JACKSON, Miss. – A 3-year-old Mississippi child born with HIV and treated with a combination of antiviral drugs unusually early continues to do well and remains free of active infection 18 months after all treatment ceased, according to an updated case report published Oct. 23 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Early findings ofRead the story …
UPDATE FROM UMMC: Child Born with HIV Still in Remission After 18 Months Off Treatment, Experts Report
October 24, 2013 by
A Passion for Haiti
Medical mission turns into lifelong commitment for pharmacy and pre-med students
July 24, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi students Andrew Smelser and Wesley Youngblood traveled to Haiti for the first time, they encountered what could only be described as an “eye-opening experience.” “I really was able to understand what a third-world hospital was like,” said Smelser, a native of Owens Cross Roads, Ala., who is enteringRead the story …
Social Service: UM Honors Student Tackles Mississippi Food Inequalities
Saulters earns national, regional recognition for volunteer excellence
April 22, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Growing up, Mary Margaret Saulters’ home in the rural Delta town of Tchula was 20 miles from the nearest grocery store. It was in this literal “food desert” – as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – that her interest in food security and social inequality first took root. “My familyRead the story …
Celebrated HIV Doctor to Speak at Honors College Convocation
Dr. Hannah Gay renowned as medical pioneer for functionally curing infected infant
January 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One of the world’s most influential people will deliver the keynote address at the annual spring convocation for the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Dr. Hannah Gay, who was recognized by Time magazine for “orchestrating an incredible breakthrough” in the long-running search for an HIV cure, will speak about herRead the story …