October 1, 2015
New Hip Gives Dardanelle Woman Back Her Life
Oct. 1, 2015 | By the time Nancy Zerr turned to Lowry Barnes, M.D., and UAMS for a total hip replacement, she was ready for the pain to stop. “For about a year and half before the surgery, it was hard to sleep at night. It was hard to get out of bed and walk,”…
September 24, 2015
Volunteers Sought in Desha County for Research on Controlling High Blood Pressure
LITTLE ROCK — If you have high blood pressure, think you might, or know someone else who does, a health research project going on right now in Desha County may be of interest to you. Researchers from the Arkansas Prevention Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are looking for people…
September 22, 2015
Woman with Sickle Cell Disease Finds Help at UAMS
Sept. 22, 2015 | Today newborns in Arkansas are tested for sickle cell disease and other disorders before they leave the hospital. That wasn’t the case when Little Rock resident Phyllis Dickerson was born in 1964. The lack of testing, paired with a fairly healthy childhood, meant she wasn’t diagnosed with the disease until she…
September 3, 2015
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September 1, 2015
Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative at UAMS Awarded $2.3 Million by Health Resources and Services Administration
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a three-year grant of $2.3 million to provide geriatric training.
August 25, 2015
UAMS Schmieding Program Gets $7.9 Million from Reynolds Foundation
Aug. 25, 2015 | In another act of philanthropy to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) before ceasing operations, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has given a $7.9 million grant to the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program. The $7.9 million grant will support operations for five years at the Schmieding program’s seven training…
August 24, 2015
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care
LITTLE ROCK – Siloam Springs Regional Hospital has joined with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region. Called AR SAVES (Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support), the program uses a high-speed video communications system to help provide immediate, life-saving treatments to stroke…
August 18, 2015
Former Spelling Bee Champ Fulfilling Curiosity in Medicine
Aug. 18, 2015 | Nupur Lala, the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, is a second-year medical student at UAMS.
August 17, 2015
Mega Brain Draws Crowds for Stroke Education
Aug. 17, 2015 | The best way to reach people’s minds might just be with a brain — a 18-by-14-by-12-foot, inflatable Mega Brain.
August 10, 2015
Surprise Call Brings New Kidney for Patient With Rare Blood Type
You might say life handed Susan Freyaldenhoven a few lemons, and although she was making lemonade, it was becoming a struggle. The 45-year-old Conway middle school principal and her nephrologist had been watching her kidneys deteriorate for 20 years as she went about her career and became the mother of three boys. But over time,…
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