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November 8, 2024
75 Years after Accident, UAMS Surgeons, I³R Researchers Restore Greenwood Pastor’s Sense of Touch, Ability to Grip
As Dewey Hickey took apart and reassembled a bait casting reel using an experimental prosthetic hand system, he marveled at the revolutionary technology that made it possible. “It amazes me,” said Hickey, who in January 2023 became the first Arkansan and only the second person in the world to receive the device, which restored his…
November 7, 2024
UAMS Chancellor Focuses on Growth in Northwest Arkansas at Rogers Rotary Meeting
UAMS is committed to supporting growth in Northwest Arkansas, UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, told the Rogers Rotary at its regular meeting Oct. 28. “Since we opened our campus in Northwest Arkansas in 2007, we have added new patient care services, research and educational programs as we work to be a part of the…
November 1, 2024
Schmieding Center Employee Finds Purpose Working at “Best-Kept Secret in Northwest Arkansas”
Monique Parks feels blessed to go to work each day and help people who are facing the same challenges she once struggled with. An administrative coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, Parks works daily with older adults and their caregivers to help…
October 30, 2024
UAMS Partners with Local Nonprofit to Provide Safe Space for Breastfeeding Mothers
In collaboration with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation, the Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary’s in Rogers recently installed a lactation space for nursing mothers to comfortably breastfeed or express breastmilk. According to the National Institutes of Health, many Hispanic women living in the U.S. may feel…
October 29, 2024
Smoking and COPD: Tips for Breathing Easier
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Cigarette smoking harms nearly every part of your body and is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Arkansas has one of the highest rates of COPD in the U.S., and people living in rural areas often have worse outcomes. While COPD doesn’t have a cure yet, there…
TRI-Supported Researcher Megha Sharma, M.D., Published in Pediatrics
A successful effort at UAMS to reduce the amount of blood taken for lab tests from premature infants has been published in the journal Pediatrics. The project was led by Megha Sharma, M.D., a neonatologist and associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Her work was conducted in the UAMS Neonatal Intensive…
October 28, 2024
NIH Director Visits UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation
Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), joined U.S. Sen. John Boozman and Rep. Steve Womack at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation on Tuesday to hear about the institute’s work with community partners to reduce health disparities and improve health care access among underserved communities in Arkansas. The meeting…
October 25, 2024
Just in Time: Genoa Mom Grateful for Lifesaving Visit from UAMS MammoVan
A 45-foot van in the parking lot of your child’s elementary school might seem an unlikely location for one of the most important medical exams of your life. It was ideal for Lyndee Braley. The busy mother of three from tiny Genoa, Arkansas, population 972, had just turned 40 when she saw a notice on…
October 22, 2024
UAMS Researchers Find Culturally Adapted Pediatric Care Can Help Marshallese Moms Overcome Breastfeeding Barriers
FAYETTEVILLE — Culturally adapted group pediatric care can help Marshallese mothers in the United States overcome barriers to exclusive breastfeeding to improve nutrition and prevent childhood obesity among Marshallese children, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Researchers from the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation conducted a culturally adapted…
2024 Gala for Life Raises $1 Million to Support UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The 2024 Gala for Life, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s signature black-tie fundraiser, raised over $1 million to benefit the state’s only bone marrow program at UAMS. “We are so grateful to the generous sponsors, donors, volunteers and patrons who made this year’s event such a success,” said Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., director of…
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