November 13, 2017
Warren Man Finds Relief of Abdominal Pain
Nov. 13, 2017 | Charles Goins was unsure exactly what ailed him, but he knew the result was excruciating pain in his abdomen. When the discomfort began in December, the 69-year-old Warren native realized immediately that something was wrong. He spent the next several days in a hospital with a pain he had never experienced…
November 9, 2017
Joint Replacement Surgery
These programs were first broadcast the week of November 13, 2017.
November 6, 2017
UAMS Scientist Takes Lead in National Tobacco Control Publication
Nov. 6, 2017 | It’s hard to quit smoking. Ask anyone who has tried and failed and tried again, sometimes in a seemingly endless cycle. This process of quitting is important for individuals and their personal health, but there are also bigger concerns at stake, specifically how smoking affects our society as a whole. This…
November 3, 2017
Experience Symptoms of Dementia at Nov. 16 Simulation
Nov. 3, 2017 | The Oaklawn Center on Aging, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will host a free event Nov. 16 in Hot Springs to simulate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the…
October 23, 2017
Post-pregnancy Visits Made Convenient with Telemedicine
Oct. 23, 2017 | Whether it’s her first child or her fifth, the postpartum trip to the doctor can be a hassle for a mother. The UAMS Center for Distance Health has started a new program that will make that visit more convenient. “Some of our patients travel a very long way to deliver here…
Senior Expo Set for Nov. 3 in Jonesboro by UAMS Center on Aging-Northeast, Schmieding Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center on Aging-Northeast and UAMS Schmieding Home Caregiver Training program in Jonesboro will offer a free Senior Expo on Nov. 3 at Nettleton Baptist Church in Jonesboro. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church (formerly Northeast Arkansas Fairgrounds), 7001 E. Johnson Ave., seniors, their families…
October 12, 2017
Breast Cancer Didn’t Steal Little Rock Woman’s Zeal for Life
Oct. 12, 2017 | The past year and a half has included many challenges for Josephine Guiden — being diagnosed with cancer, then chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatments— but none of them have snatched her passion for life. “There’s power in knowing you have to be positive about life,” said the 70-year-old Little Rock resident….
October 10, 2017
UAMS’ Pao-Feng Tsai, Ph.D., R.N., Sarah Rhoads, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., Inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellows
Oct. 10, 2017 | Pao-Feng Tsai, Ph.D., R.N., professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing and Sarah Rhoads, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., director of education in the UAMS Center for Distance Health, were inducted Oct. 7 as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. The American Academy of Nursing has more…
October 6, 2017
UAMS’ First-Ever Day of Giving Raises $353,000 in 24 Hours
Oct. 6, 2017 | Mark it down: UAMS’ first-ever Day of Giving was a smashing success. Over a 24-hour period beginning early Oct. 5 and ending in the wee hours of Oct. 6, supporters from around Arkansas, the region and the world raised more than $353,000 for the state’s only academic health sciences university and…
Myeloma Patient’s Loved Ones Roll ‘Ride for Research’ in Her Honor
Oct. 6, 2017 | Carolyn Barber, of El Dorado, waited as six of her loved ones – two daughters, a son, two granddaughters and a great-grandson – each rode 10 miles in the recent UAMS Myeloma Institute’s inaugural Ride for Research across central Arkansas in honor of the 75-year-old’s battle against myeloma. “It was wonderful,”…
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