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
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
Perry Outreach Program
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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
Dalvi Investiture
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UAMS Invests Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., in Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology

Sept. 27, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology during a Sept. 23 ceremony. “When I came to UAMS,...

Andrew Vogler

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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 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
Sickle Cell patient panel 2024

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...

Benjamin Waldrum

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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
Jeffrey Clothier, M.D., medical director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, gives the keynote address at the UAMS neurodiversity conference
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UAMS Neurodiversity Conference Provides Vibrant Platform for Discussion

Oct. 10, 2024 | In a world increasingly focused on inclusivity, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ “2024 Neurodiversity Conference: Bridging Health Care Gaps into Adulthood” provided a vibrant platform for discussing the importance of neurodiversity in workplaces, schools and communities. Held at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, the Sept. 27 event...

David Wise
An audience of mostly health care professionals listens as stroke survivors share their experiences.
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Stroke Survivors, Caregivers, Experts Share Insights at UAMS Stroke Conference

Oct. 9, 2024 | Four stroke survivors and about a dozen clinicians who work with stroke patients shared insights and expertise at the 2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Conference. The daylong event, held September 13 in the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens & Neurosciences Institute, was presented by the UAMS Comprehensive Stroke Center to highlight statewide...

Linda Satter

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