The 2025 Health & Wellness Expo welcomed more than 350 Arkansans Oct. 4 for free health screenings, panel discussions with physicians from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and other health-related activities.
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing Girlology®, an educational program for tween and teen girls to learn about health and social topics they may experience during adolescence, to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2. Held from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education, 2422 N. Thompson…
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., MPH, has received $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a three-year clinical trial aimed at reducing risky firearm behaviors among assault survivors in central Arkansas. The award from NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) supports…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will offer lung cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to noon. Low-dose CT screenings will be given on the third floor of the Cancer Institute located at 449 Jack Stephens Drive in Little Rock. Free parking will be available…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing welcomed its students to the clinical phase of their education with an Oct. 3 white coat ceremony at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock.
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will expand research for maternal health in Arkansas by establishing the Maternal and Reproductive Community Health Excellence (MaRCH) research center funded through National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).
When she was in her 20s, Jennifer Freeman lost her beloved grandmother suddenly and vowed then to double down on her own health care. Unaware of any genetic risk factors, she asked about a mammogram and was told to wait until she was 40.
When Austin Miller, PT, DPT, walked across the stage to receive his doctorate in physical therapy, he knew he wanted to dedicate his career to helping patients with neurologic conditions. His passion became deeply personal years earlier, when his best friend was left paralyzed after an accident. Miller served as a caregiver during his friend’s…
Meet Pam Buckner, RN, the MVP for October. Pam is a a UAMS Emergency Department Transitions of Care manager. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.