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December 11, 2025

UAMS Study Reveals Gaps in Obstetric Emergency Preparedness in Arkansas Emergency Departments

David Wise

Emergency entrance signs

LITTLE ROCK — A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds that while obstetric emergencies are common in Arkansas emergency departments (EDs), many hospitals lack key protocols, training and capabilities needed to manage life-threatening maternal complications. UAMS researchers surveyed managers from 51 EDs, representing 61% of all hospital-based EDs statewide, to…


December 10, 2025

UAMS to Train 75 Community Health Workers with Support from Arkansas Office of Skills Development

David Wise

An instructor at a DEEP Training Workshop takes notes on a whiteboard.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will work with partners to continue building the community health worker (CHW) workforce across the state after receiving $375,000 in support from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development Training Grant Program. The Office of Skills Development (OSD), an office…


December 2, 2025

Getting Your Flu Shot Matters

David Wise

A teenage girl receives the HPV vaccine.

By Sheldon Riklon, M.D.

Every year, many people in the United States get sick with the flu.


November 13, 2025

UAMS Study Finds Digital Barriers May Limit Rural Cancer Survivors from Participating in Research

David Wise

senior Hispanic couple walking and holding hands on sidewalk

LITTLE ROCK — Limited access to digital resources may be one reason why rural cancer survivors are underrepresented in cancer research, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. Researchers found that rural cancer survivors were willing to participate in cancer research studies. However, factors such…


November 10, 2025

Take Charge of Your Health: Preventing and Managing Diabetes

David Wise

Nurse giving a patient a blood sugar level test

  By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Diabetes is one of the most significant public health concerns in the United States. About 38 million U.S. adults have a diabetes diagnosis, and about 97 million more are prediabetic. In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, let’s take a moment to learn about how you can prevent or manage…


October 30, 2025

UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Expands to Serve More Children

Ben Boulden

One of the Go Baby Go participants smiles as she drives by on her custom electric ride-on car.

The Go Baby Go project in Northwest Arkansas recently completed its second year of operation, expanding its reach and refining its approach to providing modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility challenges.


October 29, 2025

UAMS Study Links Molecular Markers to Chronic Health Conditions in Marshallese

David Wise

Scientific illustration of a Micro RNA

LITTLE ROCK — Differences in molecules that help build DNA could be the key to explaining why the Marshallese community faces high rates of Type 2 diabetes and related chronic health conditions, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation and the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds…


October 23, 2025

UAMS Presents Research Findings Involving Marshallese Community at Town Hall

David Wise

Members of the Marshallese community and the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation shown at the town hall.

Ongoing studies into health challenges faced by Marshallese populations continue to show the impact of innovative approaches to community health, researchers and staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation recently told community members. The institute presented progress reports and findings from several key research studies involving the…


October 15, 2025

UAMS Brings Popular Girlology® Puberty Session to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2

David Wise

Four adolescent girls sitting in row and smiling

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing Girlology®, an educational program for tween and teen girls to learn about health and social topics they may experience during adolescence, to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2. Held from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education, 2422 N. Thompson…


October 10, 2025

Fayetteville Physical Therapist Displays Passion for Neurologic Care

David Wise

Photo of Sean Stone, Austin Miller, and Jesse Edwards in the UAMS Health Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Fayetteville

When Austin Miller, PT, DPT, walked across the stage to receive his doctorate in physical therapy, he knew he wanted to dedicate his career to helping patients with neurologic conditions. His passion became deeply personal years earlier, when his best friend was left paralyzed after an accident. Miller served as a caregiver during his friend’s…



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