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State Drug Director Kirk Lane says the state and nation aren’t doing enough to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic, while the U.S. House of Representatives is passing a flurry of…
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A group of 13 healthcare organizations in four Northwest Arkansas counties have developed an online survey to determine the greatest health-related needs throughout the region. The Northwest Arkansas Community Health…
by - June 13, 2018 3:51 pm
Healthcare organization Mercy will allow 5,336 employees in Arkansas to take up to two weeks of paid parental leave as it responds to a 2017 employee survey on benefits and…
by - June 12, 2018 4:28 pm
A Missouri nonprofit that accrued more than $80 million in net income and over $180 million in annual revenues could possibly lose its tax-exempt status and access to government funds…
by - June 12, 2018 3:01 pm
Denten Park has been named market CEO for Springdale-based healthcare company Northwest Health. On Tuesday (June 12), the company announced Park had accepted the position after former CEO Sharif Omar…
by - June 7, 2018 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday (June 7) heard testimony on the state’s expedited appeal of a Pulaski County Circuit Court decision to block the medical marijuana cultivation licenses handed…
by - June 7, 2018 1:42 pm
Susan Long, a longtime educator and administrator, has been named dean of the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. Long,…
by - June 6, 2018 6:34 pm
Jerry Fenter’s high school football team was rolling, and he was enjoying his time playing middle linebacker. In pregame warmups before one game he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, or…
by - June 5, 2018 6:22 pm
An economic impact study suggests the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will produce at least a $415 million boost to the Fort Smith metro. But ACHE President and CEO…
by - June 5, 2018 9:27 am
Dr. Chris Taylor, a laparoscopic surgeon from Harrison, has performed more than 4,000 procedures, and he believes he has a tool, Ab Grab, to make future ones safer. To get that…
by - June 4, 2018 7:15 pm
The largest employer in Jonesboro is set to expand its operations into southern Missouri. St. Bernards will open an urgent care center in Kennett, Mo., starting July 1. The move…
by - June 4, 2018 4:10 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Department released a proposed rule regulating pharmacy benefits managers Monday (June 4) and a public hearing is scheduled for July 11. The proposed rule would administer a…
by - June 1, 2018 9:27 am
Rock Dental Brands and Apex Dental, both of Little Rock, announced Thursday (May 31) that they would combine operations. The addition of Apex’s six dental offices raises Rock Dental Brands’…
by - May 30, 2018 6:42 am
The Drew Memorial Health System board unveiled its new medical facility Friday (May 25), a complex that includes a new surgery center and women’s center. The $31 million expansion project…
by - May 29, 2018 4:27 pm
Ask any member of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) staff and board to choose their favorite groundbreaking ceremony since first sticking shovel in the dirt over three years…
by - May 24, 2018 3:12 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) received a $828,748 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a…
by - May 23, 2018 8:55 am
The Arkansas Heart Hospital is planning a 186,000-square-foot facility in Bryant that will employ 200-250 people and be completed by July 2020, according to a press report. The hospital’s plans…
by - May 21, 2018 9:12 pm
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care’s (AFMC) Board of Directors recently elected new officers to lead the board for the next year, as well as two new board members. Stacy…
by - May 17, 2018 8:44 pm
Six University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students spent part of their recent semester working with researchers at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) on projects that could also…
by - May 17, 2018 8:11 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a handful of other border-state governors will head to the White House on Monday (May 21) to discuss the nation’s immigration policy and meet with President…
