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March 1, 2018
Myeloma Patient Beth Jacks Grateful for Treatment Close to Home
March 1, 2018 | Beth Jacks, 56, of Lonoke was excited to begin her new job at UAMS in May 2017 as executive assistant to Maurice Rigsby, vice chancellor for Institutional Relations. But when she accepted the offer, she had no idea she would soon need UAMS for more than a job. Jacks was previously…
Recent Discovery Brings Storied Composer Back into the Spotlight
March 1, 2018 | Florence Price has always been the same accomplished composer worthy of immense respect for her contributions to classical music, but her posthumous recognition has waned for nearly the entirety of the 65 years since her passing. Price, a native Arkansan who died at 66 in 1953, was the first African-American female…
Digital X-ray, 4-D Ultrasound Enhance Care at UAMS South
March 1, 2018 | A new digital x-ray system for patient care at the South Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Magnolia has increased efficiency and reduced the amount of radiation exposure while improving image quality. The new system, which cost about $80,000, wirelessly transmits the digital x-ray images…
February 23, 2018
UALR Trojans ‘Pink Night’ Honors UAMS Breast Cancer Survivors, Doctor
Feb. 23, 2018 | UAMS breast cancer survivors were celebrated Feb. 22 as they joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) men’s and women’s basketball teams at their annual Pink Night.
February 22, 2018
UAMS Nursing, Pharmacy Students Go Abroad Over Holiday Break
Feb. 22, 2018 | Winter break is usually a time for students to rest, relax and recharge, but a dozen UAMS students from the colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing decided to do something a little different over the holidays. A half-dozen students from each college traveled to Taiwan for a three-week study abroad trip at…
February 20, 2018
Based on UAMS Research, InterveXion Wins Grants, Partners with BioVentures’ Help
Feb. 20, 2018 | Truly good ideas like the one around which InterveXion was built have staying power. Since InterveXion was established as a company in 2004, granting agencies and others have continued to value both the company and its mission. BioVentures from the first saw merit in the new treatment for methamphetamine abuse developed…
February 16, 2018
Brandi Mize Wins Scheving Award
Feb. 16, 2018 | A new name now graces the Lawrence E. Scheving Award plaque outside the Division of Clinical Anatomy’s office on the ground floor of the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building. Brandi M. Mize of Paragould accepted the award, given to the first-year medical student with the highest grade in Human Structure, Feb….
Stroke Survivor Beats the Odds with Help from AR SAVES Network
Feb. 12, 2018 | Time seemed to have run out for Larry Guthrie, 49, on April 27, 2017. But the statewide tele-stroke network and quick-responding emergency medical professionals in Bald Knob and Searcy all saved him precious time in stroke treatment and ensured that the saved time meant a saved life. The tele-stroke network, the…
February 15, 2018
Vietnam Vet, Now Ophthalmologist, Recounts Years as POW
Feb. 15, 2018 | F. Harold Kushner was four months into his deployment as an Army flight surgeon in the Vietnam War when a driving rainstorm caused the helicopter he and three other soldiers occupied to crash into the side of a mountain in the middle of enemy territory. The pilot was killed on impact….
February 13, 2018
Out of Research at UAMS HD Nursing Grows, Succeeds in Business
Feb. 13, 2018 | Increasing success in preventing injuries to patients in falling accidents has resulted in ever rising licensing revenue for HD Nursing, a company started with help from BioVentures at UAMS. “By the end of 2016, we were at about $250,000,” said Amy Hester, Ph.D., R.N., chief scientific officer for HD Nursing. “We…
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