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March 10, 2025
UAMS Study Finds Excessive Weight Gain In Pregnancy Linked to Increase in C-sections
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation found that excessive gestational weight gain is linked to an increase in cesarean sections, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The percentage of women in the United States who…
March 6, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientist Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Air Pollution, Breast Cancer
A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the role of environmental exposures in the development of early onset breast cancer in Arkansas women. Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D., an…
March 5, 2025
UAMS Spine Team Celebrates more than 500 Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgeries
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ spine team gathered Feb. 11 to celebrate the completion of more than 500 robotic spine surgeries. It is a remarkable achievement, considering that the first robotic spine surgery in Arkansas was performed at UAMS only four and a half years ago, in 2020. That’s when neurosurgeons and orthopaedic…
March 3, 2025
UAMS, AR Health Ventures Partner with Arkansas Pharmacies to Improve Diabetes Education
Pharmacies across Arkansas are offering diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs as part of a collaboration with AR Health Ventures and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation to help rural, diabetic Arkansans better understand and manage their diabetes. Funded by the U.S Centers for Disease Control &…
February 26, 2025
UAMS Accepting More Applicants for Doula Scholarship Amid Passage of Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), through its Institute for Community Health Innovation, is seeking more applicants to its doula scholarship program amid the state’s passage of the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act, which paves the way for Medicaid reimbursement for doula care. Gov. Sarah Sanders signed the act into…
February 24, 2025
The Importance of Getting Vaccinated
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Over the holiday season, flu activity spiked, and some Arkansans lost their lives. The COVID-19 virus is still present and continues to affect people. Vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu, COVID-19 and other diseases. Five Reasons to Get Vaccinated Vaccines…
February 18, 2025
Radiation Oncologist, J. Scott Cordova, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
Scott Cordova, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine. A board-certified radiation oncologist and Arkansas native, Cordova specializes in the treatment of gynecologic, genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as soft tissue sarcomas. Cordova…
February 12, 2025
How Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., Forged a National Implementation Science Hub at UAMS
In biomedical research, some leaders not only advance their field but also build communities around it. Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., is one such leader. Since joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1999, his name has become synonymous with implementation science, not just within Arkansas, but across the globe. Curran’s journey into implementation…
February 10, 2025
Breast, Endocrine and Colorectal Cancer Surgeons Join UAMS
Gili G. Halfteck, M.D., Ph.D., and Sandra M. Garcia-Osogobio, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as breast, endocrine and colorectal cancer surgeons. Both also serve as assistant professors in the Division of Surgical Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Halfteck is a breast and endocrine cancer…
February 6, 2025
UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Feb. 13
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Feb. 13 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
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