Children’s of Mississippi $180 million tower to open in November
(Photo Courtesy of UMMC) The University of Mississippi Medical Center is two weeks away from officially opening its seven-story pediatric hospital expansion. The Kathy and...
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Children’s of Mississippi $180 million tower to open in November
Photo Courtesy of UMMC The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is two weeks away from officially opening its seven-story pediatric hospital expansion. The Kathy and...
MHA President: emergency room is for non-coronavirus patients
As Mississippi continues to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, questions about the capacity of hospitals and the number of hospital beds still loom. President and...
UMMC’s Dr. Woodward announces opening of respiratory clinic
Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who is the vice-chancellor and dean of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is “cautiously optimistic” about the leveling of the coronavirus...
CBD drug trial at UMMC gets one-year extension
by Alex Paton
A clinical trial at UMMC is getting a one-year extension. The trial which uses a new marijuana-derived drug to treat seizures in children received positive...
UMMC certified as state’s lone adult congenital heart program
by Alex Paton
Dr. Mike McMullan confers with Jared Gould of Petal, a congenital heart disease patient. Photo courtesy of UMMC. At age 22, Jared Gould is transitioning...
Marijuana-derived drug trial sees promising results at UMMC
by Alex Paton
A clinical trial of a new drug derived from marijuana is offering hope to children who experience uncontrollable seizures. The six-month study which began in November...
UMMC legends honored in MS Hall of Fame
The portraits of two giants of Mississippi medicine, Dr. Arthur C. Guyton and Dr. James D. Hardy, were presented for dedication into the Mississippi Hall...
UMMC performs first heart-liver transplant
by Alex Paton
Davis Beasley did not know his heart was on borrowed time until he passed out at work, which happened to be at the oil well...
UMMC conducts trial for marijuana-derived drug
by Alex Paton
A clinical trial of a new drug derived from marijuana may offer hope to children whose seizures are uncontrolled by other means. UMMC Associate Professor...