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March 23, 2026

After 60 Years of Suffering, Arkansas Woman Finds Remission with FDA-Cleared SAINT® Depression Therapy

Tim Taylor

Sandy Rasmussen of Hot Springs says SAINT® Depression Therapy has given her control over her life.

LITTLE ROCK — This month marks the one-year anniversary of remission for an Arkansas patient who has been battling major depression for more than 60 years, experiencing countless medications, interventions and sadly, multiple suicide attempts.


March 20, 2026

UAMS Brain Injury Program Names Coral Robison, PT, DPT, as New Director

Benjamin Waldrum

Coral Robison PT DPT Brain Injury Program

Coral Robison, PT, DPT, an experienced physical therapist and established leader in health care management, is the new director of operations for the Brain Injury Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation.


March 19, 2026

Northwest Arkansas Health Summit Returns April 2

David Wise

Logo that says "NWA Health Summit"

New Maternal Health Research Retreat Set for April 1 FAYETTEVILLE — The 2026 Northwest Arkansas Health Summit, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation, will bring community leaders and pioneers in innovative health to Fayetteville on April 2. This year’s summit will be held from 8 a.m.-3:30…


March 12, 2026

Kidney Awareness: Protecting Your Health from the Inside Out

David Wise

National Kidney Month Logo

    By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Your kidneys are small, but powerful organs that work around the clock to keep your body functioning properly. Because kidney disease often develops without noticeable symptoms, it’s easy to overlook kidney health. That’s why making kidney screening part of your regular health checkups is so important. The Importance of…


March 11, 2026

UAMS Digital Health Expertise Helps Expand High-Risk Obstetric Care in Louisiana

Benjamin Waldrum

Alyssa Robinson e-Link Woman's Hospital

When Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, needed a digital solution to improve maternal-fetal medicine care in their clinics, they turned to their neighbors in Arkansas for help. Now, thanks to a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, things are running more smoothly than ever….


March 10, 2026

UAMS Offering Scholarships for Perinatal Mental Health Certification

David Wise

Health care worker meeting with a pregnant woman in the hospital.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation is offering a limited number of scholarships to maternal health care workers seeking to become certified in perinatal mental health. The scholarships are open to qualified applicants with two years of experience working with moms or babies in a…


March 6, 2026

Former Myeloma Center Patient Returns to UAMS to Mark 20 Years Since Diagnosis

Andrew Vogler

Ulrike White

Ulrike White recently returned to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to mark 20 years of her diagnosis and treatment of granulocytic sarcoma and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a rare form of blood cancer that, at the time of her diagnosis, was not well understood. White, former chair…


March 5, 2026

UAMS to Hold Free MS Symposium March 14

Yavonda Chase

UAMS neurologist Robert "Lee" Archer, M.D. (right) visits with Lizzy East Couch, who shared her story of her life with MS at the 2025 MS Symposium.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is holding a free 2026 Multiple Sclerosis Symposium on Saturday, March 14, to discuss treatment options and research initiatives and to hear from Arkansans living with the disease.


March 3, 2026

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Hosts Sixth Be A Part of the Cure Walk on May 2

News Staff

Walkers at the fifth Be A Part of the Cure Walk.

LITTLE ROCK — The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold its sixth Be A Part of the Cure Walk to support cancer patients, survivors, and families at 8 a.m. May 2 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Gates open at 6:30 a.m.


February 19, 2026

UAMS Dementia-Care Lecture Looks at Ways to Improve Communication

Chris Carmody

This stock-art photo shows a young nurse holding hands with an elderly woman in a retirement home.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently held a virtual lecture to share strategies for communicating in ways that enhance the comfort and safety of people who are living with dementia.



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