October 13, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Oct. 20 in Prescott
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oct. 20 at the Nevada County Fire Department, 113 E. Walnut St., in Prescott. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of…
October 12, 2020
UAMS HealthNow Offers New Digital Health Program for Prevention of HIV Infections
LITTLE ROCK — Through UAMS HealthNow, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is providing screening, monitoring and medication prescribing services to patients to prevent HIV infection. Non-HIV positive patients who engage in high-risk behaviors and adhere to the use of anti-retroviral medications have experienced a 90% reduction in the transmission of HIV. The…
October 9, 2020
21st Geriatrics Update Focuses on ‘Living Long, Living Strong’
The foods older adults eat can be just as, or even more, vital to their heart health as the cardiovascular medications they take and the surgeries and procedures they may undergo. That’s the message keynote speaker, Joel Kahn, M.D., gave at the 21st annual Geriatrics Update and Long-term Care Conference held Oct. 1-3 at the…
October 8, 2020
Lauren Reeves, M.S.N., Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in Helena-West Helena
LITTLE ROCK —Lauren Reeves, M.S.N., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medical Center in Helena-West Helena where she sees patients as a nurse practitioner Reeves is a lifelong resident of Phillips County where she has chosen to practice. She has served the population of the rural delta as a registered…
October 5, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Oct. 15 in Hamburg
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oct. 15 at Hamburg City Hall, 305 E. Jefferson St. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences…
October 2, 2020
‘Geriatric Buddy’ Program Hopes to End Isolation of Older Adults
UAMS geriatrician Priya Mendiratta, M.D., wants to brighten the lives of older adults who are isolated at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. She and some students have an idea for how to do that. “In the nursing home, for the first one or two months of the pandemic when we didn’t go in, I noticed…
September 24, 2020
AGECaring Friends Facebook Live Series to Present “Magic & the Brain” Oct. 7
LITTLE ROCK — The AGECaring Friends Program will present “Magic & the Brain” at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 7 as part of its new Facebook Live Series. To access the live presentation, go to https://www.facebook.com/uamsagec. The AGECaring Friends Program will be held the first Wednesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. on the AGEC Facebook page….
September 23, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Sept. 30 in Mountain Home
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sept. 30 at Baxter County Fairgrounds, 1507 Fairgrounds Drive in Mountain Home. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for…
September 21, 2020
David Caldwell, Pharm.D., Chosen for National Pharmacy Leadership Program
LITTLE ROCK — David Caldwell, Pharm.D, of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently was selected by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for its Academic Leadership Fellows Program. Caldwell, the new associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Pharmacy, was one of 24 members…
September 18, 2020
Diverse College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 Dons White Coats
The UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 donned white coats Sept. 5 in a virtual ceremony that still honored the right of passage signifying a pharmacy student’s transition into the life of a student-pharmacist. This year’s annual White Coat Ceremony, had one of the highest percentages of underrepresented minorities in the college’s history, nearly…
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