Oct. 14, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK—The Children’s Tumor Foundation and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are pleased to announce plans for the first dedicated Neurofibromatosis Adult Clinic in the region.
Oct. 13, 2021 | Doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently activated the first lung biopsy robot in Arkansas. The robot allows doctors to discover and biopsy previously undetectable cancerous nodules in the far reaches of the lungs. “This enables us to visualize and precisely biopsy lung nodules so we can catch lung cancer in...
Oct. 12, 2021 | A documentary dealing with the deadly problem of opioid addiction will premiere Oct. 13 at the 30th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. The film, which will be available online the following day, features a pair of UAMS physicians who are all too familiar with the hazards opioids pose to the state.
Oct. 11, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Brian Koss, Ph.D., a researcher with the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the state’s first recipient of the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Early Independence Award.
Oct. 8, 2021 | The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation received a one-year grant for $982,589 to facilitate digital health services for 34 hospitals and clinics in rural communities throughout Arkansas and the greater Memphis area. Part of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the grant for the purchase of new digital health...
Oct. 8, 2021 | Staff in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Centers for Simulation Education spent the week of Sept. 13 highlighting Arkansas’ problematic maternal and fetal mortality rates while sharing UAMS’s efforts to bring that number down. To simultaneously commemorate Healthcare Simulation Week 2021, showcase UAMS’ efforts and focus attention on a serious issue in...
Oct. 7, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Michael Thomsen, Ph.D., professor in the Health Policy and Management Department in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, was invested Oct. 6 in the inaugural Governor Sidney S. McMath Endowed Chair in Obesity Prevention. “To be entrusted with this endowment is the honor...
Oct. 7, 2021 | The UAMS College of Pharmacy recognized the entering Class of 2025 during its 19th annual White Coat Ceremony. The Arkansas Pharmacists Association has sponsored the event since 2003.
Oct. 6, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received the Roger Carter Award of Excellence for a Large Employer from the National Rehabilitation Association during a virtual ceremony today. UAMS was recognized because of the success of its Project SEARCH program, a job-training program that helps young adults with disabilities develop independent living and working skills.
Oct. 5, 2021 | The UAMS College of Pharmacy welcomed five new faculty members for the 2021-2022 academic year.