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May 2, 2024
ARPQC Launches Website to Provide Information About Maternity Care Services, Initiatives
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), a partnership launched last year between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Department of Health and 34 birthing hospitals across the state, launched its new website recently, creating a hub for patients and health care providers alike to access pivotal information related…
May 21, 2018
UAMS Stroke Program Wins Two Awards for Excellence in Care
May 21, 2018 | Excellence in treating stroke patients recently garnered two awards for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Program. The American Heart Association honored the program with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus award. The Arkansas Department of Health recognized the program with…
April 27, 2018
One in 77 Arkansas Children Has Autism Spectrum Disorder, Says New CDC/UAMS Report
April 27, 2018 | An estimated one in 77 Arkansas children are identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a new report by the Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The new Arkansas numbers are based on information collected from health…
April 20, 2018
Update Provides Latest Innovations, Best Practices for Diabetes
April 20, 2018 | Even just a few small changes in diet — peanuts instead of peanut butter and crackers — can have a profound, positive effect on a person’s health, including someone with diabetes, a guest speaker told the audience April 6 at the 23rd annual UAMS Diabetes Update Symposium. Presented by the UAMS…
July 17, 2017
Mentorship Program Encourages Careers in Public Health
July 17, 2017 | Eliminating tuberculosis, preventing violence, and improving health for people worldwide. A mentoring program provided jointly by the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the Arkansas Department of Health has inspired students to study and make an impact in these areas of public health — areas they may not…
March 22, 2017
Faith, Community Leaders to Gather April 7 for Community-Campus Partnership Conference
March 22, 2017 — Arkansas faith leaders, community leaders, educators, health care providers and researchers are invited to attend the Third Annual Community-Campus Partnership Conference to address health disparities on April 7. The free conference, presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little…
January 24, 2017
UAMS Diabetes Update Set for Feb. 17-18
Jan. 24, 2017 | The 22nd annual University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Diabetes Update will be held Feb. 17-18 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Little Rock. The symposium, presented by the UAMS Office of Continuing Education and co-sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health, is open to health care professionals, students,…
March 4, 2016
UAMS, ADH Study Links Longer Driving Time to Heart Attack Death
Arkansans’ risk of dying from a heart attack increases the farther away they live from hospitals capable of treating them when compared to state residents who live closer, a new study by Arkansas researchers shows. Their death risk can be as much as 26 percent higher, according to the multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan,…
August 24, 2015
UAMS, Baylor Study Finds Neonatal Hypoglycemia May Affect School-Age Academic Outcomes
Newborns with transient low blood sugar may have lower literacy and math achievement test scores in fourth grade, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report published online today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
April 22, 2015
College of Medicine Honors Faculty, Staff, Alumni
April 22, 2015 | The UAMS College of Medicine celebrated the achievements and service of faculty members, staff and alumni at its fifth annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony April 14 with numerous awards and the surprise announcement of an endowed scholarship campaign to honor academic leader Richard P. Wheeler, M.D.
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