April 23, 2019 | The Parkinson’s Symposium continues to grow each year, welcoming more people who want to learn about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The fifth annual event was held April 7 in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at UAMS, with nearly 200 people in attendance. “Some people have...
April 22, 2019 | As he addresses audiences across the country, end-of-life expert BJ Miller, M.D., often asks one simple question: “Who is this room has never suffered?”
April 24, 2019 | Heavy, spring rains April 18 in central Arkansas only brought more growth to Earth Day at UAMS. On the Little Rock campus, 18 vendors staffed tables set up to educate employees, distribute promotional items and environmental information, recycle materials and just generally celebrate nature.
April 22, 2019 | U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton visited the UAMS neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) April 19 to get a glimpse of the life-saving environment that takes care of babies born prematurely, some who have to stay weeks and months separated from their families.
April 19, 2019 | The diverse and intricate work of the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Jefferson, Arkansas, the only FDA center outside of Washington, D.C., took center stage at the 23rd Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held April 10 in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The series is intended to foster scientific collaboration by sharing...
April 19, 2019 | Patients with diabetes visiting University of Arkansas of Medical Science (UAMS) Family Medicine Clinics throughout the state will soon receive a new screening during regular doctor’s visits in an effort to save their vision. The screening is called teleretinal imaging and uses a special camera to take pictures of the retina at the back of...
April 18, 2019 | April 18, 2019 | Arkansas has the second highest prescribing rate for opioids of all the states, 102.1 opioid prescriptions for every 100 people, and the public health crisis it has caused is affecting every Arkansan from newborns to the elderly. This crisis was the focus of “Combating the Opioid Crisis and Chronic Pain,” an...
April 18, 2019 | LITTLE ROCK — The Addiction Research Training Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was recently awarded $2.1 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to renew the program another five years. The award marks the second time the program has been renewed by NIDA, part of the National Institutes...
April 16, 2019 | More than 180 health care professionals, first responders, police officers and firefighters gathered at UAMS in Little Rock on April 6-7 to receive updates and additional training exercises on best practices in emergency care.
April 15, 2019 | Judy Sims is the College of Health Professions’ biggest cheerleader.
April 15, 2019 | Parents of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be able to be present and involved in their child’s hospitalization through the creation of a Ronald McDonald Family Room, announced today by UAMS and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas (RMHCA). In a partnership...
April 15, 2019 | The poxvirus — with its applications for the investigation of disease development, cross-species infection-caused diseases, vaccine development and cancer virotherapy — is the focus of research by Jia Liu, Ph.D., who has received a $1.86 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue this innovative work at the University of Arkansas for Medical...