Justice Dept. grants $6M to confront opioid abuse, save lives
A multi-million-dollar award from the U.S. Department of Justice will go a long way toward helping UMMC and the Mississippi State Department of Health counter the threat of substance abuse and, in the words of one UMMC professor, “turn things around.”
Published on Monday, November 23, 2020
Is your home COVID-19 ready? If you're unsure, use these tips
If you or a family member contracts or has symptoms of COVID-19, do you have enough supplies and food at the ready? Medical Center experts advocate making a plan now for what you'll need to do in the event you or a household member needs to isolate, or if you need to provide care for yourself or someone else in your home with the novel coronavirus.
Published on Monday, November 23, 2020
Xavier’s heart, hands mended by Children’s of Mississippi
Children’s of Mississippi surgical care has given Xavier Strahan a strong heart and hands for play. Born with congenital heart defects and thumb hypoplasia, the 3-year-old from Ocean Springs sees experts in cardiology and orthopaedics in follow-up clinic visits at UMMC as well as at the Children’s of Mississippi specialty clinic in Biloxi.
Published on Monday, November 16, 2020