July 23, 2019 | LITTLE ROCK — Guido J.K. Tricot, M.D., Ph.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and will see patients at its Myeloma Center. While at UAMS previously, Tricot developed one of the most effective first-line therapies for multiple myeloma, now used around the world. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Tricot rejoin...
May. 22, 2019 | Frits van Rhee, clinical director of the UAMS Myeloma Center, weighed in on a new combination therapy for treating newly diagnosed Castleman disease patients in the April 18 issue of Blood, a publication by the American Society of Hematology. In the commentary, “Storming the Castle with TCP,” van Rhee and coauthor Katie Stone, then-director of...
July 12, 2019 | Patients undergoing treatment at the UAMS Myeloma Center received throw blankets recently along with written messages of hope, courtesy of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative. Six employees from the Subaru of Little Rock dealership — many of them with connections to cancer through their own loved ones — and the…
Nearly 30 students from The University of Texas at Austin in Texas, riding bikes from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, were greeted by cheers recently when they stopped by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The students, part of the 2019 Texas 4000 for Cancer, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, began…
The pedestrian bridge over Hooper Drive, between the Rahn and I. Dodd Wilson buildings, will be closed from Monday, July 29 through Sunday, Aug. 4 for construction.
You are invited to Walk with a Doc from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at War Memorial Stadium on the North Lawn. (Park at the stadium and look for the walk signs!) Leslie Stone, M.D., M.P.H., will speak on diabetes and walking.
A kick-off ceremony for construction of the new Ronald McDonald Family Room in the NICU will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in the Hospital Lobby Gallery.
The UAMS Scrub Sale, sponsored by the UAMS Medical Auxiliary, will be held in the Lobby Gallery on July 29-31. Prices will be discounted 10% off popular brands and styles,with all items meeting UAMS scrub standards.
The staff of H4 trauma/surgical/cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, including nurses and nursing assistants, harnessed their own generosity and combined it with that of numerous other donors to provide a plentiful donation of cereal to the Arkansas Food Bank.
You are invited to learn about the latest advances in cancer research, treatment and prevention at a free event featuring a researcher from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Melodee Harris, Ph.D., RN, APRN, the co-director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence and an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, has been selected as a Fellow by the American Academy of Nursing. Harris was one of 231 highly distinguished nurse leaders selected by the academy for its 2019 class and…
Stephanie Froehlich has been named associate vice chancellor for central advancement for the Office of Institutional Advancement at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, effective July 12. Froehlich brings 16 years of experience in marketing and development from multiple roles of progressive responsibility at Auburn University. In her new position, she will oversee the…
Arkansas and Georgia both face challenges and opportunities when it comes to reaching underserved health populations in the rural South, said Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine. Rice said both Morehouse and UAMS have vital roles to play in addressing health equity as a means of improving health care…
On Friday, June 14th, Heather Vines, BSN, RN, CRNO of the Jones Eye Institute presented our first patient educational seminar focusing on diabetes, eye disease, and nutrition. It was well attended and participants were very interactive with our two invited dieticians, Cayla-Marie Jackson and Andrea Tappe. The presentations centered on diabetic eye disease and the role…