Dr. David Coon Joins Ole Miss Student Health Services Popular Oxford physician enhances student care choices APRIL 11, 2022 BY DANA ENGELBERT Dr. David Coon, a veteran Oxford health care provider, joins the Student Health Services staff at the University of Mississippi today (April 11). Coon, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Ole Miss, was the owner and […]
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UHS Director Joins Roundabout Oxford Podcast
Roundabout Oxford looks on the sunny side as it examines some of the changes that have come about due to the pandemic, many of them surprisingly positive! First, Brian Corrigan talks to Alex Langhart, UM Director of University Health Services, to get an injection of information about Telehealth and more. Then Alex Watson sits […]
Heart Health Month Training Class
Learn to Manage Blood Pressure and Heart Health FEBRUARY 15, 2022 BY STAFF REPORT OXFORD, Miss. – In honor of Heart Health Month, University of Mississippi employees are invited to participate in training to learn to prevent and control hypertension and heart disease. The training, at 11 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 23), is slated for the Garland Annex, Room […]
UM’s David Magee and his new book Dear William
From COVID-19 variant to variant, critical care providers fight to save lives
Published on Monday, January 24, 2022 By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu Six months pregnant with her first child, hospitalized and her lungs ravaged by COVID-19 and a cough that wouldn’t quit, Amber Rodgers made a terrifying decision. “The doctor came in and was talking about the ventilator,” Rodgers, 21, said of her critical care physician at the […]
Omicron and Delta variants: What do we know?
Published on Monday, January 10, 2022 By: Ruth Cummins, ricummins@umc.edu Dr. Jason Parham, professor and chief of the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Bhagyashri Navalkele, assistant professor and medical director of infection prevention, answer questions on what we know about the Omicron and Delta COVID-19 variants. What do we know now about […]