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.
October 5, 2018
19th Geriatric Update Spotlights Caring for Patients with Terminal, Advanced Dementia
In caring for a patient with advanced dementia, hand feeding can give them something much more than simply nutrition near the end of life. It can give them a feeling of comfort, support and contentment, Angela Catic, M.D., said to the audience at the 19th annual Geriatric Update and Long-term Care Conference held Sept. 20-22 at UAMS.
October 2, 2018
Symposium Spotlights Psychology of Sickle Cell Disease
By 2014, Shamonica Wiggins had reached a point where she couldn’t cope with her sickle cell disease. She felt lost and defeated until a therapist helped her try a new approach.
September 28, 2018
UAMS-Sponsored Senior Expo Attracts More Than 1,500
Sept. 28, 2018 | More than 1,500 seniors thronged the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock to add another banner year to the Senior Expo’s history of success.
September 25, 2018
Center on Aging-Northeast Will Assist in Medicare Open Enrollment
Sept. 25, 2018 | The Center on Aging-Northeast, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will once again assist Medicare participants with their prescription drug plans during the open enrollment period by providing non-biased evaluations and enrollment assistance.
September 21, 2018
UAMS Physician Saves Teen from Effects of Rare Stroke
Early on May 27, UAMS neuroradiologist Martin Radvany, M.D., was working to make sure that a joke about stroke from teenager Dra Bishop was not the last joke Dra made. Bishop’s stroke was not a laughing matter. Dra, 16, a Bentonville High School and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball player, was feeling a little sluggish…
September 20, 2018
FAITH Summit Draws Leaders to Address Mental Health Disparities
Sept. 20, 2018 | A blindfolded volunteer stood Sept. 14 at the FAITH Network Summit in Little Rock as people in the audience shouted directions to guide her through an improvised obstacle course of stools and chairs.
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