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Holiday Blues? You’re Not Alone.
Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician For many people, the holidays are a time of joy and connection. However, the holiday season can be hard for others, especially those struggling with their mental health. In fact, about two-thirds of people with mental illness say the holidays make their conditions worse. Increased stress, disruption to…
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December 7, 2023
UAMS Partners with Local Institutions to Provide Lactation Spaces for Breastfeeding Mothers
FAYETTEVILLE — Working with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research, the Jones Center for Families, Arkansas Legal Aid, the Center for Nonprofits at the JTL Shop and the Springdale Library each recently installed new spaces for nursing mothers to comfortably breastfeed or pump breast milk. “The creation…
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Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Opens UAMS Milk Bank Depot in Rogers
LITTLE ROCK — Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank, has opened a milk depot in its Rogers hospital. The Mercy NWA Milk Depot is a designated space for women to donate milk, which will be sent to the UAMS Milk Bank for screening, pasteurization…
December 6, 2023
UAMS Hosts Student National Medical Association Region III Conference
About 150 medical students and pre-med students from seven states attended the annual Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Region III Medical Education Conference Nov. 10-12 at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. It was the first time that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, home to the Edith…
Cardiac Surgeon John Streitman, M.D., Joins UAMS to Lead Cardiovascular Surgery Program
John Emory Streitman, M.D., a board-certified cardiac surgeon with a special interest in complex cardiovascular cases, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery. He will lead the cardiovascular surgery program. “Dr. Streitman is a highly experienced cardiac surgeon who brings…
December 5, 2023
UAMS Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant to Study Key Cell Processes in Energy Production
LITTLE ROCK — Huiliang Zhang, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will use a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study proton leak, a process within the body that affects metabolism and energy. Although scientists have been aware of proton leak for decades, Zhang said, little…
UAMS Opens Satellite Transplant Clinic in Helena-West Helena
HELENA-WEST HELENA — Community health providers and members of the public gathered today in Helena-West Helena to celebrate the recent opening of the newest University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) transplant clinic. Located inside the UAMS East Family Medical Center at 1393 Arkansas 242 South in Helena-West Helena, the clinic is the sixth satellite…
December 4, 2023
December MVP — Dominique Covington
Meet Dominique Covington, the MVP for December. Dominique serves as a patient care technician in UAMS Labor & Delivery. Please read what one of her nominators wrote:
Dominique is an exceptional example of UAMS core values and our mission. Every shift she works, she exemplifies respect, compassion, kindness, and a positive attitude no matter what the floor or staffing looks like that shift.
December 1, 2023
Kent Westbrook, M.D., Keeps Audience Laughing While Delivering Wisdom
Laughter spilled out of the Walton Auditorium and three overflow rooms during much of the inaugural Last Lecture, delivered Nov. 16 in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute by Kent C. Westbrook M,D., distinguished professor of surgery. A leader at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for five decades who continues to see…
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