UAMS News
October 21, 2015
Event to Offer Insight into Tobacco Addiction, Effects on Youth
LITTLE ROCK – An upcoming event will offer insight into tobacco addiction and its effects, particularly as it relates to young people. The Sixth Annual Lung Cancer Symposium is open to health care professionals, community advocates, youth and others interested in learning about the effects of tobacco use. It is set for 7:50 a.m.-4 p.m….
October 20, 2015
UAMS Cancer Researchers Publish Findings on Rare Childhood Leukemia
LITTLE ROCK – New findings on juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and collaborators at other institutions were published online this month by the medical journal Nature Genetics. UAMS scientists collaborating on the research titled “The Genomic Landscape of Juvenile Myelomoncytic Leukemia” were led by Peter…
October 7, 2015
Medical Students Host Arkansas Senate and House Public Health Committees
Oct. 7, 2015 | Arkansas state lawmakers attending Legislator Day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Sept. 24 got to hear from medical students who spoke passionately about why they want to be doctors as well as from faculty addressing challenges facing graduate medical education in Arkansas and nationwide. The legislators…
October 2, 2015
Free Legal Assistance Event for Cancer Patients and Survivors Oct. 28
LITTLE ROCK – Anyone in cancer treatment or who has completed treatment may receive free legal assistance on important personal documents at an upcoming event. The estate planning clinic is set for Oct. 28 at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). One-hour appointments are available at…
September 28, 2015
Tiny Hands Monster Bash Costume Party to Benefit Family Home, UAMS Neonatal Intensive Care
LITTLE ROCK – Get ready for a frighteningly good time this Halloween at the Tiny Hands Monster Bash. The costume party fundraiser is scheduled for 7-11 p.m. Oct. 30 at Next Level Events, located at 1400 W. Markham St. in Little Rock’s Union Station. Tickets are $60 in advance or $65 at the door. Purchase…
September 16, 2015
Shoppers and Diners Enjoy a 20 Percent Discount With UAMS Cancer Institute’s Partners Card
LITTLE ROCK – Calling all shoppers! More than 200 shops and restaurants in central and northwest Arkansas will offer discounts Oct. 30 – Nov. 8 in conjunction with Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). To purchase…
Hematologist/Oncologist Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK –Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., a hematologist/oncologist fellowship-trained in bone marrow transplantation, has joined the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the Medical Oncology Clinic and is a member of the Bone Marrow Transplant Team. His specialties include leukemias, lymphomas and other hematological…
September 11, 2015
UAMS to Host Cancer Survivorship Workshop Oct. 3
LITTLE ROCK – A workshop at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will focus on the needs and concerns of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. I Am a Survivor: Cancer Survivorship Workshop is set for 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 3 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Cancer Institute. Interactive sessions will be led…
September 10, 2015
Help Fight Breast Cancer & Raise Money for Susan G. Komen, By Voting for UAMS/UALR Pink Glove Dance Video
LITTLE ROCK – The public is invited to help fight breast cancer by voting online for a video featuring the dancing talents of doctors, nurses and others at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as well as the Trojan mascot and student dance team at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR)….
Two UAMS Programs Receive Grants Totaling $98,000 From Arkansas Cancer Coalition
LITTLE ROCK – Two programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received grants totaling almost $98,000 from the Arkansas Cancer Coalition. Funded for $54,853, a project titled Community-based Tobacco Control will provide tailored evidence-based smoking cessation for UAMS patients at the thoracic oncology clinic at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute…
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