Aug. 14, 2026 | Crystal McCoy was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2024 and received the first ever liver transplant for a colon cancer patient in the state in February 2026.
Aug. 13, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The Schmieding Foundation, Inc., pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support construction and activities of the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, Arkansas.
Aug. 11, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now offers Enterra Therapy, a treatment designed to relieve chronic nausea and vomiting due to gastroparesis, a medical condition that causes food to digest more slowly than normal.
Aug. 7, 2026 | Ana Sanchez, an education coordinator for UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, is in her 18th year of teaching medical interpretation to Northwest Arkansas high school students. She was inspired to create the class after struggling to interpret for her father when he suffered a heart attack 25 years ago.
Aug. 5, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surpassed its highest fundraising year, raising more than $44 million through gifts and philanthropic grants in the 2026 fiscal year, breaking the previous record of $41.57 million set in 2020.
Aug. 3, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas System, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Jefferson Hospital Association (Jefferson Regional) in Pine Bluff are pleased to announce they have successfully finalized a membership substitution agreement.
July 30, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it is purchasing the Proton Center of Arkansas, allowing UAMS to immediately resume offering proton therapy to all Arkansans.
Aug. 14, 2026 | Lily DeSpain, a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) M.D./MPH dual-degree program, aspires to fuse public health and clinical health to help entire populations live comfortably. “The moments with physicians who were compassionate and really cared about me, left a lasting impression on me,” she said. “One of my goals is...
Aug. 13, 2026 | Behind every surgical procedure at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), there is a team dedicated to making sure that every patient can expect the same standard of safety, one instrument tray at a time.
Aug. 13, 2026 | The public is invited to a community town hall meeting on cancer clinical trials, as well as prevention and screening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Arkansas Northeastern College, 2501 S. Division St., in the John Sullins Building, Room A101, in Blytheville.
Aug. 13, 2026 | These programs were first broadcast the week of August 17, 2026.
Aug. 12, 2026 | A five-year National Institutes of Health grant for more than $3.1 million will fund University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers studying a new method aimed at enhancing the immune system’s ability to fight tumor growth in head and neck cancers.
Aug. 10, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are studying mechanisms that could be manipulated to improve bone formation and bone strength in aging populations and in people with brittle bone disease.
Aug. 7, 2026 | The 13th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) provided an opportunity for students from 36 colleges and universities, along with seven high schools, across the United States to present their research.
Aug. 12, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Aug. 20 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
Aug. 11, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School is home to the only program in the state offering a doctoral degree in nursing. The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program gives candidates the opportunity to progress into advanced roles in nursing.
Aug. 10, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Vascular neurologist Abhilash Thatikala, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he mostly treats stroke patients.
Aug. 6, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) applauds Arkansas’ Sen. John Boozman and the Senate 340B Bipartisan Working Group for their newly announced SUSTAIN 340B Act preserving and reforming this vital program.