UAMS News
October 24, 2013
UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Ties Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk
The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.
UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Links Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk
LITTLE ROCK – The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.
October 23, 2013
Plastic Surgeon Keith Wolter, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – Plastic surgeon Keith Wolter, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He sees patients in the second floor clinics at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and is an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery.
October 22, 2013
UAMS First in State to Use New Brain Tumor Procedure
LITTLE ROCK – A nationally renowned neurosurgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in the state to use a minimally invasive, breakthrough brain tumor removal procedure using a tube-like tool and sophisticated three-dimensional imagery in two successful surgeries.
Joshi Receives National Respiratory Medicine Award
Manish Joshi, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was invited to attend the Canadian Thoracic Society annual convention earlier this year to receive 2013 Norman L. Jones Award for his outstanding research article published in the Canadian Respiratory Journal.
October 21, 2013
$1 Million Gift to Establish Endowed Chair at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million donation to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be used to further cancer research and honor a longtime physician. The donor asked to remain anonymous.
Free Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver Workshop Offered in Hot Springs Nov. 8
LITTLE ROCK – A free, one-day Alzheimer’s Caregiver training workshop for family members will be held Nov. 8 at the Garland County Library in partnership with the Oaklawn Center on Aging, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
October 17, 2013
Daisy Lamb Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year
For more than four years, Daisy Lamb has been a familiar face at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
UAMS Professor Debates on Key Public Health Issue
Alternative fuels produce fewer greenhouse gases and thus are better for the environment. But what about their toxicity and risk to human health? A year ago this crucial question was raised by UAMS faculty member Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D., at a planning session for the American Chemistry Society’s (ACS) 2013 annual meeting.
October 16, 2013
Keith Whitworth Joins UAMS as Director of Marketing
LITTLE ROCK – Keith Whitworth has been named director of marketing in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Communications & Marketing.
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