinationkids-20211112-05.jpg"/>Three national studies that include Children's of Mississippi patients show that children who haven't received the Pfizer vaccine, including ineligible babies and eligible teens, are much more likely to develop severe COVID-19 or MIS-C. The best protection: vaccinating every person in their home who is able.<br />]]>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-01-24T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/01/COVID-19-vent.htmlFrom COVID-19 variant to variant, critical care providers fight to save lives<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Images/ICU_Omicron-20220103-11.jpg"/>More than 1,000 Medical Center COVID-19 patients so far have required care in the ICU, sometimes needing mechanical ventilation so that they can breathe. No matter how grim a prognosis might be, UMMC's critical care team and other specialists exhaust every option to save lives.<br />]]>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-01-24T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Omicron-surge.htmlOmicron surge creates unprecedented staff shortages as hospitalizations rise<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Images/Covid-20220111-14.jpg"/>As Omicron cases surge in Mississippi and nationwide, the Medical Center is navigating the challenges it brings, namely staff shortages and rising hospitalizations. But there’s hope for the future, with a downward trend in cases hoped for by late January or early February.<br />]]>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-01-11T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Omicron-Q-A.htmlOmicron and Delta variants: What do we know?<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Images/COVID-19-Parham-and-Navalkele-20200421-01.jpg"/>As the Omicron variant sweeps Mississippi and the rest of the nation, those at risk of infection – pretty much everyone – are asking questions about its severity, how infectious it is and what the future holds. Two of the Medical Center’s top infectious diseases specialists answer the questions based on what science is now telling us.<br />]]>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-01-10T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Pediatric-COVID.htmlMajority of children hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2022/01/Images/Teen-COVID-Booster-20220107-04.jpg"/>For safe in-person learning for children this semester, the protection of vaccinations, wearing face masks and hand hygiene are needed, Children's of Mississippi leaders say. The state's only children's hospital is starting the new year with a dramatic rise in COVID-19 patients.<br />]]>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -06002022-01-10T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/12/COVID-Omicron.htmlOmicron’s “surprises” spur scientific interest<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/12/Images/COVID-19-Variants-Study_10.jpg"/>We don’t yet know how Omicron will shape the COVID-19 pandemic, but the variant’s mutations, origins and performance against Delta have scientists watching it closely. That includes UMMC’s Molecular and Genomics Core Facility, which is ready to help track Omicron in Mississippi.<br />]]>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -06002021-12-13T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/12/Variant-best-defense.htmlVaccine, booster still best defenses to both Delta and Omicron variants<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/12/Images/Covid-Booster_01.jpg"/>As the Omicron variant spreads, Medical Center providers warn that it’s the Delta variant that’s still rampant in the state. The best protection against both? Getting both the COVID-19 immunization plus the booster.<br />]]>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -06002021-12-13T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/COVID-Vaccinations-Batson-Kids-Clinic.htmlCOVID-19 vaccination offers kids extra layer of protection, pediatricians say<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/vaccinationkids-20211112-02.jpg"/>Children ages 5 and older can receive doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Batson Kids Clinic located at 421 Stadium Circle by Veterans Memorial Stadium. Parents should make appointments for their children online at umc.edu/healthcare/make-an-appointment or by calling (601) 815-5300 or (888) 815-2005.<br />]]>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -06002021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Pediatric-COVID-Vaccinations.htmlUMMC COVID vaccination appointments now available for children 5 to 11<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/covidvaccinekids-20211111-06.jpg"/>Children ages 5 and older can receive doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Batson Kids Clinic located at 421 Stadium Circle by Veterans Memorial Stadium. Parents should make appointments for their children online at umc.edu/healthcare/make-an-appointment or by calling (601) 815-5300 or (888) 815-2005.<br />]]>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -06002021-11-11T00:00:00-06:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/MIS-C-Childrens-of-Mississippi.htmlMore COVID-related pediatric hospitalizations to come, UMMC experts warn<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/Emma-Corley-20210820-06.jpg"/>On Friday, Children’s of Mississippi had a record number of children with confirmed or suspected cases of MIS-C – six, up from zero a month before. Experts are concerned the Delta surge among children will result in a spike in cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in the next several weeks.<br />]]>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-23T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Ivermectin.htmlIvermectin cures parasites in cows, not COVID-19 in humans<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/GettyImages-1298095036.jpg"/>Mississippians are going to their local feed stores to purchase a drug intended to treat parasites in cows and horses – and they think it’s going to treat or prevent COVID-19. Medical Center experts say those people are misguided by what they read on social media, and that taking Ivermectin can lead to serious side effects and even death. It’s not a drug approved by the FDA for treatment of the virus.<br />]]>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-23T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Samaritans-Purse-COVID-field-hospital.htmlSamaritan’s Purse COVID-19 field hospital to open Wednesday<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/SP-Field-Hospital-20210817-25.jpg"/>COVID-19 patients have been receiving care inside a 32-bed Samaritan’s Purse field hospital since Wednesday. The second field hospital to open in less than a week at UMMC, it joins a 20-bed federal field hospital opened Friday for low-acuity COVID-19 patients. The two field hospitals, housed in parking garages, are a resource for UMMC and the state’s other hospitals during the surge of COVID-19’s Delta variant.<br />]]>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-17T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Rising-pediatric-COVID-19-cases.html‘It’s unrelenting’: Rising pediatric COVID-19 cases stress full children’s hospital<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/Covidpatient_green-20210812-03.jpg"/>Children’s of Mississippi is seeing increasing numbers of otherwise healthy children who are seriously ill with COVID-19, but other cases at the state’s only children’s hospital, anything from routine illnesses and injuries to rare conditions, aren’t decreasing.<br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/COVID-19-Research.htmlDelta resurgence reignites COVID-19 research<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/Mayo-Clinic-Affiliation-Blood-Draw_01.jpg"/>UMMC researchers have been studying COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. With the Delta variant dominant in Mississippi, scientists are continuing their work and starting new projects.<br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/ED-COVID-Patients.htmlED patient crush logjams health system<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/ER-20210810-03.jpg"/>People from across Mississippi are descending on UMMC’s Adult Emergency Department in desperate need of the higher level of care offered by the state’s sole academic medical center. But when all beds are full and exhausted front-line staff are overwhelmed by the record number of COVID-19 patients coming in the door, its disaster mode.<br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/COVID-19-Photo-Gallery.htmlThe Battle of the Surge: Photographic Story of UMMC and the Rise of COVID-19<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/PICUCovid-20210812-06.jpg"/>The skyrocketing number of COVID-19 cases and soaring hospitalizations around the state put increased pressure on the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s resources in fighting the effects of the virus’ spread. In classes and clinics, hospital rooms and hallways, here are scenes from the pandemic’s surge over the past week.<br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/COVID-and-UMMC-Schools.htmlSeven schools and six ways from Sunday: Students, faculty brazen out COVID surge<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/COVID-Feature_03.jpg"/>Those who learn, teach and lead among the Medical Center’s rollcall of schools are, of course, also up against the pandemic’s growing list of deficits and demands – in the clinic and the classroom. At UMMC, COVID-19 has already had a profound impact on education, most certainly for all time. <br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/UMMC-to-start-monoclonal-antibody-clinic-Tuesday.htmlUMMC to start monoclonal antibody clinic Tuesday<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/Garage-B_01.jpg"/>The University of Mississippi Medical Center is now accepting appointments for a monoclonal antibody (MAB) infusion clinic for COVID-19 patients, which opens Tuesday in the field hospital located in Parking Garage B, which is across from the adult and children’s emergency rooms.<br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Samaritans-Purse-sets-up-COVID-19-field-hospital-at-UMMC.htmlSamaritan’s Purse sets up COVID-19 field hospital at UMMC<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/Samaritians-Purse_03.jpg"/>The 32-bed Samaritan’s Purse field hospital opening Wednesday joins a 20-bed field hospital staffed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that opened at UMMC Friday. The field hospitals are a resource for the Medical Center and the state’s other hospitals facing a deluge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.<br />]]>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-16T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Field-hospital-set-to-ease-strain-amid-record-breaking-COVID-19-surge.htmlField hospital set to ease strain amid record-breaking COVID-19 surge<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/fieldhospital-20210812-24.jpg"/>The COVID-19 field hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center will be open for patients Friday morning, according to plans announced Thursday during a news conference held in the mobile facility.<br />]]>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-12T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Field-hospital-for-COVID-19-patients-comes-as-UMMC-sets-records-for-virus-numbers.htmlField hospital for COVID-19 patients comes as UMMC sets records for virus numbers<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/COVID-Floor-20210811-02.jpg"/>A federally staffed field hospital to treat COVID-19 patients should be operating Friday from the ground floor of a University of Mississippi Medical Center parking garage.<br />]]>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-11T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Unvaccinated-Mississippians-driving-hospitals-front-line-caregivers-to-breaking-point.htmlUnvaccinated Mississippians driving hospitals, front-line caregivers to breaking pointPeople who have chosen not to get the COVID-10 vaccine are becoming sick and infecting others – and that is pushing health systems statewide, including the Medical Center, to the breaking point. That’s exacerbated by staffing shortages that have forced UMMC to keep some ICU and regular floor beds empty because there are not enough caregivers to staff them.Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-04T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/08/Maternal-Fetal-COVID.htmlPregnancy and COVID-19: ‘It doesn’t have to be this way’<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/08/images/covidmom-20210728-27.png"/>When pregnant mothers - especially those who are unvaccinated - contract COVID-19, the risks of severe complications and death rise for themselves and their unborn babies. That’s what happened to Portia Hayes, who nearly died during a long ICU stay. Thanks to her multidisciplinary team and the highest level of care available to her, Hayes not only survived, but persevered.<br />]]>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-08-02T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/07/Nasal-antiviral-response-may-determine-COVID-19-severity.htmlNasal antiviral response could determine COVID-19 severity<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/07/Images/Diverse-Reserch-Group-20200720-01.jpg"/>UMMC researchers collaborated with Harvard- and MIT-based scientists to study how nasal cells react to early-stage SARS-CoV-2 infections. Their findings, published July 23 in Cell, show that a blunted initial antiviral response may be a harbinger for severe COVID-19 illness later.<br />]]>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-07-26T00:00:00-05:00https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/07/UMMC-COVID-19-vaccine-policy.htmlCOVID-19 vaccination policy puts patients, families' safety first<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/07/Images/COVID-Policy-Press-Conf-20210716-01.jpg"/>UMMC students and employees now have a choice: Either get the COVID-19 vaccine, which has proven safe and effective, or wear an N95 filter mask in any Medical Center location. In drawing up a policy that meets Centers for Disease Control and Mississippi State Health Department parameters, hospital leaders are curbing spread of the highly contagious virus among employees, students and the sickest of the sick, who place their trust in UMMC caregivers.<br />]]>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -05002021-07-19T00:00:00-05:00