by - October 9, 2020 12:18 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $1.3 million to study disparities in immune response to COVID-19, through serological testing in Arkansas. Serological testing…
by - October 8, 2020 4:12 pm
New known COVID-19 cases again turned higher in Thursday’s (Oct. 8) Arkansas Department of Health report, with cumulative confirmed and probable cases topping 90,000, and hospitalizations setting a new record…
by - October 7, 2020 7:12 pm
Northeast Arkansas has been at the epicenter of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in recent weeks, and the trend has extended into the area’s healthcare systems. St. Bernards has reported…
by - October 7, 2020 5:30 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit another record (538) in Wednesday’s report from the Arkansas Department of Health, with total cases – those confirmed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and antigen tests…
by - October 7, 2020 1:51 pm
Springdale-based nonprofit Arisa Health has finalized a deal to purchase the Wilbur D. Mills Treatment Center in Searcy. Arisa Health announced the acquisition Wednesday (Oct. 7). Financial terms of the…
by - October 6, 2020 5:35 pm
A law regulating reimbursements by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should stand because it doesn’t regulate benefits or plan administration, Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni argued before the U.S. Supreme Court…
by - October 6, 2020 4:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Oct. 6) that the COVID-19 outbreak in the White House has caused Arkansans to be more serious about the virus and has encouraged Arkansans to…
by - October 6, 2020 11:58 am
Walmart is now licensed to sell Medicare insurance plans in all 50 states. The retail giant said it has a licensed insurance agency equipped to sell Medicare products. Talk Business…
by - October 5, 2020 6:02 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will begin on campus COVID-19 testing Tuesday (Oct. 6). The drive-thru testing will be available thanks to an Abbot Testing Machine and test kits…
by - October 5, 2020 5:44 pm
New known COVID-19 cases were lower than in recent days in Monday’s (Oct. 5) report from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), but the rise in deaths, hospitalizations and ventilator…
by - October 5, 2020 4:36 pm
Simmons Bank gifted $1 million to support the construction of the new Dr. Josetta Wilkins Jefferson County Health Unit and the Sergeant Elga Lee Roberts Jefferson County Veteran’s Services Office…
by - October 2, 2020 5:14 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health on Friday (Oct. 2) reported 778 confirmed new known COVID-19 cases. The case count was up 958 when included results from antigen tests, which pushed…
by - October 1, 2020 5:07 pm
On another day when the number of new known COVID-19 cases was at or topped 1,000, the Arkansas Education Association (AEA) made note of “troubling reports of unsafe practices and…
by - October 1, 2020 4:57 pm
Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni will defend before the U.S. Supreme Court the constitutionality of a state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers next Tuesday (Oct. 6). Passed in 2015, Act…
by - October 1, 2020 12:03 pm
Highlands Oncology Group (HOG) opened a 125,000-square-foot building in Springdale in August. Jeff Hunnicutt said the benefit is twofold: for HOG as an organization and its patients. Hunnicutt was hired…
by - September 30, 2020 5:29 pm
409 Arkansans died in September from COVID-19, according to figures from the Arkansas Department of Health, with the number of known cumulative cases rising more than 31% and the number…
by - September 29, 2020 5:47 pm
Updated COVID-19 modeling from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shows a possible long-term reduction in cases, and also provides survey results indicating that most Arkansans wear masks but…
by - September 29, 2020 5:20 pm
An updated report from the White House shows Arkansas still ranks high in new COVID-19 case growth, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 29) stressed the report also notes…
by - September 29, 2020 1:32 pm
Arkansas has experienced a significant increase in the number of coronavirus cases during recent weeks and Bank of America has increased its PPE and financial contributions to several partner organizations…
by - September 28, 2020 5:08 pm
New known COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to trend higher, with cumulative known and probable cases totaling 82,049 in Monday’s report from the Arkansas Department of Health. Total known and…
