UAMS News
December 1, 2011
UAMS Announces Stanley Reed Endowed Chair
Dec. 1, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed today announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at UAMS and across Arkansas.
UAMS Announces Stanley Reed Endowed Chair to Support Arkansas Emergency Medicine
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and friends and family of the late Stanley Reed today announced the creation of an endowed chair that will support emergency medicine at UAMS and across Arkansas.
November 30, 2011
National Foundation Honors Community Public Health Advocate
Nov. 30, 2011 | Naomi Cottoms, an integral community partner with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, was honored as one of 10 recipients of a national award given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Thyroid Cancer Researcher Aime Franco, Ph.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Thyroid cancer researcher Aime Franco, Ph.D., has joined the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Biophysics.</span>
November 29, 2011
Women More Likely to Have ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’
Nov. 29, 2011 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that women are 7.5 times more likely to experience “broken heart syndrome,” heart attack-like symptoms that occur during sudden or continuing stress.
November 28, 2011
New Surgery at UAMS Provides Dramatic Reduction in Arm Swelling for Lymphedema Patients
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in Arkansas and one of a handful of medical centers in the country offering a new surgical alternative to treat lymphedema, the chronic arm swelling frequently associated with breast cancer treatment.
College of Nursing Professor Wins International Honor
Nov. 22, 2011 | Helping to build a substantial and effective disaster relief effort in Arkansas and beyond is the legacy Cheryl Schmidt, Ph.D., R.N., has been working to leave behind.
November 22, 2011
UAMS Volunteers Deliver Foot Care, Donated Shoes
Nov. 22, 2011 | Without a good pair of shoes, the calluses covering most of his feet would only get worse, said orthopaedic surgeon Ruth Thomas, M.D., as she carefully removed large calluses from the man’s feet.
November 21, 2011
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care
LITTLE ROCK – The North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.
November 18, 2011
Half-Century Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Perspective
Nov. 18, 2011 | In 1961, when most of the country was focused on the first American helicopters landing in Vietnam, 27-year-old Joyce Faulkner was already engaged in a different type of battle: the battle against breast cancer. Fast forward 50 years, and the now 77-year-old Faulkner not only won her battle but serves as inspiration for other women who are still in the fight.
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