Gamma Knife at UMMC revolutionizing brain tumor treatment
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is home to the Gamma Knife. There are only about 100 models in the country, 20 that are made...
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UMMC designated as national Telehealth Center of Excellence
by Sarah Ulmer
For 14 years, the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has been a national trailblazer in providing high-quality health care, especially for those...
UMMC receives international “baby-friendly” accolades
by Jared Bounds
Joey and Amanda Vowell knew UMMC was baby-friendly, so it was their choice for son Renner’s birthplace. The day Renner was born, word reached UMMC...
UMMC, MSU teaming up for $10.5M push for childhood health
by Jared Bounds
An innovative partnership between the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State University is tackling one of the state’s greatest challenges: the health and...
Discovery awaits with record funding for UMMC research
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center received 316 extramural grants and awards in fiscal year 2017, the most in the institution’s history...
UMMC leading the way on opioid identification in toxicology reports
by Sarah Ulmer
When a Mississippi law enforcement agency is stumped about what deadly substances are laced into a street drug they’ve confiscated, there’s only one hospital laboratory...
UMMC opens new school of medicine building amid hopes of more doctors for the state
by Alex Paton
The University of Mississippi dedicated its new $74 million School of Medicine building. “This remarkable building will be filled with students endowed with the seeds of greatness,” said Governor Phil Bryant. “The facility presents...
Open house at UMMC will showcase new medical school
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON, Miss. – The public is invited to tour the new $74 million School of Medicine building on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus...
Doobie Brothers to rock Jackson for UMC Alzheimer’s research benefit
by Jared Bounds
One of America’s most beloved bands is “Takin’ it to the Streets” of Jackson to support Alzheimer’s disease research. The Doobie Brothers will perform a...
CANCELLED SILVER ALERT: Man missing from Capitol City
by Sarah Ulmer
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has cancelled the silver alert for 67-year-old K.D. Jordan. ...