November 3, 2020
October Town Hall Focuses on Employee Wellness
Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and other UAMS leaders urged employees to take time for themselves during an Oct. 28 Town Hall.
UAMS Lung Cancer Screening Program Teams up with MammoVan
For more than 10 years, women across Arkansas have relied on the UAMS MammoVan for their annual screening mammograms. Now, as the mobile mammography unit rolls across the state, it also will offer patients in designated counties the chance to schedule another important screening — lung cancer.
November 2, 2020
UAMS To Offer Webinar on Proper Ventilation During Covid
LITTLE ROCK — A webinar on the role of proper ventilation in protecting employees, customers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic will be presented Nov. 9, 10 and 12 by the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS). “COVID-19 and the Built Environment” is free and…
October 26, 2020
Second Opinion Leads to Life-Saving Vascular Surgery
Sandra Harvey of Watts, Oklahoma, loves to cook for her husband and their seven grandchildren. She also loves to magnet fish, which is using a strong magnet to try and grab metal objects that are hidden or lost underwater. After a grim diagnosis in August from a Northwest Arkansas physician, she wasn’t sure whether she…
October 23, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Testing RESCHEDULED to Nov. 4 in Hot Springs
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Nov. 4 at Hot Springs Farmers & Artisans Market, 121 Orange St. Because of weather forecasts predicting that rainstorms will likely affect the area on Oct. 27, the testing drive-up has been rescheduled to Nov. 4. There will be…
October 21, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Oct. 30 in Palestine
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oct. 30 at Palestine City Hall, 101 Higgins St. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)…
October 20, 2020
UAMS Researcher Receives $1.7 Million Grant to Study Bone Health, Exercise Connection
LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how physical activity improves bone health, with possible implications for bone loss from osteoporosis and aging. Jinhu Xiong, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of…
October 19, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Oct. 22 in Caldwell
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oct. 22 at Caldwell Community Center, 4971 Arkansas 1 in Caldwell. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical…
UAMS College of Nursing in Northwest Arkansas receives $360,000 to Support Nursing Excellence
FAYETTEVILLE –The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $360,000 gift from the Harvey and Bernice Jones Charitable Trust to support nursing excellence in Northwest Arkansas. The gift establishes the Harvey and Bernice Jones Endowed Fund for Nursing Excellence, which will support the UAMS College of Nursing programs in Northwest Arkansas and…
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Oct. 27 in Hot Springs
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oct. 27 at Hot Springs Farmers & Artisans Market, 121 Orange St. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for…
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