UAMS News


March 16, 2010

Cooks Tour to Benefit Patients at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Tickets are on sale now for Cooks Tour, a weekend of fundraising events for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


March 12, 2010

Rudnicki Invested with Neurology/ALS Professorship

Nate Hinkel

March 12, 2010 | Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., a champion at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the fight against ALS and related diseases, was honored recently with a professorship dedicated to that cause.


March 23, Science Café – ‘The Warped Side of the Universe’

David Robinson

<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, “The Warped Side of the Universe” on March 23. Panelists will discuss black holes, molecular particles and other astronomical features. </span>


March 11, 2010

Arkansas Schools Continue Healthy Changes to Curb Obesity

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas’ public schools have continued to make healthy changes to their nutrition policies and practices, according to the sixth annual evaluation of Act 1220 of 2003, a comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing childhood obesity in schools and communities.</span>


March 10, 2010

Tiny Implant Calms Bladder, Cures UAMS Patient’s Incontinence

David Robinson

March 10, 2010| The symptoms of her overactive bladder came out of nowhere, 37-year-old Shonae Williams said.


Imran Ahmad, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Hematology/Oncology

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Imran Ahmad, M.D., has joined the Department of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients in the Medical Oncology Clinic.</span>


Histology Professionals Celebrate Role in Health Care

Jon Parham

March 10, 2010 | “Histo-what?”

Histology may not be as familiar to those outside health care as terms like pediatrics or cardiology. Patients are familiar with providing urine or blood samples for analysis by laboratory scientists in UAMS clinics or the UAMS Medical Center, but samples of human tissue are often collected for analysis during surgical procedures.


March 8, 2010

UAMS MammoVan to Offer Mammograms in Lincoln County March 15

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The MammoVan, a mobile mammography unit operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be in Gould on March 15 to offer mammograms for area women.</span>


March 5, 2010

UAMS Researchers Say Age, Not Decrease in Estrogen, at Root of Osteoporosis

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Marking a shift in decades of thought on the cause of osteoporosis, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have identified an age-related mechanism – not a decrease of the hormone estrogen – as the primary culprit. </span>


Grant to Help Mine Valuable Genetic Data to Improve Cancer Treatments

Nate Hinkel

March 5, 2010 | As the world leader in treating multiple myeloma patients, the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy houses a treasure chest of momentous data just waiting to be discovered.



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