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February 15, 2018

Vietnam Vet, Now Ophthalmologist, Recounts Years as POW

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Hal Kushner, M.D., recounted his five and a half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War to UAMS faculty, staff and students Feb. 7.

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

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Amy Hester, Ph.D., R.N., right, prepares to make a presentation about HD Nursing to attendees at the 2016 Life Sciences Summit.

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…


February 7, 2018

UAMS Sets March Adult Computer Classes

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Feb. 7, 2018 | One computer class — Computer Basics — and seven computer workshops — One-on-One Computer Support, Free Workshop, Computer Maintenance, Online Shopping & Banking, Texting & Typing on Your iPhone, File Management and Google Photos — will be taught in March for adults at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)…


February 2, 2018

Doctor, Researcher, Inventor Offers Lessons in Perseverance

David Robinson

Feb. 2, 2018 | Drawing on her early career experiences with rejection, Carrie Byington, M.D., offered some advice during a Jan. 29 lecture at UAMS. As a new physician researcher, Byington, now dean of the Texas A&M College of Medicine, said all of her initial research papers in 1995 were rejected. “Not by one reviewer…


February 1, 2018

Hot Springs Village Man Still Active After Ankle Replacement

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Marcus Everett Ruth Thomas UAMS

Feb. 1, 2018 | It was a slope he knew to avoid, but one his adventurous spirit wouldn’t let him. “What I love about snow skiing is you’re in complete control of your destiny,” said 74-year-old Marcus Everett. “I got hooked on the speed.” He was halfway down the mountain in Breckinridge, Colorado, in 2008,…


January 31, 2018

UAMS Pays Homage to MLK with Walk, Donations, Service

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UAMS MLK

Jan. 31, 2018 | Whether his plight was racism, poverty, segregation or war, Martin Luther King Jr. always believed the most impactful avenue for change was peaceful protest in the form of demonstrations, rallies, marches and boycotts. The civil rights leader’s most cherished accomplishments are tied to that belief. There was the Montgomery bus boycott…


January 30, 2018

International Expert at UAMS Myeloma Institute Releases First Book on Castleman Disease

Susan Van Dusen

Jan. 30, 2018 — Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related tissues, was identified and named more than a half-century ago but, until recently, no one had written a book exclusively about it. Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and director of developmental and translational medicine at the Myeloma…


January 25, 2018

Little Rock Woman Wins Battle to Keep Her Vision

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With the help of the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute and ophthalmologists like Romona Davis, M.D., Pamela Morehart (right) is able to maintain her vision.

Jan. 25, 2018 | Maintaining her vision while three rival eye conditions attempt to steal it away is a battle, but it’s one Pamela Morehart is able to win thanks to the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. “We have a blessing in the Jones Eye Institute at UAMS,” said Morehart. First, there’s the…


January 22, 2018

UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Host ‘Confidence Project’ Feb. 3

Ben Boulden

Jan. 22, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th St. Health & Wellness Center invites girls ages 10-18 to participate Feb. 3 in the Confidence Project, covering topics from women’s health and social wellness to physical wellness and mental health. The free, one-day class will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at…


UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Accepting Applications for Spring and Summer Health Careers Program

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Jan. 22, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is accepting applications from students who will be entering eighth, ninth or 10th grades and are interested in exploring careers in health care for its one-week intensive Community Health Applied in Medical Public Service (CHAMPS) programs. UAMS Northwest Regional Campus…



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