Karen Abbott, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Neurosurgery, have received a $604,208 NIH grant to study an abnormal protein found in ovarian cancer and some brain tumors.
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UAMS Cancer Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop New Cancer Therapies

Nov. 8, 2018 | LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received a $604,208 grant to study how an abnormal protein found in ovarian cancer and some brain tumors helps tumors grow. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the three-year grant to Karen Abbott, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAMS College...

Linda Haymes
UAMS students visiting KIPP Delta Collegiate High School in Helena to talk about preparing for careers in health care.
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UAMS Students Visit Helena Teens to Showcase Health Care Careers

Nov. 8, 2018 | UAMS students visited KIPP Delta Collegiate High School in Helena recently to share with the nearly college-bound students the vast opportunities and careers in health care. The event, Raising Exposure & Awareness of Careers in Health (REACH) in the Delta, gave nearly two hundred ninth through 12th grade students the opportunity to ask questions, visit with...

Spencer Watson
Mohamed Kamel, M.D. and Megan Thomas, A.P.R.N discuss imaging results.
Patient Stories

Targeted Prostate Biopsy Yields More Accurate Results

Nov. 7, 2018 | The Urology Clinic at UAMS is now offering a targeted prostate biopsy that can detect cancer that conventional biopsy may miss. Mohamed Kamel, M.D., a urologic oncologist and associate professor of urology at UAMS, says this technology, which is only a few years old, allows doctors to pinpoint areas more precisely, leading to more accurate...

Katrina Dupins
Veterans were offered tokens of appreciation according to their branch of service.
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UAMS Shows Gratitude for Veterans with Breakfast, Care Packages

Nov. 5, 2018 | Active duty, reserve and veterans of the armed forces who are UAMS employees were honored at a Nov. 2 breakfast, just one part of a larger month of celebrations and events planned by the UAMS Veterans Awareness Committee in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Spencer Watson
Porsha Hart, 37, says she's grateful Gloria Richard-Davis preserved her fertility when removing her uterine fibroids.
Patient Stories

Dallas Woman Calls UAMS Fertility Specialist her “Angel Doctor”

Nov. 5, 2018 | Porsha Hart was diagnosed with uterine fibroids when she was 25 years old. Also known as leiomyomas, fibroids are a benign tumor of smooth muscle found in the uterus. Hart says they were causing her to have an overactive bladder, heavy bleeding during her menstrual cycles and pelvic pressure. “I was uncomfortable,” Hart said. “And...

Katrina Dupins
Volunteer Blake Pond with the Myeloma Center shares water and Gatorade with riders at the center's aid station in Burns Park during the 2018 Ride for Research on Sept. 29.
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UAMS Myeloma Center Team Rides for Research

Oct. 30, 2018 | Oct. 30, 2018 | For the second year in a row, a team of cyclists organized by the UAMS Myeloma Center, including patients, relatives, friends, supporters and at least 24 UAMS employees, rode in the second annual event Ride for Research on Sept. 29 to raise awareness of and more than $30,000 for research of...

Linda Haymes

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UAMS, Our House Announce $2.5 Million Program to Provide Mental Health, Parenting Support for Mothers and Families Experiencing Homelessness

Nov. 13, 2018 | A program to provide homeless and near homeless pregnant women and mothers with young children access to behavioral health services was announced today by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Our House, a Little Rock non-profit center serving homeless and near-homeless populations in central Arkansas. The Home Together project is funded with...

Liz Caldwell

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Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., a myeloma researcher and clinician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, recently led an international medical team in establishing treatment guidelines for Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related tissues.
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UAMS Physician Establishes International Guidelines for Treating Castleman Disease

Oct. 8, 2018 | LITTLE ROCK — Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., a myeloma researcher and clinician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was lead author on a recently published paper that for the first time establishes treatment guidelines for patients with a form of Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related...

Linda Haymes
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UAMS Named High Performer for Third Consecutive Year by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

Nov. 14, 2018 | For the third consecutive year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been recognized as a high performer by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP). UAMS is one of only 54 such high-performing organizations in the U.S. recognized by AHP. High performers represent the organizations in the top 25 percentile for net production...

Benjamin Waldrum
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National Family Caregiver Month Event Recognizes Caregivers

Nov. 8, 2018 | The Schmieding Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the UAMS Texarkana Regional Center on Aging on Nov. 15 will honor Lenn Lee and JoAnn Ward with their local Caregiver of the Year award. November is National Family Caregiver Month, and the public is invited to the award presentation....

Ben Boulden
Cesar Hurtado, M.D honored by LULAC
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UAMS Resident Honored at 18th Annual LULAC Gala

Nov. 7, 2018 | Cesar Hurtado, M.D., a third-year family medicine resident at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently honored at the 18th annual LULAC Education Fund Gala on Nov. 3 at The Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville. LULAC provides local Hispanic youths with educational opportunities through scholarships and education programs....

David Wise
Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe, M.D., speaks at the Arkansas Life Sciences Summit in Conway
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Life Sciences Summit: Health Care Needs Innovation and Flexibility

Nov. 6, 2018 | Business and economic disruption is coming to health care, Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe, M.D., said Oct. 25 at the Arkansas Life Sciences Summit in Conway “Uber and AirBNB were successful in going around the transportation and hotel industries, and that is what is beginning to happen in health care,” Bledsoe said. “It’s going to...

Ben Boulden
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G. Richard Smith, M.D., Named Chairman of UAMS Department of Psychiatry

Nov. 6, 2018 | LITTLE ROCK — G. Richard Smith, M.D., has been named chairman of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and director of UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute. Smith served as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry from 2001 to 2013, during which he oversaw the...

Tim Taylor

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