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Baptist Health Opens UAMS Milk Bank Depots in Conway and Stuttgart
LITTLE ROCK — Baptist Health, in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank, has opened milk depots at two of its medical centers in Conway and Stuttgart. The Conway Baptist Health Milk Depot and the Stuttgart Baptist Health Milk Depot are designated spaces for women to donate milk, which will…
October 17, 2023
Psychiatrist Todd Brinkley, M.D., Joins UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute
LITTLE ROCK — Todd Brinkley, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute as an outpatient psychiatrist.
UAMS to Host Boo in the Park Oct. 28 in McGehee
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free, health-related educational event for people of all ages from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Gazebo Park in downtown McGehee. Called Boo at the Park, the family-friendly Halloween-themed event seeks to reduce the stigma surrounding HIV and…
October 16, 2023
UAMS to Host McRae Park After Dark Oct. 31 in Prescott
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Prescott Parks and Recreation Department are hosting a free, health-related educational event for people of all ages from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 at McRae Park in Prescott. Called McRae Park After Dark, the family-friendly Halloween-themed event seeks to…
UAMS Hosts Oct. 28 Epilepsy Symposium for Patients, Caregivers, Health Providers
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a free Epilepsy Symposium from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28 during which UAMS experts will discuss the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders. The event is open to patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy and seizure…
October 13, 2023
Holly Maples, Pharm.D., Named Fellow of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Holly Maples, Pharm.D., a national expert on pediatric infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship, was recently named a fellow of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). PIDS is the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control and eradication of diseases affecting children. Fellows are those who have achieved professional excellence and provided significant…
UAMS Receives Grants from Blue & You Foundation to Expand, Build Mental Health Programs
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas announced a series of grants totaling $5.9 million targeting trauma, substance use and suicide among youth and adolescents at a press conference held Oct. 5 at the Clinton Presidential Center, including two to develop and expand programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
McGill Leads Study That Discovers Key Element to Predicting Outcome for Acute Liver Failure Patients
A recent study led by Mitch McGill, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, revealed that individuals who passed away due to acute liver failure often had higher levels of lactate dehydrogenase than people who survived the ailment. It’s a discovery that can…
October 12, 2023
Walker Foundation Pledges $1 Million to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute — Funds Will Support New Radiation Oncology Center
LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation pledged $1 Million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The funds will support the Cancer Institute’s new Radiation Oncology Center, which opened in July. “We are humbled by the decades-long support of the Walker Foundation — a…
UAMS Researchers Find Black, Hispanic Women More Likely than White Women to Get Routine Mammograms
FAYETTEVILLE — Black and Hispanic women are more likely than white women to receive routine breast cancer screenings, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. Previous studies have documented that Black and Hispanic women have been less likely than white…
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October 11, 2023
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