UAMS News


February 11, 2011

Searcy Mom, Teacher Thankful for Stroke Program

David Robinson

Feb. 11, 2011 | Double vision was the first symptom Ticia Covington, 25, of Searcy noticed while she was getting ready for her fifth day as a school teacher.


February 9, 2011

Free HPV Vaccinations Available Feb. 12 in Pine Bluff

Nate Hinkel

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Free HPV vaccinations will be available Feb. 12 to qualifying girls ages11-19 through a joint educational program between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Cervical Cancer Education Prevention Program (CCEPP) and the Arkansas Department of Health. </p>


Feb. 22, Science Café – ‘Infectious Disease & Antibiotic Resistance’

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, “Infectious Disease & Antibiotic Resistance” on Feb. 22. Panelists will discuss the latest bacteriological research as well as medical advances and the prevention of antibiotic resistance. </span>


February 7, 2011

Heber Springs Hospital Joins UAMS-Led Stroke Program

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Baptist Health Medical Center – Heber Springs has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region. </span>


Students’ Friendship Leads to ALS Fundraiser

David Robinson

Feb. 7, 2011| A strong friendship among four 12th-grade students recently led to an $8,073 check presentation for ALS research at UAMS.


February 2, 2011

Dermatology Oncologist Stephen D’Addario, M.D., Joins UAMS

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Stephen F. D’Addario, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients in the Dermatology Cancer Clinic at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.</span>


February 1, 2011

Winters Leaves Allied Health College Prepared for Future

Jon Parham

Feb. 1, 2011 | For 28 years, Ronald Winters, Ph.D., has guided the UAMS College of Health Related Professions with a thorough preciseness that also allowed for creativity and wit.


UAMS Diagnoses Woman’s 16-Year Illness

David Robinson

Feb. 1, 2011 | After 16 years searching for the cause of her seizures and difficulty breathing, Karan Smith of Fort Smith was referred to UAMS, where a doctor pinpointed her underlying condition: an uncommon genetic disease known as HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia).


Blytheville Hospital Joins UAMS-Led Stroke Program

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Great River Medical Center – Blytheville has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region. </span>


January 28, 2011

Report Charts UAMS as ‘Exceptional’ Asset for Arkansas

Jon Parham

Jan. 28, 2011 | While educating the next generation of health care professionals, caring for patients and making scientific advances that could lead to new medical treatments, the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) and affiliates generated more than 34,000 jobs, according to a new report.



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