July 1, 2016 | If you truly want to make a difference, why not shoot for the moon? That’s the thinking behind the national Cancer Moonshot Initiative, an effort announced by President Barack Obama at the 2016 State of the Union address. The goal of the initiative is to double the rate of progress in…
LITTLE ROCK — A local summit hosted by the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on June 29 will give Arkansans the opportunity to learn about and participate in the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative led by Vice President Joe Biden. The summit is set for 12:30-2:30 p.m….
June 10, 2016 | The year 1982 was a turning point for Michele Lovett. Her parents divorced, and the 16 year old found herself with a new group of friends. Her teenage routine now included weekend trips to the mall, where she and her friends could smoke cigarettes undetected by their parents.
June 9, 2016 | Ten projects highlighting the use of natural products in medical research were on display June 1 at the latest Showcase of Medical Discoveries wine-and-cheese reception hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine and vice chancellor of research. The event was the 14th reception in a series created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS…
June 7, 2016 | Seventeen patient support programs have been awarded grants by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
June 2, 2016 | Tonya Hooks, of Little Rock, had never experienced any sort of trouble with her eye sight, so when she noticed spots that were not going away, she was concerned. Diagnosed with lupus in 2013, she was warned by her doctor that some of the long-term effects of the chronic, autoimmune disease…
LITTLE ROCK — Dermatologists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free skin cancer screenings from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 25 at Chicot Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, 2729 S. Hwy 65 and 82, in Lake Village. No appointment is necessary. Patients are asked to arrive no later than 1:30 p.m….
May 20, 2016 | Peggy Kinkaid, 65, of Benton, was willing to give surgery one more chance. The retired Benton Junior High secretary was in constant pain after she had knee replacement surgery on her right leg in 2013. That’s not the way she felt after her left knee was replaced in 2008. “I knew…
May 9, 2016 | Glenn Harvey didn’t know he had an aortic aneurysm. Thanks to a new procedure, performed for the first time at UAMS in March, he still can’t feel a thing. Mohammed Moursi, M.D., chief of vascular surgery and program director of the vascular surgery residency program at UAMS, performed the procedure on…
LITTLE ROCK – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 26-27 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 8 a.m. – noon at the…