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April 7, 2025

Looking Toward the Future: Myeloma Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Nathan Tidwell

Myeloma Center physicians

The Myeloma Center, located in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has firmly established itself as an international leader in myeloma treatment. From its beginnings in 1989, UAMS’ myeloma program is recognized for detailed patient care, groundbreaking research and pioneering advances in the management of myeloma…


April 3, 2025

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Hosts Fifth ‘Be A Part of the Cure’ Walk on May 3

Marty Trieschmann

Lesley Murphy

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold its fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk to support cancer patients, survivors and families at 8 a.m., May 3, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Gates open at 6:30 a.m.


April 2, 2025

UAMS Offers Diabetes Education to Health Care Providers in the Marshall Islands

News Staff

A group of Marshallese health care workers pose with their certificates from a The institute launched its Family-Model Diabetes-Self-Management Education & Support (FDSMES) education program.

With support from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Health & Human Services, members of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus and the Institute for Community Health Innovation visited the Marshall Islands this month to provide training to community health workers (CHWs) and doctors on diabetes curriculum and pharmaceutical advancements.


March 31, 2025

NIH Awards UAMS Nearly $3 Million to Study DNA Structures that Could Impact Cancer Treatment

David Robinson

Kevin Raney, Ph.D. (center), is leading exciting new research of unique DNA structures called quadruplexes with his team (l-r): Yu Chen, research assistant, Jun Gao, Ph.D., instructor Kirk West, Ph.D., assistant professor, Farhana Nasrin, Ph.D., assistant staff scientist, and John Marecki, Ph.D., instructor.

LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Kevin Raney, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study unusual DNA structures called quadruplexes, which may act like natural drugs by binding to key proteins involved in disease. The grant from the NIH…


March 28, 2025

24-Year Myeloma Survivor Cites Positive Attitude as Key to Longevity

Nathan Tidwell

Jeff and Leigh Ann Williams.

Jeff Williams maintains a basic approach to living with multiple myeloma. “Get as much exercise as possible,” he said. “I work about a mile from a YMCA. I stay in shape. It has to be a habit. If you go long enough, it will become a habit. Resistance training builds bone density.” Williams, 66, is…


March 26, 2025

UAMS Brings Together Patients, Caregivers and Providers for First MS Symposium

Yavonda Chase

Lizzy East Couch and her husband, Patrick (left), share a laugh with UAMS neurologist R. Lee Archer, M.D., before the start of the symposium.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its first Multiple Sclerosis Symposium on March 15, bringing together patients, caregivers and health care professionals to discuss the oft-debilitating neurological disease.


March 21, 2025

Fuel for Success: The Importance of Eating Breakfast

David Wise

Happy children eating breakfast

  By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. In February, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Free School Breakfast Bill into law to provide all children at public schools with a free breakfast, regardless of their income, starting in the 2025-2026 school year. This bill will ensure students start their school day with a nutritious meal, helping them…


March 19, 2025

UAMS Invests Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., in Inaugural Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research

Andrew Vogler

Zhan

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony. Zhan is…


March 17, 2025

Julie Windholz, M.D., Joins UAMS Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

Chris Carmody

Julie Windholz, M.D., is shown on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Julie Windholz, M.D., as a new physician at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Windholz also serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics. She started in her new roles after…


UAMS and Walmart Work Together to Address Food Insecurity and Improve Wellness

David Wise

groceries spilling out of a bag

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart are collaborating to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. Through the collaboration, participants in select research projects at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation will receive Walmart Wellness Benefit cards to be specifically used at Walmart stores for various health-related…



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