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News Archive from UMMC News in 2017

January 2017	‹ go back
New SHRP faculty digs big data	01/05/2017
UMMC makes the most of research money	01/05/2017
UMMC earns human research accreditation	01/09/2017
New guidelines call for more non-opioid pain relievers	01/09/2017
Prognosis good for Gov. William Winter following fall, head injury	01/09/2017
Sanderson Farms Championship donation to Friends of Children's Hospital sets record	01/10/2017
Ruckdeschel brings problem-solving skills to state’s cancer puzzle	01/12/2017
No getting ‘round it: Employee voices need to be heard	01/12/2017
Ruckdeschel takes lead role in UMMC’s cancer fight	01/17/2017
Specialty care closer to coast families thanks to Children's of Mississippi	01/18/2017
New neonatal ambulance commissioned for life-saving work	01/19/2017
Federal grant fuels first responder training	01/23/2017
Pediatrician’s healing touch transcends miles to war-torn Syrian homeland	01/26/2017
New health risk assessment further gauges employee wellness interests	01/26/2017
UMMC Opioid Task Force gives providers tools to manage pain	01/30/2017
Dental students follow in families' footsteps for 'Best Job'	01/30/2017
UMMC, partners unite to screen women for cancer	01/30/2017
February 2017	‹ go back
Higher cervical cancer death rates equal bigger need for screening, HPV vaccines	02/01/2017
Volunteers help Scouts be 'Always Prepared'	02/02/2017
Career fair ignites opportunities for nursing students	02/02/2017
‘Little Hats’ raise awareness of big cause: healthy hearts	02/06/2017
UMMC gastro, endoscopy services to get new off-campus home	02/06/2017
NFL selects Manning as Man of the Year co-winner	02/06/2017
Dental Mission Week participants care for state’s underserved	02/09/2017
Sickle cell trait could alter diabetes test results	02/09/2017
These RNs have nursing careers as doctors	02/09/2017
Mentors aid in career advancement, networking opportunities	02/13/2017
Researcher’s goal: Find the best chemo for each patient	02/16/2017
2003 SOD graduate named Dental Alumnus of the Year	02/16/2017
Increased testing, awareness make ground in HIV infection battle	02/16/2017
Value Analysis promotes culture of savings, efficiency	02/20/2017
Facebook group debuts just for People of the U	02/20/2017
Does an 'app' a day keep the medical textbook away? Not yet	02/20/2017
Students sink teeth into dental research	02/23/2017
End to cancer treatment rings true for Yazoo City native	02/23/2017
It's 'all hands on deck' at the UM School of Dentistry for Give Kids A Smile	02/24/2017
Dental Hygiene move promotes interprofessional education	02/27/2017
New heart surgery leader put gloves on right after Batson arrival	02/27/2017
March 2017	‹ go back
Coffee, conversation connect international community	03/02/2017
School of Nursing earns Governor's Award for JPS partnership	03/02/2017
Home visits help babies transition from NICU	03/02/2017
Group wants Mississippians to #GetScreened4Dak	03/06/2017
People of the U: Adam Dungey	03/06/2017
Students self-prescribe healing language in Spanish, French	03/09/2017
Improved family time among CAY interaction therapy goals	03/09/2017
Dr. Sasser goes to Washington	03/13/2017
Epic’s vital sign capture saves caregiver time	03/13/2017
Thankful Triplett siblings make $1 million gift to children's campaign	03/16/2017
UMMC financial action plan addresses revenue shortfall	03/16/2017
People of the U: Camille Richards	03/20/2017
Game, set, Match Day: big finish for med students’ hopes	03/20/2017
Researcher’s goal: Putting an end to diabetes epidemic	03/23/2017
Texas surgeon breaks silence on racial disparities	03/23/2017
Whack a hacker before they sink your security	03/23/2017
Bailey is SHRP pick for alumna of the year	03/27/2017
UMMC philanthropist among Children’s of Mississippi campaign supporters	03/27/2017
Learning through play part of Doctors’ Day celebration	03/27/2017
SNDA Impressions Program courts prospective dental students	03/27/2017
Advanced nursing programs meet provider shortage head-on	03/30/2017
April 2017	‹ go back
AirCare trio is cornerstone of UMMC’s medical air transport	04/03/2017
WHO: more drugs, fewer superbugs	04/03/2017
New study: More Americans are giving up on losing weight	04/06/2017
School of Nursing faculty named alumna of the year	04/06/2017
Emotional health, not just physical fitness, necessary for wellness	04/06/2017
School of Nursing faculty named alumna of the year	04/06/2017
Cancer diagnosis creates challenge for expectant mother	04/10/2017
Dermatologist, native son returns to rural roots	04/10/2017
Learn resiliency to handle life’s stresses	04/13/2017
People of the U: Carrie Dean	04/13/2017
Rare procedure splits donor liver between two women	04/13/2017
Legacy Lap honors those who gave gift of life	04/17/2017
M.D. brings health care perspective to CIO/CMIO roles	04/17/2017
Grenada's The Viper Room safe zone for solving problems, conflict	04/17/2017
Respect, compassion key to religion in workplace	04/20/2017
Study: healthy heart now, healthy brain later	04/20/2017
Cancer screening deemed life-changing for Brandon woman	04/24/2017
Electrical device eases gastroparesis symptoms	04/27/2017
Jackson Heart Study names Sims chief science officer	04/27/2017
May 2017	‹ go back
Learn more about UMMC with monthly CONSULT	05/01/2017
'100-day Workout' puts employee input into action	05/04/2017
Ingram shares life lessons during Last Lecture	05/04/2017
National shortage spurs new histotechnology program in SHRP	05/04/2017
UNACARE Mobile Clinic to take health care directly to Midtown patients	05/05/2017
Longtime Grenada nurse reflects on lifetime of nursing	05/08/2017
UMMC evaluates options to memorialize asylum patients buried on campus	05/09/2017
Code You: chaplains, colleagues help UMMC's healers find healing	05/11/2017
Med school latecomer defies doubters, wins TEACH Prize	05/11/2017
Great patient experience requires patient-centered care	05/15/2017
Interpreter-patient relationship translates into trust	05/15/2017
#UMMCGrad17: Lockhart’s patients can expect compassionate care with a smile	05/18/2017
#UMMCGrad17: Sollis goes from cheerleader to leader in School of Pharmacy	05/18/2017
EversCare seeks root causes of illness in children	05/18/2017
#UMMCGrad17: DeRussy takes M.D./Ph.D. path to pathology	05/22/2017
At Batson Hospital’s 20th anniversary, Children’s of Mississippi reaching to future with construction	05/22/2017
#UMMCGrad17: Milan overcomes odds through determination	05/22/2017
Burnout chatter kindles task force action	05/25/2017
#UMMCGrad17: Moore adopts full-court press towards peds career	05/25/2017
#UMMCGrad17: Gray brothers carry on family tradition	05/25/2017
UMMC confers record number of degrees five years running	05/26/2017
Junior League shows support with $400,000 gift to Children's of Mississippi campaign	05/30/2017
June 2017	‹ go back
Tools of the trade help mid-career women faculty advance	06/01/2017
UMMC surgeons share transplant insight with rural students for international stage	06/01/2017
ARIC celebrates 30 years of community, research	06/05/2017
State-of-the-art-ambulances-boost-UMMC-Grenada’s-fleet	06/05/2017
Federal grant to support Belzoni after-hours clinic	06/08/2017
Psychologist, neurologist offer state’s only multidisciplinary Tourette’s clinic	06/18/2017
Farm-fresh fruits and veggies on sale Thursday	06/19/2017
Woodward wields national influence as accreditation chief	06/19/2017
UMMC staff receive service recognition	06/19/2017
NIH taps neurobiology chair for study section post; pathology residents cop research honors	06/19/2017
Doobie Brothers to play concert benefitting MIND Center	06/26/2017
Rayner's 'wonderful life' inspires $1M scholarship	06/26/2017
Surgery uses body's own fat to reconstruct cancer survivor's breasts	06/26/2017
GWIMS honors women faculty achievements with new awards	06/26/2017
UMMC's revamped website to cancel July 3 eCV	06/26/2017
UMMC Recognition 6/26	06/26/2017
Retiree ceremony, visiting lectures top upcoming events list	06/26/2017
Nursing professor, instructor join UMMC faculty	06/26/2017
July 2017	‹ go back
People of the U: Miles Backstrom	07/07/2017
Opinion survey puts faculty in poll position	07/10/2017
Video: Miss Mississippi gets creative in first visit with Batson patients	07/10/2017
Promotion and tenure	07/10/2017
Surveys seek frank feedback from employees on workplace, safety	07/17/2017
Madison teen puts coloring books, local artist’s work, into patients’ hands	07/17/2017
Fitch-Swiney gift establishes Schools of Medicine, Nursing scholarship	07/17/2017
Decades go by, yet child hunger and poverty endure in the Delta	07/17/2017
School of Nursing delivers care to Delta children most in need	07/17/2017
Perinatal center to boost basic, clinical research	07/24/2017
UMMC’s sophisticated lab identifies most baffling opioids, street drugs	07/24/2017
Health care provider visit just clicks away with UMMC telehealth benefit	07/24/2017
Video: Bulldogs, Eagles team up to cheer on Batson patients	07/24/2017
People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden	07/31/2017
Math, medicine converge with HumMod	07/31/2017
People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden	07/31/2017
August 2017	‹ go back
UMMC Telehealth to offer mental health services to McComb district students	08/02/2017
Dedication of new medical school building bodes well for health care's future	08/04/2017
Medical school's legacy is a roadmap to a healthier Mississippi	08/07/2017
Creation of ’55 medical school due to spine-tingling courage	08/07/2017
Video: Medical school's legacy is a roadmap to a healthier Mississippi	08/07/2017
Dermatology residency partnership addresses rural specialty needs	08/14/2017
‘Stubborn,’ ‘grateful,’ ‘humbled:’ Six medical school alumni lionized	08/14/2017
Photos: A new year in building a healthier Mississippi	08/14/2017
Elkins to head UMMC hematology-oncology division	08/15/2017
Mena, expert panel champion first-ever MSM care standard	08/18/2017
Portraits unveiled for two big-picture leaders	08/21/2017
UMMC adopts education innovation with digital credentialing	08/21/2017
Trauma training helps rural providers save lives	08/24/2017
Junior League of Jackson’s efforts for UMMC span decades	08/24/2017
Perfect score has UMMC covered	08/24/2017
ASB welcomes first president from the School of Nursing	08/28/2017
Future UMMC campus growth? There's a plan for that	08/28/2017
Enchanted evening boosts Children’s campaign target	08/28/2017
UMMC Community Care Clinic improves health care access in Belzoni area	08/29/2017
Belzoni after-hours clinic fills gap in health care access	08/31/2017
UMMC patients joining effort to aid health research	08/31/2017
September 2017	‹ go back
Discovery awaits with record research funding	09/07/2017
Cancer Institute researcher, lab receive international recognition	09/07/2017
With all 'D.O.' respect, osteopathy navigates medicine’s mainstream	09/07/2017
Children’s of Mississippi Hattiesburg clinic brings specialty care closer to home	09/11/2017
Occupational therapy program transitions to doctorate	09/11/2017
UMMC joins national All of Us precision medicine study	09/11/2017
Pancreas-kidney transplant ends years of suffering for Delta resident	09/14/2017
Monthly parenting talks to be served up with dinner, child care	09/14/2017
Clinical research advances with UMMC, Mayo Clinic agreement	09/14/2017
Doobie Brothers fans ‘Listen to the Music’ for MIND Center	09/18/2017
Tradition of strong Friends leadership continues with new board chair	09/18/2017
Pipeline, enrichment program plants seeds of clout	09/18/2017
People of the U: Anita Vanderford and Paige Robinson	09/21/2017
Hope Lodge to help patients focus less on details, more on beating cancer	09/21/2017
UMMC, MSU $10.5M grant collaboration takes aim at early childhood health	09/21/2017
Clinical Investigation program trains doctors for research	09/25/2017
Cross threshold, wash hands to protect patients, caregivers	09/25/2017
Photos: Mississippi Children's Museum Day blast off at Batson	09/28/2017
UMMC part of national research aimed at eliminating child hunger	09/28/2017
AAMC diversity leader champions inclusion excellence	09/28/2017
October 2017	‹ go back
Baby-friendly status signals optimal mother-newborn care	10/02/2017
Study: Single clinic visit can help thwart HIV infection spread	10/02/2017
Occupational therapy students 'rock' NICU volunteer program	10/05/2017
Growing up with care at UMMC means smooth transition to adult clinics	10/05/2017
UMMC earns national Telehealth Center of Excellence designation	10/05/2017
Triathlon study cautions racers of risks	10/09/2017
Employment engagement survey: You spoke, and you were heard	10/09/2017
Video: Lanier Lady Bulldogs score with UMMC assist	10/09/2017
How tenuous is tenure? Takers, non-takers weigh in	10/12/2017
AirCare expansion lands at Greenwood base	10/12/2017
Nursing student strives for inclusive health	10/12/2017
Bone marrow recipient encourages registry donors	10/16/2017
Critzes' gift, professorships honor Millers' legacy of care	10/16/2017
People of the U: Deepti Patki	10/16/2017
'Kid Captains,' MSU, Ole Miss prove winning combination	10/19/2017
Video: The sound of Alzheimer's Stories	10/19/2017
Biomedical Sciences program experiences rapid growth	10/19/2017
Mass casualty exercise tests emergency, MED-COM readiness	10/23/2017
Continuing education director no new recruit	10/23/2017
Photos: Sanderson Farms Championship celebrities swing by Batson	10/26/2017
UMMC gives visiting students clinical experiences key to their training	10/26/2017
Video: Pumpkins serve as M1s' next patients	10/26/2017
SGSHS Research Day highlights trainees, Distinguished Alumnus	10/30/2017
Sanderson Farms Championship scores for Children’s of Mississippi	10/30/2017
November 2017	‹ go back
De Delva selected to lead Cancer Institute’s Thoracic team	11/01/2017
Gamma Knife offers noninvasive care for brain tumors	11/02/2017
Grant seeks to shore up dental faculty numbers	11/02/2017
UMMC's first Norwood Procedure patient happy, healthy	11/02/2017
Streamlined process makes SHRP P&T more transparent	11/06/2017
Caregivers provide crucial, intimate element of medical care	11/06/2017
Population health: big data, big solutions	11/09/2017
Accreditation visit 'Joint' patient safety effort	11/09/2017
Screening, early detection make lung cancer ‘highly curable’	11/09/2017
New UMMC research building to promote 'discovery to recovery'	11/10/2017
Awards recognize faculty achievements in research	11/12/2017
Video: New UMMC research building promotes 'discovery to recovery'	11/13/2017
From the ER to the lab, Summers' career adds up	11/13/2017
UM to debut Flagship Constellations Friday	11/15/2017
For UMMC’s top volunteers, it’s all about relationships	11/16/2017
Alcohol assessment treatment averts severe drinking problems	11/16/2017
Junior League of Jackson commitment to Children's Campaign reaches $1M	11/17/2017
Reason for thanks: $1M Junior League commitment to Children’s Campaign	11/20/2017
Stars align for Flagship Constellations	11/20/2017
Neurobiology chair elected AAAS Fellow	11/20/2017
Tang named CI director of clinical and translational research	11/21/2017
In face of tragedy, Louisville family chooses organ donation	11/27/2017
Video: Friends decks halls in Batson, Wiser hospitals	11/27/2017
Clinical service lines: multiple specialists, one clinic visit	11/30/2017
Mississippi native Taylor named pediatrics chair	11/30/2017
December 2017	‹ go back
Groundbreaking kicks off construction of $180M pediatrics tower at UMMC	12/01/2017
Hospital patients at risk when ill friends, family pay visit	12/01/2017
Video: Excitement, confetti fill air during groundbreaking festivities	12/04/2017
Photos: Smiling faces, music herald start of construction	12/04/2017
Employees coming to work sick put patients in jeopardy	12/04/2017
Video: Children’s of Mississippi growth, in our own words	12/04/2017
Photos: BankPlus Light A Light shines in new location	12/06/2017
New guidelines: lower blood pressure for better health	12/07/2017
Wigs help women leap one of cancer’s obstacles	12/11/2017
Photos: Winter Storm Benji transforms UMMC campus	12/11/2017
UMMC one step closer to high reliability in patient care	12/11/2017
O'Donnell's $1M gift to benefit new PICU cardiac wing	12/14/2017
Name of admired ophthalmologist McCaa lives on with endowment	12/14/2017
After denture course makeover, patients are all smiles	12/14/2017
Video: MDWFP officers bring gifts, Santa aboard airboat to Batson	12/18/2017
Surprising finding distinguishes med student’s research project	12/18/2017
UMMC, Anderson Regional affiliation to enhance health care services in E. Miss.	12/19/2017
Novel treatment could protect, rescue damaged kidneys	12/28/2017
Housing search a breeze with new website	12/28/2017
Former patient and Eagle Scout hopeful helps allay MRI fears	12/28/2017
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