July 10, 2018
Hagemeier to Hold Training Rides for Myeloma’s Ride for Research
July 10, 2018 | Mark Hagemeier, managing associate general counsel with the UAMS Office of General Counsel, believes in the power of teamwork. He also believes it’s important to be prepared, whether he’s in an office or courtroom handling legal issues or unwinding after hours on his bicycle. So it’s not surprising he’s volunteering to…
UAMS Myeloma Researchers Link Size and Number of Focal Lesions as an Indicator of Prognosis
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers with the Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have connected clinical outcomes for patients with types of so-called focal lesions, which are solid, elevated areas of plasma cell accumulations within the bone present in most myeloma patients. The focal lesions are important contributors to the progression…
June 19, 2018
Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., Tapped to Lead UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology
June 19, 2018 | Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., an authority on obstetric anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in the UAMS College of Medicine, effective July 1. Mhyre is vice chair for research and associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and…
October 10, 2017
UAMS Study Identifies One Reason Myeloma Patients Respond Differently to Treatment
Oct. 10, 2017 | Researchers with the Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have identified one reason myeloma patients respond differently to treatment — the cancer cells can vary in type and intensity depending on where in the bone marrow they are located. The team headed by Leo Rasche, M.D., and…
October 6, 2017
Myeloma Patient’s Loved Ones Roll ‘Ride for Research’ in Her Honor
Oct. 6, 2017 | Carolyn Barber, of El Dorado, waited as six of her loved ones – two daughters, a son, two granddaughters and a great-grandson – each rode 10 miles in the recent UAMS Myeloma Institute’s inaugural Ride for Research across central Arkansas in honor of the 75-year-old’s battle against myeloma. “It was wonderful,”…
October 5, 2017
UAMS Myeloma Institute Team Goes the Distance to Fight Cancer
Oct. 5, 2017 | Ritchie Brown of Little Rock has had two stem-cell transplants since December 2016. But you certainly couldn’t tell it Sept. 23 as he rode his bicycle 50 miles to raise awareness of multiple myeloma, the cancer he has been fighting with the help of the UAMS Myeloma Institute. Brown, who is…
September 20, 2017
Conway Cyclist Joins UAMS Myeloma Institute Team to Honor Dad
Sept. 20, 2017 | Julie Ferguson, 51, of Conway, plans to straddle her Trek bike and join 60 others Sept. 23 to ride in the UAMS Myeloma Institute’s Ride for Research. Held in conjunction with the Big Dam Bridge 100, the 60 patients, supporters, donors and employees are riding to raise awareness of the blood…
September 18, 2017
Myeloma Institute Hosts Patient Power Event on Rare Blood Diseases
Sept. 18, 2017 | UAMS Myeloma Institute patients, caregivers and health professionals gathered Sept. 9 at UAMS for Patient Power, a free event offering information about myeloma and other blood-related diseases and the significance of genetic profiling, imaging and getting involved with developing research. “Living Well with Myeloma” drew a crowd of nearly 100, with…
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