OXFORD, Miss. – Visionary education champions Donna and Jim Barksdale, of Jackson, have been selected for the 2014 Legacy Award given by the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions as philanthropists, leaders and mentors and through these contributions have brought about definitive, positive change in theRead the story …
UM Researchers, Physicians Cite Benefits of Harper Grace’s Law
Bill provides opportunity to develop FDA-approved, cannabis-derived treatment for epilepsy
March 28, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss – A bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature could provide researchers at the University of Mississippi an opportunity to develop a cannabis-derived treatment of seizures in children with a form of epilepsy. The proposed Harper Grace’s Law exempts a specialized cannabis preparation from the state’s Controlled Substance Law. Now that legislators have agreedRead the story …
Warm blanket, new heart for Port Gibson woman
February 7, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – When cardiac patient Sharon Mackey goes home, she’ll take with her at least two mementos from her stay at UMMC, she said: “a warm blanket and a warm heart.” The bright red blanket, one of a number distributed to cardiac patients to recognize today’s National Wear Red Day, was presented by Dr.Read the story …
Doctors at UMMC Complete State’s First Pancreas Transplant
December 11, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Building on the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s record of firsts, surgeons transplanted a pancreas and kidney into a 49-year-old man on Thursday night, marking the first such event for the state and final piece of UMMC’s abdominal transplant line. “Our goal has been to build a complete and high-functioning abdominal transplantRead the story …
New Collaboration Expanding Research in World-Renowned Heart Studies
Project builds upon NIH-funded Framingham and Jackson heart studies, targets "personalized medicine’
November 18, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A new collaborative research relationship between the American Heart Association, the University of Mississippi and Boston University, representing a bold vision for cardiovascular population science, was announced yesterday at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Dallas. The collaboration has a vision of greatly expanding important population studies by adding more researchRead the story …
UPDATE FROM UMMC: Child Born with HIV Still in Remission After 18 Months Off Treatment, Experts Report
October 24, 2013 by
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 …
OncologyNurseAdvisor: UMMC doctors present data that may help predict metastic melanoma survival
April 30, 2013 by
Andrew D. Smith, MD, PhD, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, and colleagues presented data from their exploratory study yielding this finding at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), held in Washington, DC, April 14-19, 2013. Describing metastatic melanoma survival as “devastatingly low” in their meeting abstract,Read the story …
UMMC’s Woodward Appointed to National Medical School Accrediting Body
April 12, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. LouAnn Woodward, associate vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been appointed to the nationally recognized accrediting body for U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Woodward, who is also UMMC’s vice dean of the School of Medicine, will serve a three-year term starting July 1 asRead the story …
Pharmacy School Hosts First Community Pharmacy Forum
Event encourages discussion among Mississippi pharmacists, educators and students
March 15, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy will host its first Community Pharmacy Forum to bring pharmacists, educators and students together to discuss the state of community pharmacy April 1 in Jackson. Sponsored by Good Neighbor Pharmacy, the event will be held on the UM Medical Center campus in the Pharmacy Building’sRead the story …
UMMC Transplant Team Completes First Liver Case In 22 Years
March 15, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – In an operation that gave a Jackson mother a new chance at life, a team at the University of Mississippi Medical Center earlier this month successfully completed the state’s first liver transplant in 22 years. The recipient Karen Battle, received her new liver on March 4 and is headed back to herRead the story …