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December 4, 2015
Volunteers Bring Foot Care, Shoes to Those in Need
Dec. 4, 2015 | There was much to be thankful for at the Soles4Souls event Nov. 19 at River City Ministry in North Little Rock. For the homeless and others in need, there was medical care for their feet, new socks and sturdy boots — just in time for winter. For the UAMS doctors and…
December 3, 2015
UAMS Simulation Team Trains Saudi University Staff
Dec. 3, 2015 | When Mary Cantrell and the simulation education team at UAMS were offered the opportunity to train the staff at Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University in Saudi Arabia, they jumped at the chance. But there was one problem. The UAMS team included men, and Princess Nora is the largest all-women university in…
December 1, 2015
High Schoolers Experience Day in the Life of a Nurse
Dec. 1, 2015 | The UAMS College of Nursing hosted about 40 students from nine area high schools Nov. 7 for a day-long event that allowed them to imagine a career in nursing. The “Day in the Life of a Nurse” event was sponsored by the Growing Our Own in the Delta (GOOD) Program, which…
Aneurysm Patient Encourages Others to Seek Screening
Dec. 1, 2015 | What William Ford remembers most about the night he was rushed to the hospital in November 2014 is the pain. “It was absolutely excruciating,” he said. At first, his legs and hips hurt only when he moved, so he tried lying down in search of relief. When that didn’t help, his…
November 25, 2015
Two Schmieding-Trained Brothers Provide Care for Mother, Each Other
Nov. 25, 2015 | Brothers Ronald and J.C. Skipper don’t need to tell you about the virtues of home caregiving and love of family. They can just show it to you. When their mother, Willie Mae Skipper, began showing symptoms of vascular dementia at her home in Clarksdale, Miss., J.C. Skipper moved her to his…
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…
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