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April 27, 2021
UAMS Surpasses 100,000 Digital Health Visits in Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) conducted more than 100,000 digital health visits following the COVID-19 outbreak that strictly limited in-person appointments and medical procedures over one year ago. UAMS saw its highest numbers of virtual consultations at the height of the pandemic and during February’s winter storm, performing more…
April 23, 2021
Twist of fate Leads to Myeloma Diagnosis for Longtime Survivor
A persistent sore spot on his thigh led Bennie Utley of Cabot to ask his family doctor about it in early 2005. “It was about four inches wide and eight or 10 inches long,” Utley, 79, recalled. “He told me I was wearing my belt too tight.” Utley was not satisfied with the diagnosis and…
April 22, 2021
Two UAMS Employees Selected for Arkansas Business’ 2021 40 Under 40 List
Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton have been included in this year’s class of Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. Honorees, all under the age of 40 years old as of…
April 21, 2021
Fourth Annual UAMS Day of Giving Raises More Than $350,000
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held the fourth annual Day of Giving on April 14 to support education, clinical care and research across the institution. This year, the event raised $352,933. Since 2017, the Day of Giving event has been UAMS’ largest single-day philanthropic effort. As the state’s only health sciences university,…
April 15, 2021
UAMS Vaccinates More Than 1,100 Arkansans at Weekend Vaccination Clinics
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) vaccinated more than 1,100 Arkansans at weekend vaccination clinics in the Little Rock metro area. UAMS administered 487 Pfizer vaccines during the first of four Community Vaccination Clinics at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock on April 10. The next three clinics will be held on…
Estate of Eleanor Karam Gives $2.7 Million to Support UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2.7 million gift from the estate of Eleanor Karam to support the highest priorities of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. “Ms. Eleanor was a true visionary with a huge heart,” said Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., director of the institute….
April 13, 2021
UAMS’ Erika Petersen, M.D., Publishes Study Results on Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in JAMA
Results of a randomized clinical trial led by Erika Petersen, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on use of a spinal cord stimulation system for patients with refractory painful diabetic neuropathy were published April 5 in JAMA Neurology. Petersen, a neurosurgeon and professor in the Department of Neurosurgery in the College…
April 12, 2021
Cancer DNA Blood Tests Validated By International Research Team
LITTLE ROCK — An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing – a fast, cheap and less invasive method to diagnose and monitor cancer.
UAMS Health Breaks Ground on New Surgical Hospital on Main Campus
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground today in a ceremony marking the start of the construction of the $85 million, UAMS Health Surgical Hospital, which is expected to be complete by spring 2023. The project is being paid for by a bond issue approved this year by the…
April 8, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination of Surgical Patients Should be Priority, Study Involving UAMS Finds
Providing COVID-19 vaccines for patients awaiting elective surgery could save 58,687 lives worldwide over the next year, according to results of an international study in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) participated. The study findings, based on data gathered in 2020 by COVIDSurg Collaborative, an international network of surgeons, suggests that patients…
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