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May 14, 2018
Parkinson’s Patient Active and Proactive About His Condition Treatment
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May 14, 2018 | John Lee, of Little Rock, first noticed the small twitch in his fingers about seven years ago. He was in his 50s and Parkinson’s disease was at the top of his mind when he asked his primary care physician about it. “My brother and my cousin both have it,” Lee said….
May 7, 2018
Vacation Injury Puts Little Rock Woman on Circuitous Path to UAMS
![On the secluded island of Cayo Espanto, Joan Baldridge never expected to injure her hip. Her road home and to recovery passed through UAMS.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/approaching-Cayo-Espanto-e1525722089459-150x150.jpg)
May 7, 2018 | On a normal day, Joan Baldridge could reach UAMS’ campus from her Little Rock home in a few minutes. That was not the case in November when Baldridge ultimately needed care in short order. Baldridge and her husband were at Cayo Espanto. The couple worked to pack and tidy up their…
May 1, 2018
Catheter Device Slows Down Internal Bleeding, Saves Lives
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May 1, 2018 | Angela Hall of Pineville, Missouri, was halfway through her pregnancy when she had a scare that sent her to her doctor in Rogers. “I experienced some bleeding,” Hall said. “Having had a couple of miscarriages prior to this pregnancy, I was worried it could be happening again.” Hall says once they…
April 25, 2018
NICU Graduates Show off Growth in 7th Annual Reunion
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April 25, 2018 | A steady stream of healthy, happy and adventurous infants and toddlers visited UAMS Medical Center April 21 for the Seventh Annual NICU Reunion. Karrissa Newby has been to the event once before, when her baby was about 3 months old and a very recent graduate of the UAMS neonatal intensive care…
April 12, 2018
NFL Players Pay Surprise Visit to UAMS Cancer Institute
![Heisman Trophy winner and Tampa Bay Buccaneer Jameis Winston (left) and Denver Bronco Clinton McDonald visit with UAMS Cancer Institute patient Cyrus B. Davis and his wife.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Winston-McDonald-Cyrus-150x150.jpg)
April 12, 2018 | UAMS patient C.M. McClain Jr. was not expecting to celebrate the final day of his treatment cycle with six NFL players, including a Heisman Trophy winner. But that’s exactly what he did. The players came up one by one to shake his hand, introduce themselves and talk at length about his…
April 9, 2018
Pennsylvania Woman Finds Better Life Through UAMS Pain Clinic
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April 9, 2018 | Carye Beavers is always in pain. The 45-year-old has a degenerative bone disease that was made worse by a car accident in 2011. Before she discovered relief from the UAMS pain management clinic, Beavers says her days usually ended around noon because it hurt too much to function regularly beyond that….
April 2, 2018
Cabot Woman Back to Active Lifestyle after Hip Procedure
![Beverly Smith is back to traveling with her husband and living life to its fullest after a hip replacement performed by UAMS's Paul Edwards, M.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Beverly-Smith-150x150.jpg)
April 2, 2018 | Beverly Smith isn’t used to being held back. The now-retired Cabot resident loves to be on the move. She longs to travel. She lives for cruises and trips with her husband, and the freedom to do as they please. Last year, that way of life came to an abrupt halt when…
March 26, 2018
Greenville Man Fitted for Robotic Arm Controlled by Thought
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March 26, 2018 | The first memory David Scott has following his traffic accident July 31, 2017, is a paramedic leaning over trying to help release him from underneath his 18-wheeler. “I’m trying to pull my arm out and they’re telling me I can’t,” Scott said. “So I turn around and try and force it….
March 19, 2018
Invasive Colon Cancer Caught Following Primary Care Visit
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March 19, 2018 | In the summer of 2016, Stuttgart native Blake Pond, 36, moved back to his home state after living in Dallas for 16 years. He, his wife, Ann, with their infant daughter, Caroline, wanted to be closer to family. So Pond accepted a position as chief of staff at the UAMS Myeloma…
March 12, 2018
Organ Recipient Befriends His Donor’s Family
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March 12, 2018 | Trenton Williams, 24, a graduate of Lamar High School in 2006, had big, blue eyes and a warm smile. His mother, Jeri’ Williams, remembers him being trustworthy and loyal. The youngest of four siblings, he was a smart and meticulous planner who worked hard, she said. He was successful at his…
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