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UAMS Becomes First Center of Excellence in Arkansas for Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated the state’s only Center of Excellence for implantation of the AMS 700 Inflatable Penile Prosthesis, a long-term treatment option for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). ED is a common condition that is believed to affect more than half of men between…
February 11, 2025
Breast, Endocrine and Colorectal Cancer Surgeons Join UAMS
Gili G. Halfteck, M.D., Ph.D., and Sandra M. Garcia-Osogobio, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as breast, endocrine and colorectal cancer surgeons. Both also serve as assistant professors in the Division of Surgical Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Halfteck is a breast and endocrine cancer…
February 10, 2025
UAMS College of Public Health to Offer New Doctoral Program
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health will offer an Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) doctoral program beginning in the fall 2025 semester. Students in the multidisciplinary program will learn how the environment impacts human health. According to Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D., associate professor in the…
UAMS Heart Team, Paramedics Save Landmark Man with CPR, ECMO Combo
As a cable TV lineman and admitted workaholic, Dillon Howard often spent 12-hour days climbing telephone poles, seemingly impervious to temperature extremes. On his off-days, the motocross enthusiast liked to race across rough terrain at breakneck speeds. To call him a rugged outdoorsman would be an understatement. Then one night in mid-February, while at home…
February 7, 2025
UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Feb. 13
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Feb. 13 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference Examines Complex Issues Surrounding Mental Illness
Hundreds of health care professionals, caregivers and family members of people with schizophrenia gathered at the Fayetteville Town Center on Jan. 30 to learn about the symptoms, misconceptions and treatment of the illness, as well as the experiences of the nearly 3 million American adults with schizophrenia. The conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas…
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UAMS Study Finds Mothers Living in Rural Areas or Covered by Medicaid Less Likely to Receive Prenatal Care
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas mothers who live in rural areas and/or who have a Medicaid-covered birth are less likely to receive early prenatal care or receive an adequate number of prenatal care visits, according to a study published recently by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.
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February 5, 2025
UAMS to Hold Plastic Surgery Clinic Open House on Feb. 13
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomes the public to an open house Feb. 13 at its new off-campus plastic surgery clinic. The UAMS Health Plastic Surgery Clinic’s Open House will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Freeway Medical Tower at 5800 W….
February 4, 2025
College of Pharmacy Adds Three New Faculty Members
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently welcomed three new members to its faculty: Corey Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH; Mokarram Hossain, Ph.D.; and Lara Rains, Pharm.D. Corey Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH Hayes joined the College of Pharmacy faculty as an associate professor of pharmaceutical evaluation and policy. He received his…
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