Lung


February 5, 2026

The Heart & Lung Connection

David Wise

Dr. Sheldon Riklon, UAMS family medicine physician, checks a patients heart during a health checkup.

    By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Your heart and lungs are two of the most important organs in your body. They work closely together every minute of the day to keep you healthy and strong. When one is not healthy, the other is often affected. That’s why taking care of both your heart and your…


August 23, 2013

UAMS Researcher’s Living Lung Innovations Aid $11.9 Million NIH Asthma Study

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Living human lungs donated to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are helping a multi-center team of researchers begin testing potential breakthrough asthma treatments as part of a five-year, $11.9 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


April 13, 2011

Procedure Energizes Patient With Chronic Lung Disease

David Robinson

April 13, 2011 | Bob Anderson’s health was deteriorating at an alarming rate before he saw Thaddeus Bartter, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).