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Two cannabis industry trade associations in Arkansas have merged to form a single organization. The merger of Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association (ACIA) and Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association is effective immediately,…
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Little Rock-based healthcare organization Arkansas Children’s, one of the state’s largest healthcare systems with roughly 4,300 workers, made a significant announcement last month: Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage for…
by - December 10, 2018 3:54 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1.5 million gift from the estate of Carl R. Stout to create the R. Louise Stout Simmons, M.D. Endowed Scholarship…
by - December 9, 2018 10:43 am
Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells said his hospital system’s acquisition of two campuses in the Fort Smith region was tricky due to negotiations with a publicly-traded company, but he expects…
by - December 6, 2018 7:05 pm
Applications are now open for the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, a weeklong training program for undergraduate and graduate students that equips them with the skills and knowledge they need…
by - December 5, 2018 9:19 pm
Arkansas’ first announced cannabis testing lab will hold an open house and dedication next week as the Natural State moves closer to entering the fast-growing medical marijuana industry that is…
by - December 5, 2018 9:05 pm
The Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) is officially entering into an administrative service agreement with St. Bernards Healthcare. The new agreement will begin Nov. 1. Terms of the deal were…
by - December 5, 2018 7:29 am
Trauma victims in rural Arkansas often are many miles and many precious minutes away from potentially life-saving care, decreasing their odds for survival until they reach a hospital. Statistics from…
by - December 3, 2018 9:50 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe defended Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s work requirement for Arkansas Works recipients, while former Gov. Mike Huckabee said President Clinton was more helpful when he needed something…
by - December 3, 2018 6:50 pm
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine on the Arkansas State University campus has more than 100 third-year medical students performing clinical rotations throughout Arkansas and the Delta region. On Thursday, (Dec….
by - December 3, 2018 1:26 pm
The Family Birth Place at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville has started to offer nitrous oxide as a non-pharmacological option for pain management during labor, and Springdale-based healthcare provider Northwest Health announced…
by - December 2, 2018 11:27 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and a former state surgeon general, says the data is still incomplete to shape policy over two of the…
by - December 1, 2018 9:57 am
Arkansas school districts are partnering with a health education nonprofit to launch a concussion educational program using virtual reality (VR). Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Saturday (Dec. 1) announced that Arkansas…
by - November 29, 2018 1:42 pm
The number of uninsured children increased from 2016 to 2017 in Arkansas and the United States. In Arkansas, it increased from 30,000 to 33,000, and from 4% of the population…
by - November 29, 2018 9:12 am
More than two years after Arkansas voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016, the product could finally be available next year. At a Wednesday (Nov. 28) meeting of the Arkansas…
by - November 28, 2018 5:37 pm
St. Bernards hosted a groundbreaking earlier this week for a new family medicine and urgent care clinic in Monette. The Buffalo Island Medical Clinic will be located at 21080 Highway…
by - November 28, 2018 1:43 pm
Half of all states had less competitive health insurance markets, and Arkansas experienced the seventh largest decline in competition levels in 2017 from the previous year, according to a new…
by - November 28, 2018 10:03 am
Telemedicine and virtual healthcare are the most important technology innovations right now disrupting the healthcare industry. That was one takeaway from a group of executives who gathered recently for a…
by - November 21, 2018 12:36 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced that Arkansas has joined with 42 other states and the federal government to reach an agreement with the pharmaceutical distributor, AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC) to settle…
by - November 19, 2018 12:46 pm
It’s no secret hospitals, which are places of healing, are also crawling with germs. They include superbugs, which are the most resistant to antibiotics. Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville…
