UAMS News


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>


Jan. 22 Science Café ‘Sink Your Teeth into Dental Science’

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, <i>Sink Your Teeth into Dental Science </i>on Jan. 22. Panelists will discuss oral microbiology, salivary chemistry and minimally-invasive dentistry as well as dental innovation and education in Arkansas.</p>


December 28, 2012

Caregivers to Elderly Find Hometown Help With UAMS Schmieding

Ben Boulden

Dec. 28, 2012 | Ronald Ort didn’t know how he was going to take care of his 94-year-old mother when the time came that she needed daily care. With no training and no medical background, Ort questioned how he was going to assist his mother with her care needs.



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