Nov. 9, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in partnership with Dallas-based Intuitive Health, is bringing a network of freestanding facilities to Arkansas that combine emergency departments and urgent care clinics under one roof.
Nov. 6, 2026 | Kendra Matthews received life-saving cervical cancer treatment from a trusted team at UAMS.
Nov. 5, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) mourns the death of James Y. Suen, M.D., 86, on Nov. 4. For more than 50 years, the world-renowned head and neck surgeon dedicated his life to caring for patients at UAMS.
Oct. 30, 2026 | | A lot has happened in the world of maternal and infant health in Arkansas since early 2025, when the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began implementing plans to reduce the state’s high rates of maternal and infant mortality.
Oct. 29, 2026 | Eighty-one University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) students learned how to reverse an opioid overdose Monday during a hands-on naloxone training in the UAMS Library’s Active Learning Center.
Oct. 28, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received recognition as a 2026 Digital Health Most Wired organization from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was the only Arkansas healthcare organization on the list.
Oct. 27, 2026 | A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was recently published in Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, for a promising discovery that may lead to more effective cancer immunotherapies.
Nov. 6, 2026 | Nearly 300 students from across the UAMS College of Health Professions recently gathered for a Patient Experience Seminar designed to strengthen their communication, empathy, and interpersonal skills with patients. Dean Susan Long, Ed.D., welcomed the participants, and UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., encouraged students to embrace UAMS CARES and its guiding principles of Compassion,...
Nov. 5, 2026 | The UAMS College of Pharmacy’s student chapter for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) tied for Chapter of the Year at the organization’s annual convention, held Oct. 3-6 in Kansas City, Missouri, with faculty member Megan Smith, Pharm.D., and alumnus Blake Torres, Pharm.D., also receiving awards. NCPA Chapter of the Year awards are given to...
Nov. 5, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently hosted a luncheon at the Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock to celebrate members of the 1879 Society and learn about the many ways bequests have uplifted the institution. “It is my honor to celebrate your commitment to UAMS, recognizing your investment in our work, and...
Nov. 6, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Brain Injury Program will host a free virtual workshop on Nov. 19 to help individuals affected by brain injury connect with helpful resources, support, and opportunities.
Nov. 4, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award to support a study on ventilator-assisted pneumonia and ways to prevent it in a hospital setting.
Nov. 3, 2026 | Payal Gandhi, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Neighborhood Clinic on Rahling Road, where she will offer patients comprehensive care with an emphasis on helping them manage obesity. She also performs a variety of outpatient procedures including Pap smears and joint injections.
Nov. 3, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Vascular surgeon Jayne Raven Rice, M.D., has joined the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor.
Nov. 5, 2026 | These programs were first broadcast the week of November 9, 2026.
Nov. 4, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will offer lung screenings Saturday, Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon for the fifth annual National Lung Screening Day and Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Nov. 3, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting the 31st Annual Diabetes Update on Nov. 14 in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
Nov. 2, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) 2026 Stroke Conference focused on a theme of “Piecing Together the Next Era of Stroke Care.”