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October 3, 2024
Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism
The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.
October 1, 2024
Colorectal Surgeon Jamie Cannon, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Jamie Cannon, M.D., has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where she specializes in breakthrough colorectal surgical procedures. Cannon is a well-respected medical educator and surgeon widely known for performing more robotic-assisted colorectal surgeries than any other female surgeon in the…
September 30, 2024
Let’s Talk About Prescriptions
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Managing your medications can be hard, especially if you take several for different health issues. Here are some tips to help you stay on track. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Your doctor or pharmacist can check your prescriptions and answer any questions about your medicines. They can also tell…
September 25, 2024
UAMS Researchers Find Remote Patient Monitoring a Strategy to Reach Arkansans Living in Rural Areas
FAYETTEVILLE — Increasing remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs can improve health outcomes for Arkansans living in rural areas of the state, but many in the state face barriers related to technology and language, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). With RPM, health care providers can monitor a patient at…
September 23, 2024
UAMS Researchers Find Health Care Providers’ Advice Matters to Those Hesitant about Vaccines
FAYETTEVILLE — Health care provider recommendations for vaccines are critical for reaching vaccine-hesitant individuals, particularly regarding COVID-19, influenza and HPV vaccination, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). According to several studies published this summer, researchers at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation found that hesitant people who received…
September 18, 2024
UAMS Receives Nearly $2.2 Million Federal Grant to Study Immune Response to Eye Disease
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a five-year, nearly $2.2 million federal grant to study how modulating the body’s immune response may potentially benefit patients with certain eye diseases. The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded the grant to a laboratory led by Abdel Fouda, Ph.D., an assistant professor in…
September 17, 2024
UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4 Million Federal Grant
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive up to $2.4 million over the next four years to test prevention strategies for reducing high rates of maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will fund a combination…
September 10, 2024
Geriatric Care Conference Set for Sept. 26-28 at UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its annual Geriatrics Updates conference Sept. 26-28 at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Health professionals, patients, caregivers and members of the community are invited to learn about the latest findings in geriatric care. They’ll hear updates on topics such as cancer, cardiopulmonary and…
September 6, 2024
Nearly 300 Women and Children Benefit from Expanded Double Your Dollars Program in Northwest Arkansas
Nearly 300 women and children received discounted produce from farmers markets in Northwest Arkansas in the month after the Double Your Dollars program expanded its eligibility to WIC recipients. Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SrFMNP), and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)…
September 5, 2024
‘Dreamland’ Author Sam Quinones to Discuss Impact of Substance Use on America on Oct. 9
LITTLE ROCK — Award-winning author and journalist Sam Quinones will offer an in-depth look at the world of substance use and its disruptive effects on the United States in a presentation hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute.
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