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March 10, 2025

UAMS Study Finds Excessive Weight Gain In Pregnancy Linked to Increase in C-sections

David Wise

Pregnant woman on scale

LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation found that excessive gestational weight gain is linked to an increase in cesarean sections, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The percentage of women in the United States who…


March 5, 2025

UAMS Accepting Applications for MASH, CHAMPS Summer Programs for High School Students around State

Philip Allison

Students practicing dissecting on pig hearts

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now accepting applications for its summer programs designed to introduce high school students to the wide variety of health care careers.  UAMS’ Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) program is a free educational day camp being offered across the state. Participants will…


March 3, 2025

UAMS, AR Health Ventures Partner with Arkansas Pharmacies to Improve Diabetes Education

David Wise

Julie Stewart, a pharmacist at Medical Arts Pharmacy in Fayetteville, fills a prescription for a customer.

Pharmacies across Arkansas are offering diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs as part of a collaboration with AR Health Ventures and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation to help rural, diabetic Arkansans better understand and manage their diabetes. Funded by the U.S Centers for Disease Control &…


February 26, 2025

UAMS Accepting More Applicants for Doula Scholarship Amid Passage of Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act

David Wise

Nicole Fletcher with Ujima conducts a doula training session.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), through its Institute for Community Health Innovation, is seeking more applicants to its doula scholarship program amid the state’s passage of the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act, which paves the way for Medicaid reimbursement for doula care. Gov. Sarah Sanders signed the act into…


February 25, 2025

UAMS-led Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Launches Congenital Syphilis Initiative

David Wise

Pregnant woman in for a routine checkup with her doc

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), a partnership started last year between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and 34 birthing hospitals across the state, has launched an initiative to rapidly address a congenital syphilis problem in Arkansas. Twenty-two hospitals in Arkansas are participating…


February 12, 2025

UAMS Health Career Program Accepting Applications for High School Seniors in Delta, South Arkansas

Chris Carmody

Students and staff members pose for a group photo on the UAMS campus during the 2024 summer session of the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program Academy. The application period is now open for the 2025 summer session.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now accepting applications for the 2025 session of the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy, an initiative that supports students in the Delta and South Arkansas as they pursue careers in health care.  Open to rising high school seniors, HCOP Academy equips students with…


February 6, 2025

Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference Examines Complex Issues Surrounding Mental Illness

David Wise

A panel of experts discuss psychosis symptoms and treatments during the UAMS Schizophrenia Conference in Northwest Arkansas

Hundreds of health care professionals, caregivers and family members of people with schizophrenia gathered at the Fayetteville Town Center on Jan. 30 to learn about the symptoms, misconceptions and treatment of the illness, as well as the experiences of the nearly 3 million American adults with schizophrenia. The conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas…


February 5, 2025

UAMS Study Finds Mothers Living in Rural Areas or Covered by Medicaid Less Likely to Receive Prenatal Care

David Wise

Health care technician performing an ultrasound on a pregnant women

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas mothers who live in rural areas and/or who have a Medicaid-covered birth are less likely to receive early prenatal care or receive an adequate number of prenatal care visits, according to a study published recently by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.


February 3, 2025

UAMS to Provide HPV Vaccines, Host ‘Parent Education Night’ in El Dorado on Feb. 5

David Wise

A teenage girl receives the HPV vaccine.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing HPV vaccinations to El Dorado and surrounding areas, with a planned “Parent Education Night” on Wednesday, Feb. 5. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that can cause cancers later in life….


January 24, 2025

UAMS Researchers Look at Challenges Faced by Cancer Survivors

David Wise

A nurse speaks to a cancer patient in the hospital

Beating cancer is always the goal, but surviving cancer can come with its own set of unique challenges, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). From quality of life, survival, managing side effects, and managing economic impacts, the researchers explored the biggest cancer-related challenges faced by…



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