May 25, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | In May 2006, Harold “Hap” Peterson was advised to get his affairs in order by UAMS cancer specialist Laura Hutchins, M.D. He had late-stage melanoma, a type of skin cancer, with tumors spreading throughout his body. He was shocked to hear he had only three to six months to live. “I...
May 25, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | For “honorably and steadfastly” leading UAMS “during a most challenging period,” UAMS Interim Chancellor Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., was recognized May 24 with a resolution by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. The resolution was presented during the board’s two-day meeting on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus....
May 25, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | The process of creating new drug therapies is completely foreign to most people. But for UAMS’ Peter Crooks, Ph.D., D.Sc., it’s just another day at the office.
May 24, 2018 | May 24, 2018 |El Dorado artist, interior designer and cancer survivor Melinda Cameron-Godsey has donated an original piece of art to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Titled “Hope,” the large, colorful acrylic painting of monarch butterflies can be viewed on the first floor near Infusion...
May 23, 2018 | May 23, 2018 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor of neurobiology recently co-authored a Kentucky Law Review article that offers insights into the nature of criminal intent and urges the court system to admit more expert testimony into trials regarding the subject. In “Actus Reus, Mens Rea, and Brain Science: What...
May 22, 2018 | May 22, 2018 | Rarely are child temper tantrums a sign of success, but this is one of those circumstances. The WISE program – Together, We Inspire Smart Eating – has been working to introduce fresh fruits and vegetables into the diets of Arkansas children since 2011. “Parents come into the program thinking, ‘oh, my...
May 21, 2018 | May 19, 2018 | Degrees and certificates were awarded to 969 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school May 19 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Degrees were presented to 157 in the College of Medicine; 282 in the College of Nursing; 111...
May 21, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | Excellence in treating stroke patients recently garnered two awards for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Program. The American Heart Association honored the program with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus award. The Arkansas Department of Health recognized the program with...
May 17, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | More than 145 family physicians, nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists learned updates on marijuana and medicine, fibromyalgia, sleep apnea and common orthopedic issues May 10-12 at the 40th annual Family Medicine Intensive Review Course at UAMS. The conference, one of UAMS’ larger family-medicine conferences, offered 23 hours of continuing education on medical...
May 17, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | Using telemedicine to treat state prison inmates with orthopaedic injuries has reduced red tape and wait times while improving security thanks to a new UAMS Center for Distance Health program.