Jan. 30, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Movement Disorders Clinic will again this year offer free art, cooking and music workshops for parkinsonism patients and their caregivers. In all classes, no experience is necessary and materials will be provided. The Art for Parkinsonism workshops began in 2022 and were so popular...
Jan. 30, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine named Teresa Hudson, Pharm.D., Ph.D., as assistant dean for health services research.
Jan. 27, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Sealant Clinic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.
Jan. 26, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received three grants from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas aimed at strengthening programs treating Arkansans with mental illness.
Jan. 25, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering online courses to the public during February and March that teach introductory skills for meditation and Mindfulness.
Jan. 25, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — People in some minority and underserved communities were more open to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at their church than in a medical setting, according to researchers at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. In a recently published study in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary...
Jan. 24, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — Auras Atreya, M.D., MPH, a specialist in advanced cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm management), has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine. As an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Atreya will spearhead the UAMS ventricular tachycardia ablation program. “We were delighted...
Jan. 23, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — After a national search, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s have named Jason Williams, Psy.D., M.S.Ed. to lead their work together to improve pediatric mental and behavioral health statewide.
Jan. 23, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health has renewed its membership with the Region 6 South Central Public Health Training Center. The center is a coalition of schools and agencies focused on providing public health workforce development while also advancing public health initiatives throughout the five-state region....
Jan. 20, 2023 | Jan. 20, 2023 | Much remains unknown about Huntington’s disease, an inherited brain disorder that tends to surface in a person’s 30s or 40s and causes progressively worsening motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms. That’s why participants are needed for ongoing clinical trials, according to doctors and researchers who spoke during the annual Huntington’s Disease Symposium...