Medical News

Dr. Sheldon Riklon, UAMS family medicine physician, checks a patients heart during a health checkup.

The Heart & Lung Connection

    By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Your heart and lungs are two of the most important organs in your body. They work closely together every minute of the day to keep you healthy and strong. When one is not healthy, the other is often affected. That’s why taking care of both your heart and your…

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Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., Participates in Statistics Symposium Panel

Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., enjoyed the opportunity to serve as a panelist during the University of California at Berkeley Statistics Annual Research Symposium. “As an alum, it’s a huge honor to participate in an alumni and friends panel associated with such a prestigious statistics department,” said Golbeck, associate dean for academic affairs at the University…

Nurse giving a patient a blood sugar level test

Digital Health Diabetes Education Improves Health of Rural Communities Across Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK — Delivering family-centered diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs through digital health can significantly improve health outcomes for people with Type 2 diabetes, particularly those living in rural and underserved communities, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.

A newly graduated doula receives her certificate at a graduation event.

UAMS, Ujima Celebrate Graduation of First Doula Class

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation and Ujima Maternity Network recently celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of their comprehensive, joint doula certification program, recognizing more than 40 doulas who have received certification through the program.

Inclement Weather Alert

UAMS Lifts Inclement Weather Policy Declaration, Effective at 7 a.m., Today, Jan. 28 Effective at 7 a.m., today, Jan. 28, UAMS is lifting its inclement weather declaration for its main campus in Little Rock. Campus critical employees will be allowed a 2-hour delayed arrival time. Clinics will open at 10 a.m. Express shuttle service will…

Many UAMS nurses and clinical staff arrived at work prepared to stay overnight and sleep at UAMS to care for patients.

Thank You

Thank you! As always, you have ” stepped up” to serve Arkansans. As we begin our 3rd day of challenging weather conditions, you continue to go above and beyond. — UAMS Interim Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.

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