Aug. 11, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now offers Enterra Therapy, a treatment designed to relieve chronic nausea and vomiting due to gastroparesis, a medical condition that causes food to digest more slowly than normal.
July 22, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK —The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new neurology clinic — this one focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and headache patients — in the Doctors Building at 500 S. University Ave in Little Rock.
Lily DeSpain, a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) M.D./MPH dual-degree program, aspires to fuse public health and clinical health to help entire populations live comfortably. “The moments with physicians who were compassionate and really cared about me, left a lasting impression on me,” she said. “One of my goals is…
Crystal McCoy was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2024 and received the first ever liver transplant for a colon cancer patient in the state in February 2026.
Behind every surgical procedure at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), there is a team dedicated to making sure that every patient can expect the same standard of safety, one instrument tray at a time.
LITTLE ROCK — The Schmieding Foundation, Inc., pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support construction and activities of the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, Arkansas.
The public is invited to a community town hall meeting on cancer clinical trials, as well as prevention and screening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Arkansas Northeastern College, 2501 S. Division St., in the John Sullins Building, Room A101, in Blytheville.
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Aug. 20 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
A five-year National Institutes of Health grant for more than $3.1 million will fund University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers studying a new method aimed at enhancing the immune system’s ability to fight tumor growth in head and neck cancers.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School is home to the only program in the state offering a doctoral degree in nursing. The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program gives candidates the opportunity to progress into advanced roles in nursing.
LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are studying mechanisms that could be manipulated to improve bone formation and bone strength in aging populations and in people with brittle bone disease.