UAMS News


January 16, 2013

UAMS Research Database Has Nearly 1 Million Patients

David Robinson

Jan. 16, 2013 | The de-identified medical records from about 200,000 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Family Medical Center patients are now part of a new database that is enabling meaningful new research and supports continuing patient care improvements at UAMS.


January 14, 2013

Arkansas e-Link Broadband Expands into Chicot County

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas e-Link, a statewide broadband network, will begin operations in Chicot County in January, connecting health care and educational institutions for telemedicine and distance learning.</p>


January 10, 2013

Baby Thrives; Family Gives Money For Webcam

Ben Boulden

Jan. 10, 2013  | Emry Walker weighed 1 pound, 3 ounces when she was born March 21, 2011 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center. She wasn’t expected to make it.


UAMS Neurologists Discover New Neurodegenerative Disease

Nate Hinkel

Jan. 10, 2013 | Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurologists are part of a multi-institutional team that has identified a new neurodegenerative disease that is associated with increased deposits of iron in the brain.


UAMS Neurologists Discover New Neurodegenerative Disease

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurologists are part of a multi-institutional team that has identified a new neurodegenerative disease that is associated with increased deposits of iron in the brain. </span>


January 8, 2013

UAMS Researchers Find Promise in Experimental Peanut Allergy Treatment

Nate Hinkel

Jan. 8, 2013 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are among a multi-institutional consortium that has found positive results in the testing of a potential new treatment approach for patients with peanut allergy.


January 7, 2013

UAMS Researchers Find Promise in Experimental Peanut Allergy Treatment

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are among a multi-institutional consortium that has found positive results in the testing of a potential new treatment approach for patients with peanut allergy. </p>


January 4, 2013

Family Thankful for Child’s Progress over Cancer

Ben Boulden

Jan. 4, 2013 | Lexi Rawls can’t stop smiling. She’s a happy 4-year-old, who loves her family and her toys.


January 3, 2013

Two Decade Search Ends with Answers at UAMS

Ben Boulden

Jan. 3, 2013| As any new mom would, Maria Borja worried when her 3-month-old son, Brian, developed chills, a rash and a high fever. She took him to a series of doctors in nearby Texarkana and Little Rock, but all were unable to determine the cause.


January 2, 2013

John A. Baldridge, M.D., Named UAMS Weight Control Program Director

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Endocrinologist John A. Baldridge, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as medical director of the Weight Loss and Metabolic Control Program. </p>



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