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Mississippi Ranks Among "Worst Firsts" in 2009 Report CardIn recent years, Mississippians have been known as the fattest in the nation. Now there are many other unwanted national titles to add to the state's list of "worst firsts."
According to the Public Health in Mississippi Report Card 2009, issued jointly by the Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH)...
LYNNE JETER |
New UMHC Clinic Provides Comprehensive Treatment for Metabolic Diseases
One visit to the Cardiometabolic Clinic at the University of Mississippi Health Care (UMHC) Pavilion is all it takes for new patients to discover they're not visiting an ordinary doctor's office.
For starters, a pharmacist greets them to review their medication therapy management and conduct a chronic condition assessment. Next, a physician performs a complete physical exam and corroborating assessment. Then, if necessary, a cardiovascular nurse provides lifestyle specialty counseling tailored specifically to each patient's individual needs.
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Surviving Brain Trauma
Highway Patrolman's Skull Bones Stored in Abdomen for SafekeepingTUPELO—Veteran Mississippi Highway Patrolman Steve Hood's family knows how fast life can change from nearly perfect to dangerously critical.
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Not for Joeys Only
St. Dominic's Kangaroo Care Program Making A Hit with New MomsRecognizing that revitalizing traditional approaches to the birth experience results in happier and healthier moms and newborns, a neonatologist has reintroduced "kangaroo care" to St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.
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Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
Therapeutic Hypothermia is One of Several Protocols Recommended in AHA Advisory
Once healthcare providers restart the heart of a cardiac-arrest patient, the job has only begun. That's according to a science advisory on post-cardiac arrest care published last October in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA).
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
AMA Sets Policy Priorities for 2009
At the Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, held in November in Orlando, the national association voted on the key issues that shape the legislative agenda of the nation's largest physician organization.
CINDY SANDERS |
Winston Capel, MD
Winston Capel, MD, moved his practice from Mississippi at the height of the state's tort-reform struggle — a "drastic" move, he admits, but the only thing he thought would get lawmakers' attention.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
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