After reviewing data from 885 cancer treatment centers nationwide, U.S. News and World Report placed the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s patient program among the top 10 percent in the nation.

Located near the convergence of two major interstates and just two states removed from the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, UMMC is positioned at Ground Zero of the Southeast's human trafficking "trade." A professor of emergency medicine is promoting a campaign to help frontline caregivers identify and provide appropriate care to potential trafficking victims.

Although most snakebites are avoidable, scores of people in Mississippi manage to get bitten each year - sometimes because of carelessness or beer-fueled bravado. Here are some tips on what to do if a snake sinks its teeth or fangs into you – or best of all, how to steer clear of them altogether.

Among Medical Center faculty, staff and organizations to recently receive specific honors for outstanding service to the state of Mississippi are the director of radiation oncology, the chair of radiologic sciences in the School of Health Related Professions, an assistant professor of pharmacy, a purchasing manager, the institution's Group on Women on Medicine and Science and the UMMC Transplant Program.

Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center.

Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff.

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of Aug. 5-11.