September 11, 2017
UAMS Cancer Institute Partners Card Offers Shoppers and Diners 20 Percent Discount
LITTLE ROCK –More than 250 shops and restaurants in central and northwest Arkansas and Conway will offer discounts Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 with Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). To purchase a Partners Card or…
August 21, 2017
Thoracic Surgeon Jason Muesse, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained thoracic surgeon Jason Muesse, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the Surgical Oncology Clinic at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine. Muesse specializes in the…
Young Woman Manages Rare Blood Disorder with Help of UAMS
For about six years, Megan Parrish didn’t know what was happening to her own body. The teenager would miss school and outings with her friends due to bouts of extreme nausea, pain and dizziness. Her behavior also changed, although she couldn’t pinpoint any reason or pattern for the psychological and physical symptoms. “For a while…
August 15, 2017
Neurosurgeon Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Neurosurgeon Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She sees patients in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery. Her medical specialties include primary and secondary brain tumors, endoscopy, radiosurgery, laser…
August 14, 2017
After Brain Cancer Diagnosis, Morrilton Mom Starts 5K to Fund Research
Sept. 5, 2017 — Christmas 2013 was like no other for Julie Papini Session of Morrilton. Having experienced symptoms including forgetfulness, nausea and severe headaches for several weeks, Session took the advice of a friend and saw her doctor Dec. 23. She received a call the following day — Christmas Eve — that “a little…
August 7, 2017
Family with Rare Cancer Syndrome Finds Hope at UAMS
Aug. 7, 2017 | It was a normal day visiting her family in Little Rock when Melinda Godsey started to feel sick. “I thought I had a stomach virus,” she said. Not wanting to infect her grandchildren, she got up the next morning and started the drive back to her home in El Dorado. Feeling…
August 4, 2017
UAMS to Offer 7-Week Freedom From Smoking Group Starting Aug. 30
LITTLE ROCK — If you’re ready to quit smoking, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is ready to help. The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Aug. 30 at 900 John Barrow Road. There is no cost to participate. Free parking is available….
July 21, 2017
UAMS Program to Improve Doctor-Patient Communication Offered in 5 Arkansas Counties
LITTLE ROCK —Health care providers in five Arkansas counties are invited to participate in a program offered free of charge by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) designed to improve doctor-patient communication. The How to Talk to Your Doctor program will be provided to clinics and hospitals in Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, White and…
June 7, 2017
Cancer Diagnosis Yields Big Surprise for New Mom
Read the Spanish version of this story here. June 7, 2017 | If the circumstances surrounding Angel Castillo’s birth are any indication, his life will be full of surprises. It was during a routine gynecological exam in January 2016 when Angel’s mom, Carmen Martinez, got some very unexpected news: She had cervical cancer. As a…
June 1, 2017
Teaching with Technology Symposium Slated for July 20-21
LITTLE ROCK – Educators from across Arkansas are invited to attend Teaching with Technology, a symposium to give educators new tools and ideas for teaching in the classroom and online. The symposium will be held July 20-21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The registration fee for the symposium is $95; $75…
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