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UAMS Doctor Receives VA Merit Award to Address Overprescribing of Thyroid Medication
UAMS’ Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., has been awarded a Veterans Affairs (VA) Merit Award of $830,000 over four years to address the widespread overprescribing of levothyroxine (LT4), one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. LT4 is used to treat hypothyroidism, a condition where the thyroid produces too few hormones. However, many patients are…
March 12, 2025
Dermatologic Oncologist Justin M. McLawhorn, M.D., Joins UAMS Health
Justin M. McLawhorn, M.D., a Vanderbilt-trained dermatologic oncologist and skin cancer surgeon, has joined the University of Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of dermatologic oncology. McLawhorn specializes in the treatment of skin cancers, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Board certified in dermatology and fellowship trained and board certified in micrographic surgery,…
MVP for March — Summer Jamison
Meet Summer Jamison, the university’s MVP for March and a General Medical Education coordinator at the UAMS South Central Regional Campus in Pine Bluff.
UAMS to Hold Suicide Prevention Public Forum on April 10
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is taking action against one of the state’s most urgent public health challenges by hosting a forum dedicated to suicide prevention and awareness. The initiative aims to equip attendees with potentially life-saving knowledge and strategies.
March 11, 2025
UAMS Study Finds Excessive Weight Gain In Pregnancy Linked to Increase in C-sections
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation found that excessive gestational weight gain is linked to an increase in cesarean sections, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The percentage of women in the United States who…
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Tags: C-section, cesarean sections, Community Health Centers of Arkansas (CHCA), gestational weight gain, UAMS, UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, university of arkansas for Medical sciences
March 10, 2025
College of Public Health Grad Promotes Benefits of Vegan Foods
Tionna Jenkins, Ph.D., MPH, is making a significant impact in Arkansas as she inspires individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles. Jenkins, an alumna of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s health policy and management program, is a public health practitioner, consultant and owner of Plate it Healthy,…
March 7, 2025
UAMS To Host Girlology® on April 6
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing back the popular Girlology® puberty session April 6 to help girls face puberty with greater confidence.
Spotlight on the Cytology Program
For the past 57 years, students have studied cytotechnology, now called cytology, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus. Housed in the College of Health Professions in the Department of Laboratory Sciences, the program is designed to provide students with hands-on experience as vital members of the diagnostic team, specializing in cellular analysis to detect diseases like cancer and infections.
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Scientist Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Air Pollution, Breast Cancer
A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the role of environmental exposures in the development of early onset breast cancer in Arkansas women. Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D., an…
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