by - August 8, 2022 1:42 pm
Arkansas ranks 43rd in child well-being, with low birth weight babies and teen obesity rates being worse than the national average, according to a report from the Annie E. Casey…
by - August 2, 2022 7:11 pm
Discount retail chain Dollar General announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) a new initiative in Little Rock to provide fresh fruits and vegetables at 10 of its area stores. The effort is…
by - August 2, 2022 6:55 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) that its College of Public Health has received a $1 million grant for research from the United States…
by - July 31, 2022 10:46 am
Healthcare provider Northwest Health has started to provide a new treatment for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the most common knee injuries in the United States. According to…
by - July 28, 2022 3:48 pm
Almost $100 million in extra expenses for traveling nurses and other contract labor brought on primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic will cause Little Rock-based Baptist Health to lose money this…
by - July 27, 2022 3:48 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) will receive a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to build a new Allied Health…
by - July 27, 2022 11:23 am
Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane is resigning to serve as director of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday (July 27). He has served as the state’s…
by - July 27, 2022 10:53 am
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $11.5 million in Phase II funding to the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI). The award is based on the successes of the…
by - July 25, 2022 5:36 pm
Ritter Communications and The Ernest and Anna Ritter Family Endowment recently donated $50,000 to the St. Bernards Foundation to help support healthcare needs in the local community. “Ritter Communications is…
by - July 21, 2022 3:52 pm
An announced plan by St. Louis-based Mercy health system to build a cancer center in Northwest Arkansas will not halt plans for a similar center in Fort Smith, according to…
by - July 21, 2022 8:32 am
A Northwest Arkansas startup has launched a web application that helps parents and caregivers simplify, organize and share their child’s medical and care information. The app is called mejo, a registered…
by - July 20, 2022 6:29 pm
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Arkansas and Craighead County in Northeast Arkansas is among the top for new cases in the state. The Arkansas Department of Health reported…
by - July 20, 2022 1:16 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme stress on our health care workforce, resulting in burnout, exhaustion and trauma, and leading many workers to exit the industry. Critical staffing shortages during…
by - July 19, 2022 6:57 pm
Recent Increased numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in the Fort Smith area led to the reopening of a COVID unit at at least one area hospital, but numbers are already…
by - July 19, 2022 11:56 am
St. Louis-based health system Mercy will invest $500 million in the second phase of its healthcare expansion in Northwest Arkansas. According to a news release Tuesday (July 19), phase two’s…
by - July 14, 2022 3:41 pm
Arkansas collected $15.8 million in tax revenue from medical marijuana sales in the first six months of 2022, down from $16.9 million in the same period of 2021. Pounds of…
by - July 13, 2022 3:12 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health and Research in Fayetteville recently published a five-year study showing that Arkansans with primary care providers…
by - July 12, 2022 3:45 pm
A new blood test by Menlo Park, Calif.-based GRAIL is being offered at Mercy Health Systems. The Galleri test can detect early signs of more than 50 cancers, including aggressive…
by - July 12, 2022 2:23 pm
After a nationwide search, AFMC board of directors selected John Selig to assume the role of the company’s next CEO effective September 1, 2022. Ray Hanley is retiring after leading…
by - July 12, 2022 11:28 am
A recent study found that Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in 2020 on the costs of generic drugs if it had bought them at the same prices paid by…
