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September 17, 2019
Study Co-authored by UAMS Doctor Shows Benefit of Facebook Patient Support Groups in Rare Cancer Research
LITTLE ROCK – An article co-authored by Jerad Gardner, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) demonstrates the ability to use international Facebook patient support groups to rapidly reach large numbers of rare cancer survivors.
September 16, 2019
Alter G Treadmill Defies Gravity to Help Patients Heal
E-Stem High School Senior Haley Franklin will be at full capacity in time for basketball season following surgery in April to reconstruct a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her knee. “It happened when we were going over plays in practice. I bumped into another person and twisted my knee,” Franklin said. “That was in…
September 13, 2019
Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Named UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director
Internationally recognized medical oncologist Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., has been named vice chancellor and director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Birrer specializes in gynecologic cancers and will join the university by the end of the year.
September 12, 2019
Programs Help Prepare Students for Medical Education
A trio of summer programs offered by the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs have helped prepare a contingent of potential future doctors for medical school. The Pre-Medical Summer Scholars Program, Final MCAT Preparation Program and MedEd Ready all serve students bound for medical school, but each program is tailored to a different point in students’…
Graduate Student Explores Potential of Handheld DNA/RNA Sequencers in Outbreaks
Imagine there’s an outbreak of an infectious disease. Could health officials on the ground harness the power of new handheld DNA and RNA sequencers to monitor outbreaks in real-time and quickly contain them? This question lies at the heart of research published in the journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution by UAMS graduate student Duah Alkam….
September 10, 2019
UAMS Clinical Trial Shows Promise in New Method for Stroke Treatment
Professor William C. Culp, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have published promising results from the first human trial of a new drug to treat strokes. If the results of this Phase I clinical trial are repeated in the next phases, the UAMS professors could be responsible for developing…
Testicular Cancer Patient Advises Others to Seek Treatment at First Sign of Change
Bradley Patty recently finished his last cycle of chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer at UAMS. His prognosis is good. He and his wife, Marlenis Patty, are looking forward to the birth of their sixth child. Patty noticed a lump about a year ago, but he didn’t immediately go get it checked out. Soon after he…
September 5, 2019
UAMS Researcher Receives $2.5 Million Grant for HIV Education
Latunja Sockwell, a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $2.5 million federal grant to expand HIV and hepatitis C prevention education among African American men and women with a history of criminal justice involvement and substance abuse, especially opioid abuse. The five-year grant comes from the Substance Abuse…
September 4, 2019
UAMS Receives $4.6 Million Grant to Address Rural Physician Shortage
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve access to quality health care in rural Arkansas by expanding efforts to train and retain primary care physicians. The Arkansas Medical Education Primary Care Partnerships project aims to increase the…
August 29, 2019
Seminars Offer Education on Eye Health and Nutrition for Diabetes Patients
About a dozen participants turned out for the second in a series of ongoing seminars at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute to help educate those with diabetes about the dangers it poses to eyesight and how to eat heathier. The series featured presentations on eye damage by Heather Vines, B.S.N., RN, and…
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