by - September 11, 2025 2:12 pm
For the third consecutive year, all graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy program passed the national licensing exam on the first try, according…
by - September 11, 2025 12:45 pm
A faculty member at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University recently received a $472,592 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in…
by - September 10, 2025 7:30 pm
CHI St. Vincent announced Wednesday (Sept. 10) it has received a $5 million gift from Isabel and John Ed Anthony for the creation of the Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac…
by - September 10, 2025 4:26 pm
Pediatrics Plus, a Conway-based pediatric health care provider, plans to expand its nature-based therapy platform to Northwest Arkansas. Pediatrics Plus operates farms in Bryant, Cabot and Conway. Bryant was the…
by - September 10, 2025 4:13 pm
Arkansans have spent $193.126 million on medical marijuana at the state’s 37 approved dispensaries in the first seven months of 2025, up 5.8% compared with sales in the same period…
by - September 8, 2025 6:40 am
Washington Regional Medical Center CEO Larry Shackelford is happy to be celebrating the health system’s 75th anniversary, and he’s hoping to lay the foundation for the next 75 years of…
by - September 6, 2025 11:55 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Engineering Agreement The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Sept. 3 renewed an agreement with the University of Arkansas,…
by - September 3, 2025 7:11 pm
CARTI unveiled a cancer center in Heber Springs. Starting Thursday, Sept. 4, CARTI will begin offering expanded services at its new location at 309 Southridge Parkway. “The benefits of access…
by - September 3, 2025 5:13 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year nearly $5.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue research into the side effects…
by - September 3, 2025 1:19 pm
Arkansas’ uninsured child rate reached 6.7% in 2023, its highest point in a decade, and now ranks 42nd in the nation, according to report released Sept. 3 by Arkansas Advocates…
by - September 2, 2025 7:45 pm
The City of Fort Smith will have an internal auditor beginning Sept. 8. The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 2) voted unanimously to hire Amanda Strange for…
by - September 1, 2025 11:32 am
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields has a full plate this fall as he moves his campus in several new directions. Shields, who was a guest on this week’s…
by - August 31, 2025 11:46 am
Following are recent news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. UAFS, ACHE Agreement The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) and the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE)…
by - August 29, 2025 1:20 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 2) is set to official hire – finally – a director of internal audit. Votes are also expected on transferring property…
by - August 28, 2025 3:17 pm
St. Bernards Healthcare has opened its Longevity Center focusing on preventive, team-based medicine. There was minimal startup cost for the center that is housed in a previously unoccupied space within…
by - August 28, 2025 10:22 am
WelcomeHealth, a Fayetteville clinic providing free dental, medical and pharmaceutical care, appointed Cambre Horne-Brooks as its executive director, succeeding Dr. Monika Fischer-Massie who retired after leading the nonprofit for 23…
by - August 27, 2025 12:22 pm
The Schmieding Foundation Inc. will give $500,000 to the expansion project at Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 27) news release. The hospital’s pharmacy will…
by - August 27, 2025 10:20 am
Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville has hired Jack Sisson, a senior advisor to Gov. Sarah Sanders, as vice president of policy and strategic planning. The appointment is effective Sept….
by - August 26, 2025 1:38 pm
Arkansas State University and the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at A-State announced Tuesday (Aug. 26) the launch of the Freshman to Physician Pathway, a new opportunity for Arkansas…
by - August 26, 2025 12:11 pm
Americans born in the latter years of the baby boom held an average of 12.9 jobs between the ages of 18 and 58, with more than 40% of those jobs…
