Oct. 9, 2024 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) deployed a mobile health unit in south Arkansas to provide better access to health care in Ashley, Columbia, Ouachita and Union counties.
Oct. 9, 2024 | Four stroke survivors and about a dozen clinicians who work with stroke patients shared insights and expertise at the 2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Conference. The daylong event, held September 13 in the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens & Neurosciences Institute, was presented by the UAMS Comprehensive Stroke Center to highlight statewide...
Oct. 8, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., has received the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Oct. 7, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK —The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers has received its first delivery of donated breast milk from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank. It is also the first delivery from the UAMS Milk Bank to Northwest Arkansas. “We are thrilled to celebrate this...
Oct. 7, 2024 | Fellowship-trained urologic oncologist Marcelo Bigarella, M.D., has joined the Division of Urology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where he specializes in the diagnosis and management of urologic cancers, such as prostate, kidney, testicular, bladder, penile and adrenal cancer. Bigarella joined UAMS after completing a fellowship in...
Oct. 7, 2024 | The history of U.S. health care has long ignored the impact of and on African Americans, and Harriet Washington wants to change that. On Sept. 25 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), she presented “Medical Apartheid … and Beyond” as part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture series. Washington, an award-winning...
Oct. 4, 2024 | Students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health converted a cabinet into a relief center for classmates burdened by stress. Data has revealed that stress can lead to an individual developing mental and physical ailments. Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D., associate professor in the college’s Department of Health...
Oct. 4, 2024 | Lifespan research may span cradle to grave, but for Neal Halfon, M.D., MPH, the top priority is addressing complex problems that often begin prenatally, preventing children from thriving and leading to long-term health issues. A major thought leader in children’s health policy and health system change from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Halfon...
Oct. 3, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing received a $300,000 grant from the Windgate Foundation. The grant will fund scholarships, student fees and book costs for 20 students enrolled in the College of Nursing. “We are continually inspired by the Windgate Foundation’s commitment to the health and wellness...
Oct. 3, 2024 | The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.