UAMS News


June 25, 2010

National Guard Assists UAMS in Assembling Playground Equipment

Nate Hinkel

June 25, 2010 | Members of the Arkansas National Guard worked alongside volunteers from the Psychiatric Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) this week to assemble playground equipment that will be used by patients of the psychiatric facility’s children’s inpatient unit.


Mexican Secretary of Health Visits UAMS

Nate Hinkel

June 25, 2010 | A budding partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock was highlighted by the opening of a new health opportunity for Mexicans living in Arkansas and a visit June 23 by the Mexican Secretary of Health.


June 22, 2010

UAMS Hosts Lung Cancer Symposium

Nate Hinkel

June 23, 2010 | Health care professionals and other spectators nearly filled the large auditorium at the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) campus June 11 to get the latest information in diagnosing and treating lung cancer.


June 21, 2010

June 22, Science Café – ‘Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze About’

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, “Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze About,” on June 22. Panelists will discuss environmental allergens such as plants and pollen, food allergens such as peanuts and shellfish, allergic reactions, susceptibilities, immunotherapy and cutting edge research.</span>


June 18, 2010

Public Invited to Defensive Driving Course at UAMS

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting an AARP-sponsored defensive driving class July 10 at its Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. </span>


June 16, 2010

UAMS’ Hiryak Receives National Award for Patient Access Work

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – M. Holly Hiryak, director of hospital admissions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center, was awarded the Carl Satterfield President’s Award at the recent National Association of Healthcare Access Managers meeting. </span>


June 15, 2010

Learn How Our Researchers Are Unraveling The Genetics Behind Myeloma

John

<p style=”margin-top: auto; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in;”>Learn how our researchers are unraveling the genetics behind Myeloma.</p>


June 11, 2010

UAMS, Harvard Researchers Make Arthritis Breakthrough

Nate Hinkel

June 11, 2010| A breakthrough in research on blood platelets has the potential to bring new treatments for those with rheumatoid arthritis, said a UAMS scientist who assisted in the project.


June 7, 2010

Vitamin C Important for Healthy Bones, Says UAMS Researcher

Jon Parham

June 7, 2010 | Vitamin C is as critical to healthy bones as vitamin D and calcium, reported a team of researchers that includes a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) scientist.


June 3, 2010

UAMS to Host Psychiatrists Applying for Board Certification

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) will be holding its oral examinations for psychiatrists applying for board certification this week at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), marking the first time the national group has included Little Rock in the certification process.</span>



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