Dec. 9, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has been awarded a grant worth $3.3 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the effectiveness of two therapeutic options in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in prison populations.
Dec. 6, 2024 | Jessica Allred, a fourth-year student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently one of only 15 pharmacy students nationwide to be awarded a standing committee position with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). “Jessica’s selection to this national standing committee is a testament to her dedication, leadership...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Nov. 27, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation joined a recent meeting of the Madison County Health Coalition to discuss ways the institute is improving care for expectant mothers in and around Huntsville.
Nov. 26, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK —The Russellville Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic celebrated today the opening of a milk depot in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank.
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...