UAMS News


June 25, 2007

Free or Low-Cost Women’s Health Screenings Offered in Phillips County on July 25, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available July 25 to women in Phillips County age 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health.


June 21, 2007

John Delk, M.D., Named First UAMS Wilson Chair of Prosthetic Urology

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LITTLE ROCK – John R. Delk II, M.D., today became the inaugural recipient of the Steven K. Wilson, M.D., Chair of Prosthetic Urology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


June 20, 2007

UAMS Set to Open Eighth Area Health Education Center

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North central Arkansas will have the state’s eighth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) starting July 1.


June 19, 2007

UAMS Seeking Participants for National Study on Vision Loss

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LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are seeking participants with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to measure the impact of vitamins and fish oil on the disease.


June 13, 2007

UAMS Myeloma Institute Receives $4.5 Million To Study Genetics of Disease

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy has received $4.5 million from a San Francisco couple to establish a one-of-a kind laboratory for research into the genetic profile of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.


Nicholas Lang, M.D., Named Chief Medical Officer at UAMS Medical Center

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LITTLE ROCK – Nicholas Lang, M.D., has been named chief medical officer for UAMS Medical Center.


June 12, 2007

Harvard, Telemedicine Association Recognize UAMS’ ANGELS Program to Reduce Births of Medically Fragile Babies

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LITTLE ROCK – A program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to reduce the number of babies born with severe medical problems recently was recognized by Harvard University and the American Telemedicine Association.


UAMS to Offer Free Hepatitis C Screening June 23

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free screenings for hepatitis C from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 23 at the UAMS College of Public Health. Registration is not required, and screenings are limited to 180 participants.


June 8, 2007

UAMS to Offer Symposium on Teaching with Technology

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LITTLE ROCK — Educators interested in technology-related issues in education are invited to attend the Teaching with Technology Symposium July 19-20 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


June 6, 2007

Lee Archer, M.D., Named First UAMS Nodini Chair in Neurology

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LITTLE ROCK – Robert Leroy “Lee” Archer, M.D., today became the inaugural recipient of the Major and Ruth Nodini Endowed Chair in Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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