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March 4, 2022

UAMS to Hold March 17 Virtual Conference for Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors

Kalee Sexton

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation is holding the 2022 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Day Virtual Conference on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation will hold the 2022 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Day Virtual Conference on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.


February 2, 2022

UAMS to Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Feb. 17

Kalee Sexton

UAMS will host a virtual Traumatic Brain Injury workshop Feb. 17.

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s TBI Team will host a “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” on Feb. 17 to connect anyone affected by a TBI to helpful resources and support.


January 4, 2022

UAMS e-Link Bridging the Gap Between Parents, NICU

Benjamin Waldrum

Ridley Becker

New mom Jaclyn Becker of Bryant said the experience of having her first child hasn’t been what she imagined. Ridley Becker was born Oct. 26 at 25 weeks, weighing 1 pound, 4 ounces. He’s been in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) since that time. “Being separated from him has been really hard,” she said….


November 30, 2021

UAMS Launches Five Satellite Training Centers to Improve Digital Health in Arkansas, Tennessee

Karmen Robinson

Telehealth Training Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK — The South Central Telehealth Resource Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is opening five satellite training centers in Arkansas and Tennessee.


November 22, 2021

UAMS Researchers Receive $1.5 Million to Study Impact of Maternal Diabetes on Fetal Neurodevelopment

David Robinson

Members of the interdisciplinary research team include, (l-r): Heather Moody, RN, Eric Siegel, M.S., Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D., Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., Shannon Rose, Ph.D., Luis Mercado, Ph.D., Diana Escalona-Vargas, Ph.D., and Debopam Samanta, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK —Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hope to gain important insights about fetal neurodevelopment in a new study with diabetic pregnant mothers. Funded by a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first study of its kind will use advanced fetal monitoring techniques and…


October 8, 2021

UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Receives $982,500 Grant from Federal Communications Commission

Karmen Robinson

stock image of patient communicating with doctor via laptop from sofa

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation received a one-year grant for $982,589 to facilitate digital health services for 34 hospitals and clinics in rural communities throughout Arkansas and the greater Memphis area. Part of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the grant for the purchase of new digital health…


September 30, 2021

UAMS’ South Central Telehealth Resource Center Secures $975,000 Grant to Expand Digital Health Services

Karmen Robinson

The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at UAMS, has received a three-year grant for $975,000 to fund the expansion of digital health services in rural communities with known health disparities across Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

LITTLE ROCK — The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, received a three-year grant for $975,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).


September 8, 2021

UAMS’ Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Enhance Traumatic Brain Injury Resources

Karmen Robinson

TBI stock photo

LITTLE ROCK — The Institute for Digital Health & Innovation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a grant to fund a $1.5 million project to enhance clinical and educational resources for Arkansans living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Administration for Community Living, under the U.S. Department of Health and…


July 14, 2021

NIH Awards $1.36 million Grant to Aid UAMS Research on Pregnant Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscles

Linda Satter

Hari Eswaran, Ph.D. ,shows off SARA, which he helped develop.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.36 million grant to researchers at UAMS to develop a non-invasive means of detecting weaknesses in a pregnant woman’s pelvic floor muscles that could lead to injury while giving birth.


May 21, 2021

Monticello Man Grateful for More Family Time after Stroke Recovery

Katrina Dupins

Bill Whiting, Monticello

Bill Whiting, 67, of Monticello doesn’t remember a lot about what happened to him on Aug. 9, 2020. But he does know he called his wife. “He was mumbling,” Mary Whiting said. “I couldn’t understand what he was saying. I told him I’m on my way home.” She arrived within 10 minutes to find their…



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