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August 8, 2025

A Voice Recovered: Physician Fights Larynx Cancer with Proton Therapy

Marty Trieschmann

Mahlon Maris, M.D., completes proton therapy

When longtime Harrison, Arkansas, family physician Mahlon Maris, M.D., began experiencing hoarseness in late 2023, he chalked it up to a bad bout of COVID-19 and the lingering inflammation that can sometimes follow. But months passed, and his voice still hadn’t returned. It was the first sign that something more serious was going on. “I…


August 6, 2025

U.S. News Rates UAMS in Top 10% Nationally for Cancer Care

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.


August 1, 2025

UAMS M.D./Ph.D. Student Receives Fellowship Award from National Cancer Institute

Tamara Robinson

Sydnye Shuttleworth seated in the lab. She will continue her pursuit to become a physician and cancer researcher with support from a National Cancer Institute fellowship.

Sydnye Shuttleworth, a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and an affiliate trainee member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship award for aspiring physician-scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI).


July 30, 2025

Safe Summer Fun: Protecting Yourself from UV Rays

David Wise

Photo of someone pouring suncreen into hand

    By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. The summer months are great for spending time outside. You can find plenty of physical activity opportunities like swimming, biking, or playing sports, and being outside can help to reduce stress. But it’s important to remember to stay safe when you are out in the sun. The sun emits…


July 29, 2025

David Catlin, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry

Tim Taylor

David Catlin, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK – David Catlin, M.D., is joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Department of Psychiatry as an assistant professor.  


July 28, 2025

UAMS Jones Eye Institute Mourns Death of Founding Director John Shock, M.D.

Benjamin Waldrum

John Shock M.D.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was saddened to learn of the July 9 death of John Paul Shock Jr., M.D., former chair of the Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine and founding director of the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. “Dr. John Shock was incredibly committed to improving ophthalmologic…


UAMS Research Highlights Innovative, Community Driven Approaches to Combat Food Insecurity in Arkansas

David Wise

Soup kitchen staff serve food to food insecure people.

LITTLE ROCK — Two studies led by researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) spotlight the daily struggles of food-insecure Arkansans and offer new insights into community driven solutions to address hunger in one of the nation’s most food-insecure states. The research, conducted through UAMS’s Institute for Community Health Innovation, reveals the…


July 23, 2025

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Partners with Arcare to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screenings in State

Marty Trieschmann

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ArCare are working together to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties.

LITTLE ROCK — A new partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ARcare aims to dramatically improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties where late-stage diagnoses and cancer disparities are on the rise.


July 22, 2025

Alexis House, D.O., Joins UAMS’ Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

Chris Carmody

Alexis House, D.O., is accepting patients at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in Little Rock.

Alexis House, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will treat patients at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. She also serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics. House earned her Bachelor of Science in…


UAMS Researchers Identify Digital Health as Bridge for Essential Postpartum Care Services

David Wise

New mother kissing baby

LITTLE ROCK — Digital health care, such as virtual doctor’s appointments, could fill gaps in care services for postpartum mothers and help their doctors identify critical needs earlier, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. In a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics…



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