UAMS News
March 8, 2010
UAMS MammoVan to Offer Mammograms in Lincoln County March 15
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The MammoVan, a mobile mammography unit operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be in Gould on March 15 to offer mammograms for area women.</span>
March 5, 2010
UAMS Researchers Say Age, Not Decrease in Estrogen, at Root of Osteoporosis
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Marking a shift in decades of thought on the cause of osteoporosis, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have identified an age-related mechanism – not a decrease of the hormone estrogen – as the primary culprit. </span>
Grant to Help Mine Valuable Genetic Data to Improve Cancer Treatments
March 5, 2010 | As the world leader in treating multiple myeloma patients, the UAMS Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy houses a treasure chest of momentous data just waiting to be discovered.
March 4, 2010
UAMS Specialists Save Arm, Put Biker Back on the Road
Ed and Margo Jevicky say a series of miracles saved their 18-year-old son, Michael, and his right arm when his motorcycle slammed into a Jeep. One of them was landing in the hands of two well-regarded, highly specialized University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeons.
March 2, 2010
Crittenden Regional Hospital Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region. </span>
Jerry G. Jones, M.D., Honored for Work with Children at Risk
March 2, 2010 | Jerry G. Jones, M.D., a professor of pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and director of the Center for Children at Risk, a collaboration of UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), recently received an award for his longtime advocacy for children at risk from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
UAMS Sponsors Arkansas Trauma System Update For Health Care Professionals
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Physicians, nurses and other health care professionals working in trauma medicine can gain continuing education credit at the Arkansas Trauma Update conference sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine on April 23-24 in the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock.</span>
March 1, 2010
UAMS AHEC North Central Donates Use of $80,000 Manikin
<span class=”content”>BATESVILLE – An $80,000 computerized manikin that can simulate human illnesses and conditions has been donated to the White River Medical Center (WRMC) in Batesville by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) North Central. </span>
February 26, 2010
Family Home Golf Classic April 22 to Benefit Patients at UAMS
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Registration is now under way for the Family Home Golf Classic set for 11 a.m. April 22 at the Maumelle Country Club. The event will raise funds to provide temporary housing for patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). </span>
February 25, 2010
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants Increase Leukemia Survival
Feb. 25, 2010 | John Wagner, M.D., is trying to eliminate the “in” from “incurable,” and his quest has led him to a significant medical discovery — umbilical cord blood transplants can significantly increase the survival rate of leukemia patients.
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