UAMS News
August 17, 2020
When Children Beg for Vegetables: Study Looks into ‘Pester Power’
Young children have a superpower that UAMS researchers believe can be harnessed for positive change. It’s called pester power, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: with the right priming, kids can “pester” adults into making healthy food choices. To study pester power, UAMS researchers looked at a yearlong program in which young children were…
Amber Norris, M.D., Joins UAMS as Family Medicine Specialist
Amber Norris, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a family medicine specialist at the UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 1401 W. Capitol Ave. in downtown Little Rock. Norris is accepting new patients. Call 501-686-8000 to make an appointment. She completed a residency in family medicine at John Peter Smith…
Michael K. Gann, M.D., Joins UAMS as Family Medicine Specialist
Michael K. Gann, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a family medicine specialist at the UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 1401 W. Capitol Ave. in downtown Little Rock. Gann is accepting new patients. Call 501-686-8000 to make an appointment. He completed a residency in family medicine at UAMS and…
August 13, 2020
Adrenal Gland Disorders
These programs were first broadcast the week of August 17, 2020.
August 11, 2020
Center for Health Literacy Wins APEX Award for Wellness Guide
The UAMS Center for Health Literacy has won an APEX award for its guide to help teens and adults learn to maintain or improve their emotional wellness. The award, sponsored by Communications Concepts Inc., is an annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers who create print, web, electronic and social media. More than 1,200…
Erika Horta, M.D., Joins UAMS as Neuro-Immunologist
Erika Horta, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a fellowship-trained neuro-immunologist and neuro-oncologist specializing in multiple sclerosis and brain and spine tumors. She sees multiple sclerosis patients at the UAMS Health Epilepsy and Neurology Clinic in Freeway Medical Tower, Suite 605, 5800 W. 10th St., just off Interstate 630…
August 4, 2020
Early Melanoma Diagnosis Leads to Positive Outcome for Young Mom
Achieving the perfect tan is a summertime goal for many young women. But for fair-skinned Kristi Dannelley, getting a golden glow was no easy task. That’s why she turned to tanning beds. “I spent hours in tanning beds as a teenager and in my early 20s,” said Dannelley, president of Magna IV in Little Rock….
August 3, 2020
Day Camp for UAMS Employees’ Children during Pandemic Concludes with Fun, Merriment
When the last day of the UAMS Day Camp arrived July 31, teachers and volunteers said farewell to the children they had spent the last three months caring for with an outdoor party reminiscent of a county fair or carnival. A summer shower shortly before the mid-day event did not dampen the festivities. The children…
July 27, 2020
San Francisco Woman Finds Help for Complex Surgery
Claudia Bressie’s tumor was non-cancerous, but it was aggressive and dangerous. Months of consultations at top universities and treatments proved ineffective for the San Francisco woman, until her journey brought her to UAMS. It began in 2017 when Bressie started having swelling, popping and clicking around her jaw. The discomfort grew from there to what…
Wendy Ward, Ph.D. Named Associate Provost, Succeeding Jeannette Shorey, M.D.
LITTLE ROCK — Wendy Ward, Ph.D., has been named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She replaces Jeanette Shorey, M.D., who retired Feb. 29. Ward is a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and has been director of interprofessional…
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