Institute for Digital Health & Innovation


September 21, 2023

Sickle Cell Disease Symposium Looks Ahead to “New Era”

Benjamin Waldrum

Sunny Singh speaking on sickle cell panel

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Sept. 12, bringing together leading researchers, clinicians, patients and community advocates to share the latest advancements in sickle cell disease and treatment. The fall event, held in the 12th floor auditorium of the Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute…


August 21, 2023

UAMS Hosts Free Sickle Cell Disease Symposium Sept. 12

Benjamin Waldrum

Stella Bowers and Rebecca Camp

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Sept. 12. The symposium brings together leading researchers, clinicians, patients and community advocates to share the latest advancements in sickle cell disease research and treatment, identify current challenges and gaps, and develop strategies to accelerate progress…


August 9, 2023

UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Aug. 24

News Staff

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop, “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 101,” on Aug. 24 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop, “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 101,” on Aug. 24 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.


July 28, 2023

‘Roll With the Punches’: Sickle Cell Patient Keeps a Positive Outlook on Life

Benjamin Waldrum

Xavius Hymes

Sickle cell disease hasn’t made life easy for Xavius Hymes, 27, of Pine Bluff, but he hasn’t let it keep him from dreaming big. In fact, he uses the disease as fuel to keep going. “If anything, I feel like sickle cell anemia has made me mentally stronger,” Hymes said in a YouTube video. “It’s…


July 11, 2023

UAMS Receives $1 Million FCC Grant to Enroll Arkansans in Affordable Connectivity Program for Broadband Internet

Benjamin Waldrum

Parent and child with laptop

LITTLE ROCK — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) $1 million to fund outreach for the commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps ensure that households across America have access to broadband internet. The FCC created the Affordable Connectivity Program to help households struggling to pay for internet…


June 16, 2023

UAMS Clinical Informatics Team Goes Overseas to Share Expertise in Streamlining Patient Care

Linda Satter

The second group of UAMS employees on the steps of the Royal Marsden Hospital.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Clinical Informatics team recently visited England to help the Royal Marsden Hospital in London transition to the Epic electronic medical record system. Ashleigh Kathiresan, MS.Ed., director of Clinical Informatics at UAMS, said the specialty cancer treatment hospital for adult patients first reached out to Arkansas Children’s, which…


June 7, 2023

JAMA Publishes UAMS Study of Digital Health Visits for Prenatal Care Before, During and After COVID-19 Pandemic

David Robinson

Hari Eswaran, Ph.D. (left) and Mahip Acharya, Ph.D., led the digital health study.

LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that COVID-19 sparked a big jump in the use of digital health services for prenatal care that remained higher than pre-pandemic levels through late 2021. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study using a national database showed that telehealth use during…


May 26, 2023

For Hot Springs Woman, Sickle Cell Disease “Didn’t Prevent Me from Doing Anything”

Benjamin Waldrum

Cyncere Tidwell

After years of learning how to handle pain crises when they come and developing a routine for care, Cyncere Tidwell says sickle cell disease is just another part of her life. “Other than the pain crises, sickle cell doesn’t bother me,” she said. “I’ve been dealing with it for so long that it’s nothing new…


May 12, 2023

UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop May 24

News Staff

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop, “The Dating Game — Navigating Dating after a Brain Injury,” May 24 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop, “The Dating Game — Navigating Dating after a Brain Injury,” May 24 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.


April 19, 2023

UAMS Awarded $15 Million for Study Comparing Approaches to Postpartum Care 

David Wise

Pregnant woman getting a prenatal checkup

FAYETTEVILLE — A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for a five-year, $15 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the best mechanisms for postpartum follow up with new mothers to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. Maternal mortality rates in the United…



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