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Hybrid Plastics technology used in world’s first synthetic organ transplant (access required)

HATTIESBURG — Technology from a Mississippi company has been used in an international medical breakthrough: Hybrid Plastics’ unique technology called POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane) was recently used to enable the world’s first synthetic organ transplant. In the surgery performed in June 2011 in Sweden, a terminally ill cancer patient received a new trachea, or windpipe, made [...] [...]

Man charged with practicing unlicensed medicine

by Associated Press Published: January 10,2012

Tags: courts, doctors, health, healthcare, law enforcement, licenses, medical, medicine, physicians

OXFORD — An Oxford man has been freed on bond after being arrested for practicing medicine without a license. Agent-in-charge Keith Davis, agent-in-charge with the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit, tells the Oxford Eagle 50-year-old Mukund K. Patel has been charged with eight counts. Davis says the investigation is continuing. Patel has been free on $2,000 bond. [...] [...]

City leaders mulling medical corridor plan

by Associated Press Published: July 13,2011

Tags: healthcare, medical, medicine, municipal government

JACKSON — Jackson city and business leaders are spearheading an effort to transform a five-miles stretch of road from Interstate 55 to Interstate 220 into a medical research corridor. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Mississippi Healthcare Corridor would include a previously announced research park the University of Mississippi Medical Center plans to build at the old Farmers [...] [...]

Calif. first to OK insurance exchange per health care reform (access required)

by Amy McCullough Published: October 18,2010

Tags: California, exchange plans, health care reform, medical

State exchange plans must be approved by Jan. 1, 2013 Source: amednews.com WASHINGTON — California has become the first state to create a health insurance marketplace as envisioned under the national health reform law. “Every state is going to have to have some sort of legislative action on this,” said Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, chair of the [...] [...]

Study: Obesity care costs twice previous estimates

by Associated Press Published: October 17,2010

Tags: health care, medical, obesity

ATLANTA – New research suggests that almost 17 percent of medical costs in the U.S. can be blamed on obesity. It suggests that the nation’s weight problem may be having close to twice the impact as previously estimated. The new study pegs annual obesity-related costs around $168 billion. The new research was done by John Cawley of [...] [...]

6 projects underway at Biloxi VA hospital

by Associated Press Published: October 17,2010

Tags: BILOXI, health care, hospital, medical, VA Gulf Coast Health Care System

BILOXI- – Six major expansion projects costing $150 million are in progress at the Veterans Affairs hospital complex in Biloxi. Officials expect much the work to be completed next year, according to The Sun Herald. The Biloxi complex, built in the 1930s, has taken on more patients since the Gulfport Veterans Affairs hospital closed just after Hurricane [...] [...]

Judge lets states’ healthcare suit go forward

by Amy McCullough Published: October 15,2010

Tags: health care reform, lawsuit, medical

A Florida judge ruled Thursday that U.S. states can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn health care reform, according to Reuters. Mississippi has joined Florida and 18 other states participating in the suit. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had said at a hearing last month that he would block efforts by the Justice Department to dismiss [...] [...]

UMMC 1st in MS to implant new heart device

by Associated Press Published: October 13,2010

Tags: health care, heart transplant, medical, UMMC, University of Mississippi Medical Center

JACKSON – A University of Mississippi Health Care surgical team placed the state’s first implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in Jackie Kirkman of Tupelo, improving her chances for an eventual heart transplant. The LVAD, called a bridge to transplantation, is a mechanical blood pump that assumes some of the work for the heart. It’s reserved [...] [...]

MS to hire 1st medical examiner in 15 years

by Associated Press Published: October 13,2010

Tags: health care, medical

JACKSON – Mississippi is expected to hire its first medical examiner in 15 years by Nov. 1, and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson said he’s hopeful at least two other associate pathologists will soon be on board to help handle the state’s autopsy cases. “We have one doctor who has an engagement letter to [...] [...]

Q&A: Paul Talbot, M.D., Director, Plastic Surgery Center of Hattiesburg (access required)

by Nash Nunnery Published: October 26,2009

Tags: medical, Paul Talbot, Plastic Surgery Center of Hattiesburg, Wesley Medical Center

New developments With acceptance has come breakthroughs Currently the medical director of the Plastic Surgery Center of Hattiesburg, Paul J. Talbot serves as chairman of the department of surgery at Wesley Medical Center.  He also appears as a guest lecturer throughout south Mississippi and performs medical volunteer work in Hattiesburg.  Talbot recently sat down with Mississippi Business [...] [...]

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