February 28, 2013

Chancellor: UAMS in Good Shape, but Challenges Ahead

Ben Boulden

Feb. 28, 2013 | A strong and growing University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) treated more patients, received funding for more research and educated more health care professionals in the past year, said Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., but the institution faces challenges as the nation’s health care system undergoes dramatic changes.


February 27, 2013

Rawle Seupaul, M.D., To Lead Emergency Medicine Department

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – International emergency medicine authority Rawle “Tony” Seupaul, M.D., will join the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on March 1 as professor and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine.</p>


Arkansas e-Link Broadband Expands into Crittenden County

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas e-Link, a statewide broadband network, will begin operations in Crittenden County, connecting health care and educational institutions for telemedicine and distance learning.</p>


February 25, 2013

Heart Research Points Way to Longer Lives

Ben Boulden

Feb. 25, 2013 | Cardiovascular research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) could one day lead to a test for aneurysms, an annual treatment for hypertension and a treatment for inflammation that accompanies a host of diseases.


February 20, 2013

A Year of Heart Screening For Babies Yields Benefits

Ben Boulden

Feb. 20, 2013 | Three babies born in 2012 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) needed special care; a new screening process for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) ensured they got it.


February 14, 2013

UAMS Opens Psychiatric Inpatient Unit to Serve Women

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – An inpatient unit devoted solely to women with serious mental health needs such as trauma, depression and anxiety is opening at the Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</p>


Knitting Group Provides Hope for Patients

Ben Boulden

Feb. 14, 2013 | A knitting group in Russellville is providing hope for breast cancer patients one breast prosthesis at a time.


February 11, 2013

UAMS Sets SeniorNet March Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

Ben Boulden

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes on <i>Fundamentals for Beginners, Navigating the Internet </i>and<i> Extending Your Skills </i>will be taught in March for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. <br />
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February 6, 2013

Mental Health Expert to Speak on Women’s Mental Health during Pregnancy

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – While pregnancy can be a very exciting time for a woman, 60 percent to 80 percent of mothers experience some form of sadness after giving birth, with one in 10 experiencing serious post-partum depression.</p>


February 5, 2013

UAMS Helps Hospital With Broadband Link Between Parents, Premature Babies

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Families of the tiniest babies at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania now will be able to view them in real time on their computer or smart phone through a webcam system developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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