by - June 29, 2017 11:58 am
Dr. Jason Daily has joined the department of endocrinology and Cooper Clinic in Fort Smith. He is a board-certified endocrinologist and joins Dr. Frederick Niegos in the department of Endocrinology….
by - June 28, 2017 4:18 pm
Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators continue to remain in a “listen” rather than “speak” mode on federal healthcare reform as several political and interest groups ratchet up pressure to force more…
by - June 28, 2017 2:21 pm
Mercy Northwest Arkansas continues to make progress on its $247 million expansion plans, and the healthcare provider celebrated the opening of the most recent piece of the plan Wednesday (June…
by - June 27, 2017 5:37 pm
Although Arkansas’ fledgling cannabis sector will not bring in one penny of revenue until early 2018, a highly-cited key industry research report forecasts there are huge growth opportunities for the…
by - June 27, 2017 5:09 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker said the school’s new planned zoning development (PZD) announced Tuesday (June 27) in coordination with the announcement of the…
by - June 27, 2017 3:58 pm
Four healthcare specialties of Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s have received rankings from the U.S. News & World Report. The rankings were listed in the 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals, published online…
by - June 27, 2017 2:52 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is partnering with Quest Diagnostics to offer blood tests and other lab work in a few of its stores by the end of this year. The retailer tagged…
by - June 27, 2017 12:02 pm
Patients needing non-life threatening medical care in the emergency department or after hours clinic at Conway Regional Health System can schedule appointments online, according to a news release. The hospital…
by - June 27, 2017 10:51 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Tuesday (June 27) the follow-up to its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). The new 60,000 square-foot facility in Fort Smith will…
by - June 26, 2017 3:42 pm
Fresh off an overseas trade trip, Gov. Asa Hutchinson made his first public appearance in Arkansas since returning and told the media there is much work to be done before…
by - June 25, 2017 9:55 am
Legislative Black Caucus leader Rep. Vivian Flowers, D-Pine Bluff, says healthcare is the No. 1 issue she’s been hearing in a series of town halls the group has been holding…
by - June 23, 2017 12:21 pm
In anticipation of applications and rules for the industry to be finalized, there has been a crescendo of interest from all areas of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana industry, said…
by - June 22, 2017 7:44 pm
Republicans in the U.S. Senate released the initial draft of a healthcare bill Thursday that will reduce Medicaid spending, cut taxes for the wealthy, limit subsidies to private insurance companies,…
by - June 22, 2017 7:27 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana registry identification cards on June 30, moving the state one step closer to allowing Arkansas citizens to obtain…
by - June 22, 2017 4:51 pm
Ed Clifford and Karen Parker have been appointed to the advisory board of the Fayetteville regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Their three-year terms begin…
by - June 21, 2017 7:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (June 21) said he spoke to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., before leaving for Europe about a possible draft of the Trump administration’s healthcare bill…
by - June 21, 2017 2:44 pm
For one family in Greenwood, Ark., giving up on their daughter with autism was not an option. Children diagnosed with the condition seldom show emotion, and moments every parent lives…
by - June 20, 2017 5:17 pm
Cherry Duckett, vice chancellor for institutional relations at UAMS in Little Rock, has announced her plans to retire. She’ll be replaced by Maurice Rigsby, currently assistant vice chancellor. Both moves…
by - June 20, 2017 3:20 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has published the requirements for submitting bids to five operators to grow and cultivate medical marijuana under the constitutional amendment that was approved by voters…
by - June 15, 2017 7:55 pm
After one full year of work by the Fort Smith Community Health Council to improve health care access and outcomes, Sebastian County moved from an overall rank of 19 to…
