Oct. 29, 2013 | Recognized as “a humble man” with “zest for life,” longtime UAMS neonatologist Whit Hall, M.D., was honored as Citizen of the Year for 19 years of service with March of Dimes at the organization’s recent Signature Chefs Auction.
Oct. 25, 2013 | Robert McGehee, Ph.D., dean of the UAMS Graduate School, was awarded the Visionary Leadership Award from Jackson State University for his work to increase diversity in the Basic Science Graduate Programs at UAMS.
Oct. 24, 2013 | The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.
Oct. 22, 2013 | Manish Joshi, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, was invited to attend the Canadian Thoracic Society annual convention earlier this year to receive 2013 Norman L. Jones Award for his outstanding research article published in the Canadian Respiratory Journal.
Oct. 17, 2013 | Alternative fuels produce fewer greenhouse gases and thus are better for the environment. But what about their toxicity and risk to human health? A year ago this crucial question was raised by UAMS faculty member Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D., at a planning session for the American Chemistry Society’s (ACS) 2013 annual meeting.
Oct. 16, 2013 | <p class="content">Oct. 16, 2013 | Although Kevin Young, Ph.D., hopes his research will aid in the practice of medicine 20 years in the future, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to value it in the present. </p>
Oct. 14, 2013 | Every day in the United States, 2,500 youth abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time. This fact is all too familiar to Gary Speed, R.N., a cardiac nurse at UAMS, after his 17-year-old son, Albert, died from a prescription drug overdose in 2006.
Oct. 11, 2013 | UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., was honored at an Oct. 5 ceremony by the state chapter of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) for his service to the health care needs of Arkansas.
Oct. 9, 2013 | The first Rock Town Bacon Throwdown at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock featured 10 local professional chefs all serving samples of dishes that included bacon as an ingredient. Proceeds from the event, hosted by the UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary’s Aux Crew of young professionals, will go to the UAMS Patient Support Fund.
Oct. 8, 2013 | Oct. 8, 2013 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging today celebrated the opening of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in El Dorado, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age.