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November 25, 2015
Sports Broadcaster Shares Family’s Alzheimer’s Struggle
Nov. 25, 2015 | Looking back, his dad having a mini-stroke in 1995 while visiting him at a golf tournament was a harbinger of things to come, said CBS Sports commentator Jim Nantz. That stroke, together with other similar episodes of mini-strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), led to an eventual diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease…
UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Provide Health Screenings Dec. 1 in Observance of World AIDS Day
LITTLE ROCK – In observance of World AIDS Day, the public is invited to participate in free health care screenings from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, 4010 W. 12th St. The center will provide free HIV testing. The testing will be…
November 24, 2015
UAMS, Community Groups Celebrate Research Partnerships
Nov. 24, 2015 | Twenty-five community groups were honored Nov. 13 for their contributions to research at the 3rd annual Community Partner Celebration sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute. The celebration, at the Center at University Park in Little Rock, included welcome remarks from institute Director Laura James, M.D., and UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D….
Corneal Transplant Lets Hensley Woman Read Again
Nov. 24, 2015 | Jamie Whitaker, of Hensley, knew her eyesight was diminishing. As someone who loved to read, Whitaker could tell she was having more difficulty making out the words. It reached the point where she had trouble reading road signs and distinguishing whether an oncoming vehicle was a truck or car. Still, she…
November 23, 2015
FDA Contract Funds UAMS Lung Cancer Research
Nov. 23, 2015 | A UAMS physician-scientist has received a $764,000 contract from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study a new method for lung cancer screening. Donald J. Johann Jr., M.D., will use the funding to determine if a simple blood test can detect lung cancer at an early stage, when the cancer…
November 20, 2015
Nursing Students Inducted to International Honor Society
Nov. 20, 2015 | Nearly 100 students from the UAMS College of Nursing were recently inducted to the Gamma Xi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society for nursing. The ceremony, held Nov. 15 in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center on the UAMS campus, welcomed 149 new members to Sigma Theta Tau…
November 18, 2015
Hartford Center Director Charges Nurses to Lead Change
Nov. 18, 2015 | Claudia Beverly, PhD, RN, director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at UAMS, implored her fellow health care professionals to identify a need and find a way to help meet it. Beverly’s call to action was part of the 10th annual Distinguished Leader in Nursing Lecture Series sponsored by…
November 17, 2015
Caregiving Enriches Caregiver, Leads to Rewarding Career
Nov. 17, 2015 | Long lives can radiate wisdom and even joy. Home caregiver Sue Carter, of Elkins, knows an invisible benefit of her chosen occupation is being able to bask in that radiant warmth. Sue has been caring for and learning from older adults for more than 15 years. In the 1990s, at the…
November 16, 2015
UAMS/Schmieding Program Earns New Designation, Potentially Extending Caregiver Curriculum in New Avenues
LITTLE ROCK – The UAMS/ Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program has been designated as an intermediate-level, evidence-based health promotion program, making it possible for other caregiver training providers to seek federal funds to purchase the program’s curriculum materials and through them expand the program’s reach and positive influence. The Arkansas Department of Human Services-Division of…
November 12, 2015
Tobacco’s Effects on Youth Focus of Lung Cancer Symposium
Nov. 12, 2015 | The effects of tobacco use on young people highlighted a recent day-long event co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Tobacco and Disease: The Sixth Annual Lung Cancer Symposium was held Nov. 6 at St. Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock and welcomed lung cancer experts, survivors, youth…
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