Oct. 17, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging recently hosted its annual Geriatrics Updates conference, convening health professionals and community members who wanted to learn about the latest developments in geriatric care. The three-day conference covered a variety of topics that affect the lives of older adults, including cancer,...
Oct. 16, 2024 | Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, received a grant to study diabetes self-management and education for individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is funding...
Oct. 16, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the MDS Foundation, making it the only center in Arkansas to become part of the foundation’s referral network of the top bone marrow disorder treatment centers in the world. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are...
Oct. 15, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the launch of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Center of Excellence for Proteomics at UAMS — the first and only academic-industry partnership of its kind in the United States. The world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific, entered into a formal agreement with the IDeA National...
Oct. 15, 2024 | The American public is “assaulted” with addictive images every day, according to award-winning author Sam Quinones, so it should come as no surprise that so many people are drawn to the abundance of illicit drugs available throughout the country.
Oct. 14, 2024 | What is worse? Cancer or cancer treatment? Ask any patient treated with chemotherapy, and the answer may be the treatment. Common side effects of chemotherapy include pain, fatigue, hair loss, mouth sores, bowel issues as well as nerve, muscle, cell and organ damage. And that’s just chemotherapy. Conventional X-ray radiation, a treatment needed by half...
Oct. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., has joined the staff of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia. She will see pediatric patients while also serving as an associate professor for UAMS’ residency program. A native of Magnolia, Cross has operated Magnolia Pediatric Clinic since 1999....
Oct. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Nicholas Theodore, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury, will discuss advances in spine surgery in a free, public lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Theodore is a professor of neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University School of...
Oct. 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated a decade of providing care for patients across Arkansas during its annual symposium. Speakers at the event, which included several patients, reflected on the past while looking with hope toward the future. The Sept. 19 event was held on the 12th floor...
Oct. 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation launched a statewide initiative to train community health workers (CHWs) to provide diabetes support using the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) curriculum. This training, which is part of a larger statewide initiative to empower local communities to improve diabetes management and outcomes,...