by - March 17, 2025 2:23 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walmart announced Monday (March 17) a collaboration to increase access to nutritious food across Arkansas. The statewide program begins in March….
by - March 17, 2025 11:13 am
The Arkansas Department of Health recently recognized eight Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas hospitals for stroke care performance for the July 2023 to June 2024 program year. Awards are provided…
by - March 17, 2025 8:41 am
Expanding medical residency programs in Arkansas could generate $465 million in economic activity while addressing the state’s growing physician shortage, according to a new report by Bentonville-based Heartland Forward. On…
by - March 14, 2025 9:09 am
More than 100 health care professionals and over 30 vendors from across Arkansas are expected to attend the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association’s annual conference on March 28 and 29 in…
by - March 10, 2025 5:23 pm
Bentonville-based Ingeborg Initiatives and Netherlands-based health technology company Royal Philips have partnered to provide all expectant parents in Arkansas with access to the Philips Avent Pregnancy+ app. According to a…
by - March 10, 2025 5:16 pm
The Heartland Whole Health Institute in Bentonville announced Monday (March 10) that its three-story, 85,000-square-foot building will open to the public on May 1. Philanthropist Alice Walton founded the institute…
by - March 7, 2025 3:56 pm
Alice Walton asked on Friday a Bentonville audience to welcome her back to Build Bentonville in 15 years to discuss results of the health care transformation taking place now in…
by - March 6, 2025 2:53 pm
A researcher at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental…
by - March 6, 2025 12:04 pm
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand their joint graduate medical education program after the PEER Joint Budget Committee approved…
by - March 5, 2025 5:16 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.5 million donation from the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation to create an endowed directorship for the School of…
by - March 1, 2025 4:10 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) still has high hopes that its newly restarted associate of applied science-nursing (AAS) degree will help to meet the nursing needs of…
by - February 27, 2025 5:21 pm
Dr. David Williams III of Fayetteville, former CEO of Springdale-based behavioral health provider Ozark Guidance Center, has died. He was 84. Williams, or “Doc” as area businesspeople called him, was…
by - February 27, 2025 2:58 pm
The U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, below 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, according to the second estimate reported Thursday…
by - February 26, 2025 6:51 pm
Republican women legislators unveiled Wednesday (Feb. 26) a new package of bills that aims to address children and family issues in the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. Touting the successful passage…
by - February 26, 2025 9:52 am
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) in Bentonville is seeking “standardized patients (SP) to play a crucial role in training future physicians,” according to a news release. Applications…
by - February 19, 2025 5:07 pm
The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has 31 students on track to graduate in May from the nursing program, above 23 in May 2024. Students in the program have also posted…
by - February 19, 2025 3:34 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) is accepting applications for Project H.E.A.R.T., the college’s “mini-medical school” program for high school…
by - February 19, 2025 10:29 am
Services sold by Walmart continue to add to the retail giant’s ability to boost net income at a better rate than revenue. Optical and pharmacy services are two of the…
by - February 18, 2025 3:49 pm
Hendrix College received a $494,00 grant from the Mellon Foundation that will fund the creation of a new health humanities program to complement the existing pre-medical and health sciences programs….
by - February 18, 2025 3:07 pm
The Alice L. Walton Foundation said Tuesday (Feb. 18) it has purchased 100 acres near downtown Bentonville for a cardiac care specialty facility. The foundation declined to provide financial details…
