Dec. 10, 2018 | It’s common to hear bells at the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. When a patient completes their final treatment, they celebrate by stepping up to the large brass bell on the wall and giving it a ring.
Nov. 8, 2018 | LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received a $604,208 grant to study how an abnormal protein found in ovarian cancer and some brain tumors helps tumors grow. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the three-year grant to Karen Abbott, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAMS College...
Heavy, spring rains April 18 in central Arkansas only brought more growth to Earth Day at UAMS. On the Little Rock campus, 18 vendors staffed tables set up to educate employees, distribute promotional items and environmental information, recycle materials and just generally celebrate nature.
Influenza activity in Arkansas has declined from regional to local geographic spread with a minimal level of intensity. Therefore, today is the last day that UAMS employees, students and non-employees who have not been vaccinated for flu need to wear their masks.
LITTLE ROCK | States that expanded Medicaid showed a significant reduction in low-birth-weight and preterm births for black infants, but no significant difference in those rates overall, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report in an article published today in JAMA. Since 1990, states have been required to provide Medicaid coverage…
The CCure Server, which handles badge access and panic alarms, will undergo maintenance from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 30. During this time, panic buttons will be offline and inoperable. In the event of an emergency, contact the UAMS Police Department at 686-7777.
The Little Rock Barnes & Noble (11500 Financial Centre Parkway) will be holding a fundraiser from 9 a.m until 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, to benefit UAMS Head Start/Early Head Start.
All students and faculty are invited to “How to Memorize Medical Information Like a Memory Champion,” at noon Monday, April 29, in the Wilson Education Building, Room 126.
UAMS employees can receive a $5 or $10 discount for the Joe Foley Youth Basketball Camps June 10-12. Let your kids interact with the players and staff of the University of Little Rock’s Lady Trojans basketball team, fresh off their appearance in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
The office where patients and patient families can request copies of their medical records or to complete birth/death records is moving to the main hospital.
The Parkinson’s Symposium continues to grow each year, welcoming more people who want to learn about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The fifth annual event was held April 7 in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at UAMS, with nearly 200 people in attendance. “Some people have…
As he addresses audiences across the country, end-of-life expert BJ Miller, M.D., often asks one simple question: “Who is this room has never suffered?”