by - June 22, 2020 12:01 pm
Arkansas’ former state Medicaid director says COVID-19 deaths peaked earlier and higher nationally than many thought, but then the number of deaths fell farther and faster than was generally recognized…
by - June 21, 2020 10:01 am
The strongest determinants of your health are not your genes, gender, how far you can walk or even if you have good health insurance. The strongest factors that shape your…
by - June 19, 2020 3:29 pm
With known COVID-19 cases hitting a new record and cities acting or considering rules to require the use of face masks, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday (June 19) announced new…
by - June 18, 2020 3:21 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (June 18) extended by 45 days the state’s emergency public health order, and recited a passage from the order that makes it clear cities can’t…
by - June 18, 2020 12:50 pm
Fayetteville-based biotech company Namida Lab Inc. announced Thursday (June 18) a partnership with Heartland Pharmacy to offer COVID-19 antibody testing to the public. Namida Lab announced in April it would…
by - June 17, 2020 5:29 pm
On a day when Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced relaxed rules for nursing home visitations, the head of the state’s leading medical research and training institution predicted an alarming rise in…
by - June 17, 2020 4:04 pm
As Arkansas’ COVID-19 numbers continue to rise, the Fort Smith metro continues to see more positive diagnoses of the virus. As of Wednesday (June 17), there were seven patients with…
by - June 16, 2020 8:41 pm
The Jonesboro School District, the largest in Northeast Arkansas, has tentatively decided to open its doors to students starting Aug. 13, according to a release from the school. The announcement…
by - June 16, 2020 3:37 pm
Tests have been conducted among about 13,000 residents and staff in Arkansas nursing homes as of June 13, with a lot more required to meet Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s goal of…
by - June 16, 2020 11:20 am
Walmart announced Monday (June 15) the acquisition of certain assets of health services platform CareZone for an undisclosed amount. Included in the deal are the technology platform, patents and intellectual…
by - June 15, 2020 3:35 pm
There is no slowdown in the rise of COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, especially in the state’s northwest corner that accounted for 46% of the 390 new community cases reported Monday…
by - June 13, 2020 6:05 pm
Modeling recently prepared and presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shows that new COVID-19 cases in Arkansas could reach around 1,350 per day by Sept. 27, with…
by - June 12, 2020 3:13 pm
Arkansas Children’s announced Friday (June 12) it would make a number of cost-saving cuts including layoffs of 25 workers. “We are collectively living through the most difficult health crisis of…
by - June 12, 2020 3:09 pm
There have been 2,896 new known COVID-19 cases reported in the previous week (June 5-June 12), which is 33.5% of all reported cases since the pandemic began March 11. Friday’s…
by - June 12, 2020 9:42 am
Despite a slow rollout of medical cannabis in Arkansas, public support for the industry is growing. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of likely statewide voters shows the…
by - June 11, 2020 4:40 pm
A sick young woman rushed into the hospital. She was coughing up blood. The woman was seven months pregnant. Her baby was born that afternoon, but it was premature and…
by - June 11, 2020 3:05 pm
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Northwest Arkansas’ Latino community is not slowing down, with new cases in Benton and Washington counties being almost 50% of all new cases reported Thursday….
by - June 10, 2020 5:42 pm
The number of COVID-19 cases in Northeast Arkansas continues to grow at a rapid rate even as some political and business leaders have called for a further re-opening of the…
by - June 10, 2020 1:50 pm
Editor’s note: Updated with changes and additions throughout. Arkansas businesses may move into a phase two reopening of the state economy on June 15, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (June…
by - June 10, 2020 7:00 am
Misty Orpin was one of those people who watches Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s daily COVID-19 press conferences religiously, but she still wasn’t satisfied with the information she was getting. So the…
