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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation

Oct. 16, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the MDS Foundation, making it the only center in Arkansas to become part of the foundation’s referral network of the top bone marrow disorder treatment centers in the world. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are...

Marty Trieschmann

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UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Oct. 15, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the launch of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Center of Excellence for Proteomics at UAMS — the first and only academic-industry partnership of its kind in the United States. The world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific, entered into a formal agreement with the IDeA National...

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UAMS Cancer Researcher Amanda Stolarz. Ph.D.,

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Symposium Showcases Promising Research Aimed at Reducing Cancer Therapy Side Effects

Oct. 14, 2024 | What is worse? Cancer or cancer treatment? Ask any patient treated with chemotherapy, and the answer may be the treatment. Common side effects of chemotherapy include pain, fatigue, hair loss, mouth sores, bowel issues as well as nerve, muscle, cell and organ damage. And that’s just chemotherapy. Conventional X-ray radiation, a treatment needed by half...

Marty Trieschmann

Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., (left) is the first UAMS researcher to receive the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.

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Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., First at UAMS to Receive NIH New Innovator Award

Oct. 8, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., has received the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Harriet Washington stands in front of the stage in Smith Auditorium while discussing the history in the U.S, of racial health disparities.

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Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Focuses on Historic Disparities in Health Care

Oct. 7, 2024 | The history of U.S. health care has long ignored the impact of and on African Americans, and Harriet Washington wants to change that. On Sept. 25 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), she presented “Medical Apartheid … and Beyond” as part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture series. Washington, an award-winning...

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Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., discusses some of the misconceptions about schizophrenia at the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference.

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Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism

Oct. 3, 2024 | The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.

Tim Taylor

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Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons

Sept. 30, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomed female students from the College of Medicine and Arkansas high schools for the Perry Outreach Program, an annual program to teach and inspire young women to become orthopaedic surgeons. It is the 11th year that the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has hosted...

Andrew Vogler

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Donald Bodenner, director of the UAMS Thyroid Cancer Clinic and chief of endocrine oncology, speaks during a panel discussion that also featured Jeanne Wei, executive director of the Institute on Aging and chair of the Department of Geriatrics, and Christopher Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

Conference Offers Look at Latest Developments in Geriatric Care

Oct. 17, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging recently hosted its annual Geriatrics Updates conference, convening health professionals and community members who wanted to learn about the latest developments in geriatric care. The three-day conference covered a variety of topics that affect the lives of older adults, including cancer,...

Chris Carmody

College of Public Health Researcher Leads Project to Address Diabetes Management and Education

Oct. 16, 2024 | Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, received a grant to study diabetes self-management and education for individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is funding...

Kev' Moye

Author Sam Quinones, sitting with Department of Psychiatry Chair Laura Dunn, M.D.,, said an estimated 100,000 Americans will overdose on fentanyl this year. “That is a staggering amount of people.”

‘Drugified’ Depictions Everywhere in America, Says Author Sam Quinones

Oct. 15, 2024 | The American public is “assaulted” with addictive images every day, according to award-winning author Sam Quinones, so it should come as no surprise that so many people are drawn to the abundance of illicit drugs available throughout the country.

Tim Taylor

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Oct. 17, 2024 | These programs were first broadcast the week of October 21, 2024.

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UAMS Hosts Oct. 24 Spinal Neurosurgery Lecture

Oct. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Nicholas Theodore, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury, will discuss advances in spine surgery in a free, public lecture Oct. 24 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Theodore is a professor of neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University School of...

Linda Satter

Tina Hedrick from AFMC leads CHWs in an exercise on anatomy as part of the DEEP training program.

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New UAMS Initiative Trains Community Health Workers to Provide Diabetes Support in Rural Pharmacies

Oct. 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation launched a statewide initiative to train community health workers (CHWs) to provide diabetes support using the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) curriculum. This training, which is part of a larger statewide initiative to empower local communities to improve diabetes management and outcomes,...

David Wise

Students on a workshop panel discuss their scholastic and clinical training experiences. The panelists and the programs they are in are, left to right: A’Javius Brown – Dental Hygiene; Allison Weaver – Radiologic Imaging Sciences; Macy McPhillips – Diagnostic Medical Sonography; Patricia Nyangoma – Cytology; Erin Flanagan – Medical Laboratory Sciences; and Madison Hefner – Occupational Therapy.

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College of Health Professions Welcomes Academic Advisors to UAMS

Oct. 10, 2024 | The UAMS College of Health Professions held its first Academic Advisory Workshop on the Little Rock campus this month.

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Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia

Oct. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., has joined the staff of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia. She will see pediatric patients while also serving as an associate professor for UAMS’ residency program. A native of Magnolia, Cross has operated Magnolia Pediatric Clinic since 1999....

Philip Allison

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UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Annual Symposium

Oct. 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated a decade of providing care for patients across Arkansas during its annual symposium. Speakers at the event, which included several patients, reflected on the past while looking with hope toward the future. The Sept. 19 event was held on the 12th floor...

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Oct. 10, 2024 | These programs were first broadcast the week of October 14, 2024.

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Not Your Typical Advocates — A Salute to The Hat Club of Little Rock and its Philanthropy for the UAMS NICU

Oct. 10, 2024 | Advocates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) come in many forms — volunteers, donors, alumni and board members to name a few. Though not fitting neatly within any given category, taking a unique and creative approach towards fundraising, The Hat Club of Little Rock is a group that UAMS is fortunate to...

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Named Center of Excellence by MDS Foundation

UAMS Establishes Proteomics Center of Excellence in Little Rock with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Symposium Showcases Promising Research Aimed at Reducing Cancer Therapy Side Effects

Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., First at UAMS to Receive NIH New Innovator Award

Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Focuses on Historic Disparities in Health Care

Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism

Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons

University News

Conference Offers Look at Latest Developments in Geriatric Care

College of Public Health Researcher Leads Project to Address Diabetes Management and Education

‘Drugified’ Depictions Everywhere in America, Says Author Sam Quinones

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Muscles

UAMS Hosts Oct. 24 Spinal Neurosurgery Lecture

New UAMS Initiative Trains Community Health Workers to Provide Diabetes Support in Rural Pharmacies

College of Health Professions Welcomes Academic Advisors to UAMS

Pediatrician Amy Cross, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Magnolia

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Annual Symposium

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Not Your Typical Advocates — A Salute to The Hat Club of Little Rock and its Philanthropy for the UAMS NICU

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