July 16, 2015
The Trickle Down Effect of Eating Healthy
Chuck Lange is sold on the often circulated notion that dropping some excess weight can be a life-changing event.
Off and Running with UAMS Weight Loss Program
Crouching next to his backyard pool for a routine skimming of its leaves and drowned insects, Jim Brown saw a reflection of a man he didn’t want to be. After having let his health go a little bit following the death of his wife in 2006, Jim was hit with the realization that he couldn’t muster…
215-Pound Weight Loss Changes Athletic Director’s Life
Standing behind a chain-link fence with a casual acquaintance watching the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) Tigers practice football late last summer, OBU Athletic Director David Sharp’s life took a drastic turn. With his weight at the heaviest it had been, nearing a hefty 440 pounds, the acquaintance turned to leave and muttered, “You really oughta’…
Scarless Hysterectomy Gives Mom Quick Recovery
Scarless Hysterectomy Gives Mom Quick Recovery The Conway nurse and mother of five was doing so well after a hysterectomy at UAMS that she was able to go home the same day. Even more amazing to Katrina Davis and her friends and family is that she was back to most of her normal routine justtwo…
July 14, 2015
Keith Olsen, Pharm. D., Named UAMS College of Pharmacy Dean
July 10, 2015 | Keith M. Olsen, Pharm. D., has been named dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy and will begin his role at UAMS on or before Nov. 1.
July 13, 2015
Pharmacy Students Earn National Award for Third Time
July 13, 2015 | UAMS College of Pharmacy students have achieved a three-peat, winning the national Organ Donation Challenge award and, in this year’s competition, surpassing 11 rival colleges of pharmacy.
July 10, 2015
Keith Olsen, Pharm. D., Named Dean of the UAMS College of Pharmacy
LITTLE ROCK – Keith M. Olsen, Pharm. D., has been named dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy and will begin his role at UAMS on or before Nov. 1.
July 9, 2015
‘Pathway’ Helps Crossett Man Survive Ruptured Aorta
When Frank Englerth’s aorta began to rupture, the stabbing pain high in his back woke him in the middle of a cold February night. It was the beginning of what could have been the end for Englerth, 74, who lives on the Saline River deep in southeastern Arkansas, nearly a three-hour drive from Little Rock….
July 8, 2015
Hip and Knee Surgeon Simon C. Mears, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS Orthopaedics Department
LITTLE ROCK — Hip and knee surgeon Simon C. Mears, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective July 1, and will see patients at the UAMS Orthopaedic Clinic at #2 Shackleford West Boulevard.
UAMS Translational Research Institute Awards $350,000 for Seven Pilot Research Studies
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute recently announced awards to seven researchers totaling about $350,000 for pilot studies. The annual awards of about $50,000 each are made to studies with the strongest likelihood of leading to improved health and health care. For the first time this year,…
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