Mississippi news: UMMC telehealth renewal, heat alerts and road updates
Mississippi’s Sept. 16 morning briefing: UMMC telehealth funding, current heat alerts, Jackson lane restrictions, student opportunities and a Thursday workshop.
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UMMC telehealth program awarded $4.25 million for five-year redesignation
UMMC’s telehealth program received $4.25 million for a five-year redesignation focused on expanding care access across Mississippi.
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Mississippi News, September 11, 2026: Port Expansion, Health Care and a Day of Remembrance
Mississippi news for September 11, 2026: Yellow Creek Port expansion, UMMC advances, 9/11 tributes, weather, public safety, education and sports.
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Mississippi news tonight: Port expansion, UMMC research boost and the weekend outlook
Friday evening’s Mississippi briefing: a nearly $13 million Yellow Creek Port project, UMMC research training, storms, Oxford travel changes, DeSoto EMS jobs and Pontotoc’s Bodock Festival.
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UMMC earns NIH designation for physician-scientist training program
UMMC has earned an NIH Medical Scientist Training Program designation recognizing its physician-scientist training program and its future goals.
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UMMC earns American College of Cardiology platinum award for heart attack care
When it comes to treating a heart attack, every minute matters, and for the fourth consecutive year the University of
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UMMC partners target maternal health outcomes in Mississippi
The University of Mississippi Medical Center said in a Facebook post that it and community partners have launched the Center
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UMMC opens Student Union food pantry to address student food insecurity
The University of Mississippi Medical Center announced the opening of a Student Union Food Pantry to help address food insecurity
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UMMC enrolls first nurse anesthetist cohort
Sixteen registered nurses are the first students in the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s new nurse anesthetist program, the medical
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UMMC researchers study prostate cancer spread to bone
Researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have launched a study to investigate biological processes that drive prostate cancer
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