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December 15, 2016

Head Start Carolers Bring Joyous Songs, Smiles to UAMS

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UAMS Head Start Carolers

Dec. 15, 2016 | The hallways and offices at UAMS swelled with laughter, happiness and a festive spirit Dec. 15 as a troupe of UAMS Head Start preschoolers sang holiday songs for all to hear. As the children jingled into his office, UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., wished the kids a happy holiday season and…


December 8, 2016

Surgeons Use 3D Technology to Reconstruct Man’s Face

Katrina Dupins

Jennings Boyette UAMS

Dec. 8, 2016 | “When I reached up and felt the blood, I knew I’d hurt myself badly. But I had no idea my face had been crushed.” Sidney Todd III was at his job Jan.13, 2016, checking out oil wells in Union County. As he stepped up on a unit, he slipped on a…


December 1, 2016

Liberian Travels to Arkansas to Thank Surgeon

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Jonathan Laryea UAMS

Dec. 1, 2016 | Like most UAMS physicians, colorectal surgeon Jonathan Laryea, M.D., feels the responsibility to give back to the community. Unlike most UAMS physicians, his community includes the West African nation of Ghana where he grew up. For more than 20 years, Laryea, an associate professor for surgery in the UAMS College of…


November 16, 2016

UAMS First in State to Implement Infant Footprint Scan

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CertaScan First Footprint UAMS

Nov. 16, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first hospital in Arkansas to implement a program that will give new parents a keepsake of their child’s birth and an assurance of the newborn’s safety. Through a partnership with CertaScan Technologies’ First Footprint, parents will have the option to have their…


November 15, 2016

First Time in US: Patient Treated in Trial Using Virus on Brain Tumor

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Beth Rogers, pictured seated at UAMS

Nov. 15, 2016 | Beth Rogers might have been the first person in the United States to be treated as part of a clinical trial that included the injection of a virus into her brain tumor in combination with immunotherapy treatments – but the Hazen resident said she had no fear. “I’ve got so much…


November 10, 2016

Patient with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Urges Screenings

Katrina Dupins

Mohammed Moursi UAMS

Nov. 10, 2016 | For more than a decade, Chester Palmer’s doctor kept close watch on the aneurysm in his aorta. An aneurysm is an enlargement or ballooning of a blood vessel. Palmer’s was in the aorta, the main blood vessel in the body that extends from the heart through the abdomen and into the…


November 3, 2016

Functional Rhinoplasty Helps Patient to Breathe Freely

Katrina Dupins

Jennings Boyette UAMS

Nov. 3, 2016 | For the first time in nine years, Sangeetha Anand can breathe easy. And she’s giving all the credit to Jennings Boyette, M.D., assistant professor of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine. Boyette was able to successfully diagnose and correct what had become a years-long battle for…


October 27, 2016

Blog Gives Multiple Myeloma Patient Way to Share

Katrina Dupins

UAMS Myeloma Institute

Oct. 27, 2016 | Sean Murray of Kimberling City, Missouri, was working a stressful job in November 2008. His project list was long and deadlines were coming due. So, yes, he noticed the pain in the upper middle part of his back. But the 49-year-old figured it was a pinched nerve or a pulled muscle…


October 20, 2016

Patient Searches Nation, Finds Best Cancer Care at UAMS

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Don Marshall stands outside the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center where he was treated for prostate cancer last year.

Oct. 20, 2016 | When Don Marshall, 58, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he wanted to make sure he received the best possible care. He was considering traveling to California for treatment until he realized there was a state-of-the-art facility in his own backyard. One year ago, Marshall went to a routine physical examination for…


October 14, 2016

Breast Cancer Survivor Inspired to Help Others

Susan Van Dusen

Oct. 14, 2016 | Lana Dunn’s 21-year military career has given her the skills to face just about any challenge. Little did she know, those skills would be put to the ultimate test three years ago after finding a lump in her breast. “I was drying off after a shower and accidentally felt it,” she…



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