UAMS News
June 30, 2014
Procedure Energizes Patient With Chronic Lung Disease
Bob Anderson’s health was deteriorating at an alarming rate before he saw Thaddeus Bartter, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Recurring bouts of pneumonia led to a lung cancer diagnosis one month after he retired, and he developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis. Radiation treatment further reduced his lung function…
UAMS Patient Counts Her Blessings
When Karen Howlett counts her blessings, she starts with the three most dear: her daughter, her son and her vision. She wouldn’t have any of them, she said, without UAMS. Diagnosed with Marfan’s syndrome at age 5, Howlett’s parents knew she faced a life of challenges. Marfan’s syndrome is a genetic condition that affects the…
June 26, 2014
UAMS Hosts Large-Scale Emergency Exercise
A fictional scenario involving armed intruders entering a UAMS research building, then later detonating an explosive that spread possible radiation both tested preparedness of federal, state and local agencies in a large-scale exercise on campus April 22.
June 25, 2014
Pine Bluff Family Medical Center at UAMS South Central Earns Highest Patient-Centered Status
LITTLE ROCK — The Pine Bluff Family Medical Center at UAMS South Central has earned national recognition as a Level III patient-centered medical home, where health professionals work as a team to address patients’ immediate and long-term medical needs.
Fayetteville Family Medical Center at UAMS Northwest Earns Highest Patient-Centered Status
LITTLE ROCK — The Fayetteville Family Medical Center at UAMS Northwest has earned national recognition as a Level III patient-centered medical home, where health professionals work as a team to address patients’ immediate and long-term medical needs.
Jonesboro Family Medical Center at UAMS Northeast Earns Highest Patient-Centered Status
LITTLE ROCK — The Jonesboro Family Medical Center at UAMS Northeast has earned national recognition as a Level III patient-centered medical home, where health professionals work as a team to address patients’ immediate and long-term medical needs.
Gift from Foundation Opens Books for UAMS KIDS FIRST
“It’s a good idea!” was one boy’s exclamation when he heard that he and his classmates were receiving books courtesy of Kye Masino and his foundation, Kye-YAC International. The foundation donated copies of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to children at the UAMS KIDS FIRST facility in Little Rock on June 18.
Knight Elected President of Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians
Daniel Knight, M.D., Garnett Chair and chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been elected president of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians.
June 24, 2014
Rock the Runway Benefits Cancer Patients at UAMS
June 24, 2014 | Little Rock got a taste of New York Fashion Week on June 19 at the second annual Rock the Runway.
June 23, 2014
Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells
June 23, 2014 | Researchers from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have developed a new technological approach for tracking individual circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream, helping researchers identify the pathways of single cancer cells inside the body and possibly leading to the development of news ways to prevent the spread of cancer.
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