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Simulation Labs Facilitate Nurse Education
Mississippi Nurse Leaders Share Feasibility Study Findings, Focus on FundingArmed with a fresh feasibility study showing the positive impact regional simulation labs would have on nurse education, Mississippi nurse leaders are asking state lawmakers for funding of $450,000 to continue the process and move forward.
LYNNE JETER
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Gulf Coast Leads State in Emergency Records Management
Hurricane Katrina Prompted Moving Medical Records Online
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast in August 2005, countless medical records were destroyed. No back-up system was in place for the majority of those files.
LYNNE JETER |
Lemons to Lemonade
UMMC Leaders Unveil Ambitious Research Plan to Boost State’s Health
For all the reasons Mississippi get knocked for housing the nation's unhealthiest residents, the state's brightest medical researchers see opportunities.
LYNNE JETER |
Breathing Easier
NMMC Hosts Memorial Week Camp for Asthmatic Children
TUPELO--Kathy Haynes of Houlka had been a camp counselor for Camp Breathe Ezzzze at Tishomingo State Park for several years when her 2-year old grandson, Tanner, was diagnosed with asthma.
"It really hit home then," said Haynes, a respiratory therapist for 29 years, certified asthma educator, and respiratory manager for women and children's services at North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo.
LYNNE JETER |
Effects of the Economy on Mental Health in Mississippi
Mississippians are no strangers to the recent economic issues such as financial strain, foreclosures and unemployment. Although everyone is affected differently by economic troubles, these problems can increase stress, which in turn can increase the risk for developing problems such as depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors and substance abuse. The most common mental health outcome in situations such as these is depression which significantly increases suicide risk.
EDWIN C. LeGRAND III |
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From the Heart
Brain Scientist Shares Surprisingly Clear Details of Stroke, Recovery
HATTIESBURG--Cardiologists, neurologists, surgeons and their spouses leaned closer when Jill Bolte Taylor, MD, took the stage at the 4th Annual Spirit of Women Spring Event at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg on April 7. They were eager to hear every word she shared while recalling surprisingly clear details about how her brain functions changed during her stroke in 1996—and the long, winding road to recovery that spanned nearly a decade.
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Strokes of Wit and Wisdom
Forrest General Celebrates 4th Annual Spirit of Women Spring Event
HATTIESBURG--More than 200 women gathered at the Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center on an unusually chilly April morning to honor unsung heroes of the Pine Belt community and to hear words of encouragement, inspiration and humor.
LYNNE JETER |
Educating Tomorrow's Public Health Professionals
"One problem we face in public health is that people really don't understand public health." Yet, people are catching on fast, and the evidence is in the number of higher education institutions offering public-health degrees.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Walter Merrill, MD
If you had asked Walter Merrill, MD, just a couple of years ago whether his career might take him to Mississippi, you'd have received a doubtful answer.
"It really wasn't on the radar screen," he admits, just a few weeks after joining the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) as chief of cardiothoracic surgery and co-director of University Heart.
LUCY SCHULTZE |
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