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Healthgrades Awards UAMS Five Stars for Cardiac, Critical Care

Dec. 5, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received five-star ratings for its treatment of heart failure and sepsis from Healthgrades, the leading resource used by consumers to find a health care provider. The 2025 ratings for clinical excellence are based on data collected from about 4,500 hospitals nationwide on all...

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Vascular Surgeon Ulugbek Negmadjanov, M.D., Joins UAMS

Dec. 4, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Vascular surgeon Ulugbek “Bek” Negmadjanov, M.D., RPVI, joins the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery’s Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.

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Rampy Foundation Relays $65,000 Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research

Dec. 3, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $65,000 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today. This is the third year the Rampy MS Research Foundation has conducted the run. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with...

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UAMS Researcher Creating Survey to Better Evaluate Methamphetamine Treatments

Dec. 2, 2024 | George Pro, Ph.D., MPH, is leading a study that will create a survey that measures the outcomes of individuals who take new medications designed to treat methamphetamine use disorder. The study — funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for $275,000 — launched in September and will continue through August 2026. “This will hopefully...

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College of Public Health Student Balances School, Parenting and Music

Nov. 27, 2024 | Joe Sundell is a dedicated family man, student and singer-songwriter. Sundell, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Health Systems and Services Research doctoral student, acknowledges that balancing the responsibilities can be tough. However, he finds a way to manage the tasks as each play a role...

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UAMS to Expand Healthy Start Program in South Arkansas

Nov. 26, 2024 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its Healthy Start program to Ashley, Ouachita and Union counties this fall, providing essential prenatal care services to women and families in south Arkansas. Since 2019, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation has offered the Healthy Start program — funded by the...

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2024 College of Pharmacy Scholarships Touch on Past, Present and Future

Nov. 25, 2024 | Scholarships represent a financial leg up for any student, but they also represent something more: the journeys of those who came before, and the hopes they invest in those who come after them. This year, two new scholarships created for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy have those legacies in...

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UAMS Study Finds More Doulas Needed in Arkansas

Nov. 25, 2024 | FAYETTEVILLE — Community-based doulas can help mothers better navigate the health care system and provide cultural support, but there are not enough doulas in Arkansas to serve communities, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Doulas are trained birth coaches who provide continuous emotional support, advocate for and aid informed...

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