by - November 25, 2020 3:33 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ventilations hit new record highs, and the number of school districts with high community infection rates jumped from 88 to 117. Arkansas’ former Surgeon General said the…
by - November 24, 2020 3:06 pm
It’s not a pretty picture. Updated University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) COVID-19 modeling suggests the virus will hit the state harder before it, ideally, relents. Apathy and COVID…
by - November 23, 2020 3:51 pm
Reducing the number of COVID-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals depends on how Arkansans follow health safety protocols during the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Nov. 23) in conjunction…
by - November 23, 2020 2:29 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has opened its new COVID-19 clinic. It will serve as a COVID-19 follow-up clinic and COVID-19 treatment infusion center, as well as its upcoming participation in…
by - November 23, 2020 1:11 pm
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale’s Emergency Department (ED) has achieved Level I accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. The hospital is the first…
by - November 22, 2020 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks President Donald Trump is entitled to pursue legal challenges in the election process, but he acknowledges that former Vice President Joe Biden is likely to be…
by - November 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (Nov. 20) he does not plan to shut down schools or businesses despite rising numbers among COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. On Friday, the governor…
by - November 19, 2020 5:52 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the state and in Northeast Arkansas. Craighead County had 102 new reported cases Thursday (Nov. 19) the fifth most of any county in…
by - November 19, 2020 3:43 pm
That last call for alcohol will come earlier beginning Friday with Gov. Asa Hutchinson announcing Thursday (Nov. 19) an 11 p.m. closing time for bars and other businesses that sell…
by - November 18, 2020 5:01 pm
A Nov. 15 letter signed by more than 270 Arkansas doctors asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to do more to stop the “unchecked” COVID-19 spread, with part of the request including…
by - November 18, 2020 11:54 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) is working with Stanford University’s “Our Voice” initiative to improve “health-impacting features” of the region and will begin with local citizen scientists helping…
by - November 18, 2020 10:27 am
Doctors at Mercy in Rogers say the provider’s new imaging systems are the most advanced navigation-assisted equipment available in Northwest Arkansas. Mercy’s new Medtronics O-arm imaging and associated StealthStation provide…
by - November 18, 2020 9:09 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $2.83 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to train and retain primary care…
by - November 17, 2020 4:00 pm
The Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI) appointed Tiffny Calloway to serve as director of operations on Tuesday (Nov. 17). The DPHI serves as the community engagement arm for New York…
by - November 17, 2020 3:43 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Nov. 17) pushed back against “pausing” public school athletics and reducing restaurant capacity, both of which were among recommendations in a Nov. 15 White House…
by - November 17, 2020 3:15 pm
On Oct. 15, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the unintended health consequences of COVID-19. The report is a cautionary tale — not one of actions taken in…
by - November 16, 2020 4:53 pm
COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov. 16) again topped 1,000 with a record 12,490 active cases and a record daily death number of 42, according to the Arkansas Department of Health…
by - November 16, 2020 12:58 pm
Whether one has long-term immunity to COVID-19 after recovering from the virus is unclear amid a lack of scientific evidence. Still, antibodies might be the key to develop a vaccine…
by - November 16, 2020 12:48 pm
Mercy Health Systems in Rogers and Fort Smith are asking for plasma donations from former patients who have recovered from COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said patients…
by - November 15, 2020 10:08 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and former state surgeon general, warns that Arkansas’ COVID-19 cases will increase over the holidays if citizens don’t alter…
