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April 8, 2016
Brother-to-Brother Kidney Transplants Run in Family
April 8, 2016 | For Jeff Johnson, the decision to give his older brother, James, a kidney was a no-brainer. It was a decision the 48-year-old had made 31 years earlier when their father underwent a kidney transplant at UAMS with an organ donated by one of his brothers. James Johnson Sr., along with another…
April 6, 2016
Myeloma Awareness Takes Center Stage at Showcase
April 6, 2016 | Local performers volunteered their time to entertain Myeloma Institute patients and staff March 30 during the F7 Myeloma Awareness Showcase. The showcase was planned by F7, UAMS’ inpatient bone marrow transplant unit, as part of Myeloma Awareness Month, said Richard Alcala, the unit’s patient activity and volunteer coordinator. Approximately 50 people…
April 1, 2016
NFL Players Brighten Cancer Patients’ Day with Surprise Visit
APRIL 1, 2016 | Hugs, smiles and selfies were in plentiful supply March 31 when five professional football players made a surprise visit to patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
March 28, 2016
Now Cancer-Free, Nurse Regrets Skipping Colonoscopy
March 28, 2016 | As a nurse, Beverly Seaberg spends her time at work caring for patients. As a wife and mother, she also makes sure her husband, John, and two daughters, Cori and Caroline receive the best health care possible. Seaberg, 58, is an R.N. in the Quality Management department at UAMS. She has…
March 18, 2016
Hot Springs Woman’s Hip Replacements Leave Behind Pain, Discomfort
March 18, 2016 | In the past six months, Vicki Brooks has undergone two hip replacements, but it’s hard to tell from her energetic walk and cheerful demeanor. If you ask Brooks, a Hot Springs resident, she praises her son, Brian, for her decision to visit UAMS when her hip pain became too much to…
March 17, 2016
Ten-year-old Donates Birthday Money to Cancer Institute
March 17, 2016 | Ten years ago, Lennon Tusieseina had just entered the world. Meanwhile, a team of doctors at UAMS was saving his grandfather’s life. Earlier this year, they saved his uncle, too. Lennon wanted to give something back. Toting a jar one-third his size stuffed with dollar bills, 10-year-old Lennon recently took his…
March 10, 2016
Cornea Donation Saves Rogers Man’s Vision
March 10, 2016 | Organ donation is an incredibly personal and tremendously impactful act of kindness, but Jim Harris already knows that on a profound level. “Without the generosity of a donor, I would have lost sight in my eye,” said the 53-year-old Rogers resident. “I am grateful my donor was thoughtful enough to make…
March 8, 2016
New Tradition Bonds Friends Fighting Breast Cancer
March 8, 2016 | During one of her many trips to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Tammy Alexander spotted an old friend browsing in the gift shop. “Stacy Sells and I were classmates at Hendrix College, but we hadn’t seen each other in quite a while,” she said. Having seen a UAMS advertisement…
March 3, 2016
UAMS Helps Harmony Clinic Obtain Retinal Camera
March 3, 2016 | UAMS Glaucoma specialist Grant Morshedi, M.D., knows how important Little Rock’s Harmony Health Clinic is to those who need health care but can’t afford it. As a UAMS medical student in 2008, he worked with many others at UAMS and in the community to establish the free clinic that is staffed…
March 2, 2016
Stroke Patient Feels ‘Wonderful’ After Clot Treatments
March 2, 2016 | It began like any other Sunday for the Lemasters of Sherwood. Mary Lemaster and her husband, James, had participated in the Sunday School class at Baring Cross Baptist Church on Feb. 7, 2016, and were getting ready to attend morning worship in the sanctuary when Mary went to the restroom. “It…
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