by - July 5, 2018 9:17 am
Mercy Health Foundation has added six board members to its 23-member board. On Thursday (July 5), the Rogers nonprofit announced the new board members. Following are those who joined the…
by - July 3, 2018 10:09 pm
A Missouri nonprofit at the center of an ongoing federal bribery and corruption investigation announced late Tuesday (July 3) that it plans to downsize its Arkansas operations following a series…
by - July 3, 2018 2:53 pm
Arkansas is continuing to implement work requirements for Arkansas Works beneficiaries while similar requirements were struck down by a federal judge in Kentucky. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in an interview…
by - July 3, 2018 12:40 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have found a way to identify radiation-resistant cancer cells, and until now, there’s not been a way to determine immediately after starting radiation therapy…
by - July 2, 2018 7:47 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) on Monday (July 2) approved a non-binding proposal to explore plans to hire an independent consultant to review and score over 200 dispensary applications…
by - July 2, 2018 12:53 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on Preferred Family Healthcare, the company at the center of Medicaid fraud and kickbacks to Arkansas legislators. Link here for…
by - July 1, 2018 7:09 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on Preferred Family Healthcare, the company at the center of Medicaid fraud and kickbacks to Arkansas legislators. ––––––––––––––––– During the…
by - June 29, 2018 4:13 pm
Preferred Family Health, the Springfield, Mo.-based company at the center of recent fraud and bribery allegations and indictments among Arkansas legislators, has been temporarily suspended from the state’s Medicaid program…
by - June 28, 2018 4:37 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and The Degen Foundation announced Thursday (June 28) two grants totaling more than $500,000 to fund a “celebration garden and wellness park.” Foundation…
by - June 27, 2018 6:03 am
The number of Arkansas children living in poverty fell by 28,000 from 2010 to 2016, as the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book reports. Meanwhile, the state…
by - June 26, 2018 10:23 pm
Despite opposition from most political and church leaders in the state, Oklahoma voters on Tuesday (June 26) approved the legalization of marijuana for medical use. If results are certified, Oklahoma…
by - June 26, 2018 7:12 pm
With healthcare benefit costs expected to rise another 5% this year, more large employers like Walmart Inc. and Tyson Foods are looking to telehealth benefits to not only reign in…
by - June 25, 2018 9:49 am
Sherwood Urgent Care will open a clinic Aug. 27 at 201 Airport Road in Hot Springs. Sherwood Urgent Care – Hot Springs will be open daily: 8 a.m. to 8…
by - June 21, 2018 2:15 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (June 21) overruled a lower court decision to halt the implementation of the state’s medical marijuana industry, saying a Pulaski County judge erroneously applied…
by - June 21, 2018 12:00 pm
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a full, 10-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate…
by - June 20, 2018 5:09 pm
Walmart recently received a patent for a system designed to store patient medical records in a blockchain database. The information can then be retrieved at the scene of an emergency…
by - June 19, 2018 1:23 pm
Laura Hutchins, a hematologist oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been appointed as interim director for the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little…
by - June 19, 2018 11:24 am
FirstLight Home Care will soon open its first Northwest Arkansas office in Bentonville. The non-medical home care provider said the new franchise location, in the Executive Center at 1116 S. Walton…
by - June 18, 2018 5:34 pm
State Drug Director Kirk Lane says the state and nation aren’t doing enough to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, while the U.S. House of Representatives is passing a flurry of…
by - June 18, 2018 4:45 pm
A group of 13 healthcare organizations in four Northwest Arkansas counties have developed an online survey to determine the greatest health-related needs throughout the region. The Northwest Arkansas Community Health…
