November 15, 2018
UAMS Researchers Receive $1.8 Million to Study Common Mechanisms Shared by Alzheimer’s, Other Diseases
A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently was awarded a $1.8 million, five-year grant by the National Institute on Aging to investigate common pathways that contribute to the aging of various tissues.
November 14, 2018
Family Caregiver Month Event Nov. 17 Recognizes Caregivers
The Schmieding Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the UAMS South Arkansas Center on Aging on Nov. 17 will honor Kay Ruddell with their local Caregiver of the Year award. November is National Family Caregiver Month. Family caregivers and professional caregivers are invited to the award presentation during…
November 8, 2018
National Family Caregiver Month Event Recognizes Caregivers
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….
November 7, 2018
UAMS Medical Center Named ‘Most Wired’ Hospital for 2018
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently won the Most Wired Award for the fourth year in a row from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
November 6, 2018
Life Sciences Summit: Health Care Needs Innovation and Flexibility
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…
UAMS Researcher Awarded $350,000 Fellowship for Behavioral Health Telemedicine Pilot Study
UAMS researcher Nickolas Zaller, Ph.D., recently was awarded a three-year, $350,000 research fellowship for a new telehealth counseling pilot study in the West Memphis area for individuals on probation or parole who have behavioral health disorders.
October 26, 2018
Health Screenings, Vaccinations Available Nov. 3 at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff
LITTLE ROCK — Adult vaccinations and health screenings will be provided Nov. 3 at a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) homecoming tailgate event. The vaccinations and screenings will be provided by Walgreens, UAMS South Central Center on Aging and the Schmieding Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)….
October 24, 2018
UAMS’ Scott Dickson, M.D., Named President of American Academy of Family Physicians’ Arkansas Chapter
Scott Dickson, M.D., residency program director at UAMS Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro, recently became the president of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
October 19, 2018
Junior BSN Students Don Their White Coats
Jodie McGinley shared a life lesson with the 118 UAMS College of Nursing juniors gathered Oct. 12 for a White Coat Ceremony marking their passage into the clinical phase of their education.
October 11, 2018
New Technology to Examine Heart, Brain of Fetus During Pregnancy
Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., and his research team are working hard to see if a new generation of technology can improve on a device developed at UAMS while lowering its cost and benefitting pregnant mothers.
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