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With known COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Aug. 3) reiterated his focus on opening schools later this month, saying he will be flexible…
by - August 2, 2020 10:06 am
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock – a retired educator, leader with the Arkansas Education Association and member of the Senate Education Committee – says the state’s approach to dealing…
by - July 31, 2020 3:55 pm
On the pandemic front, July was a tough month for Arkansas. The number of COVID-19 deaths rose 63.5%, the number of new known cases rose 100.5% and hospitalizations were up…
by - July 31, 2020 3:06 pm
Football practice may continue beginning Aug. 3, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the head of the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) saying it is critical that all involved wear masks and…
by - July 30, 2020 6:56 pm
The number of known COVID-19 cases in Sebastian County are up more than 200% between July 2 and July 30, and the active case count is up more than 50%….
by - July 30, 2020 3:33 pm
Springdale and Little Rock are the top Arkansas cities in terms of cumulative known COVID-19 cases since the pandemic hit Arkansas in March and in terms of active cases, respectively,…
by - July 29, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (July 29) again expressed frustration with the low number of test results reported, but said he has been told by the White House that commercial…
by - July 28, 2020 3:47 pm
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has named the emergency departments at Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital, Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital to its Emergency Quality…
by - July 28, 2020 3:24 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council will receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the virus…
by - July 28, 2020 3:07 pm
“These are not good numbers,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (July 28) after reporting 20 more COVID-19 deaths in the state and the number of hospitalizations rising to 501. The…
by - July 28, 2020 9:46 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received approval to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings across 28 countries in the European Union (EU). The…
by - July 27, 2020 5:01 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 27) announced the purchase of 200 COVID-19 testing machines and a $10 million plan to provide internet service to public school students as part…
by - July 27, 2020 1:32 pm
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $443,854 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop unique deep learning methods to identify key cell networks…
by - July 24, 2020 5:47 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council may yet receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the…
by - July 24, 2020 3:03 pm
Reported COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas hit a one-day record Friday (July 24), as the number of new known COVID cases was just under 1,000. The number of reported deaths –…
by - July 23, 2020 3:26 pm
The number of new known COVID-19 cases in Arkansas reported Thursday (July 23) topped 1,000, but some of the cases were not reported Wednesday because of technical errors. Gov. Asa…
by - July 23, 2020 12:50 pm
Dr. Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, Myeloma Center research director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received two grants totaling almost $3.14 million to study the molecular genetics…
by - July 23, 2020 12:48 pm
Christy Hockaday, FACHE, a Morrilton native with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare administration in Arkansas and Louisiana, has joined Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield as Vice…
by - July 22, 2020 4:38 pm
A more than 30% decline in COVID-19 test results pushed the number of known new cases in Arkansas below 600 for the first time in eight days. A data “entry…
by - July 22, 2020 1:36 pm
The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for…
