UAMS News
February 23, 2006
Free or Low-Cost Women’s Health Screenings Offered March 15 in St. Francis County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project
LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms, breast examinations and Pap tests are available March 15 to St. Francis County women 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.
February 22, 2006
UAMS Program Educates, Hopes to Reduce Sickle Cell Births
LITTLE ROCK – About one thousand Arkansas families with children carrying the sickle cell anemia trait will receive education and screening as part of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) project.
UAMS’ Shelledy Honored by American Association of Respiratory Care
LITTLE ROCK – David C. Shelledy, Ph.D., professor and associate dean in the College of Health Related Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was named a fellow of the American Association of Respiratory Care during the 51st International Respiratory Congress held in December in San Antonio, Texas.
February 21, 2006
Federal Planner for Pandemic Flu to Speak at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – How a pandemic flu virus could disrupt the economy will be addressed by William Kassler, M.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a March 7 forum at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
February 19, 2006
UAMS Implodes Dorm, Prepares for Hospital Construction
500,000-Square Foot Addition to Open in 2008
UAMS Implodes Dorm, Prepares for Hospital Construction 500,000-Square Foot Addition to Open in 2008
February 17, 2006
UAMS Breast Cancer Awareness Program Receives Grant from Avon Foundation
LITTLE ROCK — The Witness Project, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to increase awareness of breast cancer, has been awarded a $26,000 one-year grant from the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund. It is the fourth year that the program has received Avon Foundation funding.
February 16, 2006
UAMS Head Start Partners with Little Rock School District To Serve Preschoolers
LITTLE ROCK – The Head Start program operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences under the Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine is partnering with the Little Rock School District to provide more comprehensive services to children in their preschool programs.
February 14, 2006
UAMS Gives Far-Away Families Close-up View of Babies
LITTLE ROCK –UAMS Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to put Web-based video cameras in its Critical Care Nursery, where newborn infants can be viewed from anywhere parents have Internet access.
February 10, 2006
UAMS to Hold Feb. 16 Community Meeting on Implosion
LITTLE ROCK – Residents of neighborhoods surrounding the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus are invited to a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16 to hear the plans and safety precautions for the upcoming implosion of the UAMS Student Dormitory building.
February 6, 2006
UAMS-sponsored Midsouth Summit Black Expo Feb. 25 Celebrates Black History Month with Health Screenings and More
LITTLE ROCK — The Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented by the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) Cancer Control Department at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will celebrate Black History Month with health screenings, entertainment, contests and more from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center.
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