September 2, 2025

UAMS Introduces Support Group for Women with Gynecologic, Breast Cancers

Marty Trieschmann

Portrait of cancer survivor with support group in background

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated support group for women facing gynecologic and breast cancers. The “Let’s GAB (Gynecologic and Breast) Women’s Cancer Support Group” meets in person on the third Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. in the Barlogie Conference…


August 28, 2025

UAMS Performs State’s First Minimally Invasive Treatment for Life-Threatening Tricuspid Regurgitation

Linda Satter

Image of the patient, Edis Sierra, sitting outside her house with her dog, Shammy.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has performed the first minimally invasive treatment for severe tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky heart valve) in Arkansas, offering lifesaving hope for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery. The EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement System allows a replacement tricuspid valve to be delivered to…


August 18, 2025

Princeton Student Finds Career Path Through UAMS’ Summer Research Internship Program

Chris Carmody

Mason DeLaMater, a Cabot native and rising sophomore at Princeton University, presents his findings during the closing ceremony for UAMS’ Summer Research Internship program.

Seven students from schools across the country came to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for this year’s Summer Research Internship, a nine-week program that gave them an introduction to the possibilities of health care research. For one student, the internship affirmed his passion for health care and offered clarity on his career…


UAMS Nurse Anesthetist Program to Expand to Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

A nurse anesthesist prepares a patient for surgery

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today announced a collaboration with the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, Mercy and Washington Regional Medical Center to expand its existing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) program to the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville starting fall 2025. 


August 12, 2025

UAMS Receives $1.3 Million Grant to Expand Digital Health Access

Benjamin Waldrum

Digital health visit

The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement and expand digital health services. The grant, part of the HRSA Telehealth Resource Center Program that supports regional and national telehealth resource…


August 7, 2025

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Tim Taylor

dysmorphic

These programs were first broadcast the week of August 11, 2025.


August 6, 2025

U.S. News Rates UAMS in Top 10% Nationally for Cancer Care

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.


July 25, 2025

UAMS Researchers Study Effect of Nutritional Support in Cancer Care

Kev' Moye

Team members

A group from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leading a study that addresses food security among cancer patients. The UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Obesity, along with the UAMS Culinary Medicine program and clinical oncology social workers, are collaborating to conduct the study,…


July 23, 2025

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Partners with Arcare to Boost Colorectal Cancer Screenings in State

Marty Trieschmann

The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ArCare are working together to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties.

LITTLE ROCK — A new partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ARcare aims to dramatically improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties where late-stage diagnoses and cancer disparities are on the rise.


July 22, 2025

UAMS Researchers Identify Digital Health as Bridge for Essential Postpartum Care Services

David Wise

New mother kissing baby

LITTLE ROCK — Digital health care, such as virtual doctor’s appointments, could fill gaps in care services for postpartum mothers and help their doctors identify critical needs earlier, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. In a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics…


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