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What do I need to know? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about infections with an extensively drug-resistant strain of  Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 12 states (Not MS as of this posting). Most patients reported using artificial tears. The majority of patients who used artificial tears reported […]

Published on Monday, January 9, 2023 By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications How do you help protect yourself from a highly contagious, antibiotic-resistant fungal infection with a high mortality rate? Be vigilant about the possibility of exposure, and educate yourself about candida auris, also called C. auris, a University of Mississippi Medical Center expert says. […]

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byIsabelle Frost  November 9, 2022 Reading Time: 2 mins read Period@UM hosted a forum in the Gertrude C. Ford Student Union on Nov. 7 with members of Student Health Services answering questions about women’s health in a safe, judgment-free environment. Nurse practitioner Miele Hudspeth and Director of Health Services Alex Langhart used the presentation to […]

  Flu season is here, and it is important for our campus community to take the necessary preventative steps to mitigate spread and severe illness. Dr. Hubert Spears, staff physician at Employee Health Services, has shared that public health experts predict that this flu season could be particularly bad. Why do we think flu season […]

Published on Monday, September 19, 2022 By: Dr. Elena Dent, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine Healthy eating can mean something different to everyone.  Fruits and vegetables are synonymous with a healthy diet: but why? Because they are healthy? Well, yes, we know that! But why are they healthy? Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, water, and […]