LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, a feat that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years. The five-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
Jamie Cannon, M.D., has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where she specializes in breakthrough colorectal surgical procedures. Cannon is a well-respected medical educator and surgeon widely known for performing more robotic-assisted colorectal surgeries than any other female surgeon in the…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomed female students from the College of Medicine and Arkansas high schools for the Perry Outreach Program, an annual program to teach and inspire young women to become orthopaedic surgeons. It is the 11th year that the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has hosted…
LITTLE ROCK — Gilbert-Roy Kamoga, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an internist in the UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. “We were delighted to recruit Dr. Kamoga to our internal medicine team in Northwest Arkansas,” said Stephanie Kruger, MHA, senior administrative…
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Managing your medications can be hard, especially if you take several for different health issues. Here are some tips to help you stay on track. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Your doctor or pharmacist can check your prescriptions and answer any questions about your medicines. They can also tell you…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) convened health professionals and community members for a Sept. 21 event that focused on the issues of structural violence, community violence and trauma among Black men. The Public Health Summit, held on the campus of Philander Smith University in Little Rock, explored those health challenges as well…
About 200 shops and restaurants in central and Northwest Arkansas and Conway will offer discounts Oct. 25 – Nov. 3 with the Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. This marks the 21st year for the Cancer Institute to…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology during a Sept. 23 ceremony. “When I came to UAMS,…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its seventh annual Day of Giving on Oct. 10. This 24-hour fundraising event was created to help advance the institution’s mission and contribute to better health for all Arkansans. Started in 2017, the event is UAMS’ largest single-day philanthropic effort, helping fuel…