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September 25, 2017
UAMS, Blue Cross Join to Fight Eye Disease using Telemedicine
Sept. 25, 2017 | Vision loss and blindness from diabetic retinopathy can occur gradually with no warning symptoms when high blood sugar levels cause damage to blood vessels in the retina. That’s why Ryan Jones makes sure she undergoes a yearly eye exam. But it’s not always easy for Jones, who lives in southeast Arkansas,…
Schmieding Program, Caregiver Action Network Collaborate on Workshop
Sept. 25, 2017 | At the start of the Caregiver Action Network workshop, Mark Gibbons handed out cards asking the 60 caregivers attending how they felt when they fully realized they were the caregiver for a loved one. The responses most commonly expressed were fear and feelings of being at a loss for answers. As…
September 22, 2017
UAMS Sets SeniorNet October Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
Sept. 22, 2017 | Three computer workshops — One-on-One Computer Support, Basic Computer Maintenance, and Google Photos — and one computer class — Microsoft Word — will be taught in September for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Courses begin Oct. 2….
September 19, 2017
Tolerance Plays Important Role Throughout History
Sept. 19, 2017 | Tolerance has aided the rise of the world’s great empires and intolerance has abetted their fall, said Erick Messias, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., associate dean for faculty affairs in the UAMS College of Medicine. Messias’ Sept. 13 lunchtime lecture, which followed Day of Empire, a book by Yale Law School Professor Amy…
September 18, 2017
$50,000 Grant Funds UAMS Support Program for Women with Gynecological Cancers
LITTLE ROCK – A $50,000 grant from the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (OCRFA) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to expand its support services to women with gynecological cancers. The one-time grant provides resources to bring OCRFA’s Woman to Woman support program to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute….
September 15, 2017
Sickle Cell Symposium Oct. 19 to Focus on Stem Cell Transplants for Sickle Cell Disease
Sept. 15, 2017 | People with sickle cell disease, their families, health care professionals and the public are invited to the 2017 annual Sickle Cell Symposium at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The symposium is free for the general public, and $20 for health care providers who…
September 14, 2017
UAMS Treats Pediatric Cancer Survivors to a Day at the Zoo
Sept. 14, 2017 | Five-year-old Lilly Johnson may dream of going to Madagascar, but on a recent sunny Saturday she was happy to enjoy some wild animals a little closer to home. As a patient of the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center (ROC), Lilly and her family were invited to enjoy a day at the Little…
Free Skin Cancer Screening Offered at UAMS Cancer Institute on Oct. 14
LITTLE ROCK — People concerned about spots on their skin are invited to participate in a free skin cancer screening from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The screenings will take place on the second floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Patients…
September 13, 2017
Dedicated Team Helps Patients Stop Smoking
Sept. 13, 2017 | It was just a chance encounter on a Friday evening, but that fateful meeting has had quite an impact on tobacco cessation research and work in Arkansas. Seven years ago, Claudia Barone, D.N.P., Ed.D., A.P.R.N., a professor in the UAMS College of Nursing and a certified tobacco treatment specialist, was at…
September 12, 2017
UAMS Honors Individuals for Diversity Efforts
Sept. 12, 2017 | Four members of the UAMS family were recognized Sept. 6 for their contributions to promoting diversity on campus and in the community at the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs’ annual State of Diversity and Inclusion ceremony. Santiago Gonzales, a medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine; Brittney Roy, program coordinator…
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