by - May 2, 2019 9:56 am
Hot Springs and Garland County, the center of the state’s gaming and tourism industry, will soon be the hotbed for Arkansas’ fledgling medical marijuana sector, according to state regulators overseeing…
by - May 1, 2019 2:50 pm
Walmart has hired Jeanine Jiganti in a new position as general counsel overseeing the retail giant’s health and wellness business, effective June 3. Jiganti comes to Walmart from DaVita, a…
by - April 30, 2019 6:29 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) South Central Regional Campus in Pine Bluff celebrated its grand opening on the Jefferson Regional Medical Center campus on Tuesday (April 30)….
by - April 30, 2019 4:36 pm
With more than 540,000 Arkansans possibly eligible for medical marijuana, Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce members were told Tuesday (April 30) that employers are going to have to learn…
by - April 30, 2019 5:09 am
Counties along the state’s western edge had higher uninsured rates among the population served by Arkansas Works than the rest of the state in 2017. Eight of the state’s nine…
by - April 25, 2019 12:54 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with a comment from the group representing opioid distributors. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed suit on behalf of the state against the three largest opioid…
by - April 25, 2019 11:44 am
Missouri-based Mercy healthcare system, which has a significant presence in both Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro, has been named one of the top five large health systems in…
by - April 24, 2019 3:31 pm
Walmart plans to hold its annual wellness fair at more than 4,500 U.S. stores this weekend. This is the fifth year Walmart is holding the event and it will take…
by - April 24, 2019 7:45 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced that the state has received its 2019 share of proceeds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with tobacco companies. This year, Arkansas will…
by - April 23, 2019 7:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored the legacy of Lawrence Schmieding on Tuesday (April 23) and the 20th anniversary of the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health…
by - April 17, 2019 1:45 pm
Dr. Brian Primack, dean of the Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named dean of the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions. The hiring…
by - April 15, 2019 5:05 pm
The number of people served by the state’s Arkansas Works program increased by 4,215 from March 1 to April 1. The state’s Department of Human Services reported Monday (April 15)…
by - April 15, 2019 3:06 pm
A UAMS researcher has received a grant for $1.86 million to study poxvirus with implications for infectious disease and cancer. The poxvirus — with its applications for the investigation of…
by - April 14, 2019 7:38 pm
Parents of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will have a new option for being near their newborns on…
by - April 11, 2019 6:10 pm
Former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, and a husband-and-wife executive team for one of the nation’s largest healthcare nonprofits were charged with 32 new counts in a public corruption…
by - April 10, 2019 7:02 pm
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a federal judge’s decision to terminate the work requirement for Arkansas…
by - April 8, 2019 4:14 pm
Springdale-based Northwest Health broke ground Monday (April 8) on a standalone emergency department at the site of the former Clarion Hotel along Interstate 49 in Fayetteville. Details of the $9.5…
by - April 4, 2019 2:16 pm
The number of approved medical marijuana ID cards ratcheted upwards nearly 25% only weeks before the first legal cannabis products hit the market in Arkansas. Late Wednesday (April 3), the…
by - April 3, 2019 7:45 pm
A bill that would have increased taxes on cigarettes and vaping products while creating an earned income tax credit for lower-income Arkansans is headed to interim study, the bill’s sponsor…
by - April 2, 2019 4:14 pm
Dr. Steve Pu, who has practiced medicine in the Mississippi Delta for more than 35 years, has been named Director of Physician Relations at New York Institute of Technology College…
