Healthcare

BLS: Year-over-year inflation up 3.5% in March

Prices of goods and services were higher than expected in March with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.4% for the month and 3.5% higher year over year, according to…

State officials take steps to avoid spread of avian influenza in dairy cattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, and New Mexico….

CDC director visits Northwest Arkansas, meets with local health leaders

Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Monday (April 8) spoke with Northwest Arkansas health advocates about partnerships and funding the region receives…

Lyon College vet, dental schools still on track for ’25 start; Location close to finalized

Dr. Melissa Taverner, president of Lyon College in Batesville, said the timeline is still intact for a Little Rock campus for a dental and veterinarian school to receive its first…

Innovation fuel needed to ensure Arkansas moms survive and thrive

Although I haven’t birthed a baby, I am a dad who has been at my wife’s side during two very emotional and tense deliveries for the births of my sons….

Community Clinic expands reach through acquisition

Springdale-based Community Clinic, one of Northwest Arkansas’s largest primary care providers, has acquired seven of the nine clinics previously owned by Community Physicians Group (CPG) of Siloam Springs. The acquisition…

Lyon College to receive $15 million in federal dollars for dental and vet schools

Lyon College will receive $15 million in funding from the federal government that will be used to form the school’s new dental and veterinarian schools. The U.S. Senate approved a…

OrthoArkansas opens new Rheumatology Center

OrthoArkansas announced it has added a new Rheumatology Center with a team of rheumatology specialists with more than 20 years combined experience at the Little Rock-Midtown, North Little Rock and…

Mercy Fort Smith names new chief operating officer

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith announced Monday (April 1) that Jason Demke has joined the staff as the new chief operating officer. Demke replaces Ryan Geib, who left Mercy Fort Smith…

Health disparities in Arkansas and the importance of preventive care

April marks Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about racial and ethnic health disparities faced across the United States. Arkansas is home to many diverse communities, and unfortunately,…

The Venture Center, UAMS’ Bioventures launch healthcare accelerator

UAMS’ BioVentures has launched the ACTIVE Program in partnership with Little Rock-based The Venture Center to give socially and economically disadvantaged innovators (SEDI) in healthcare and technology opportunities to develop…

UAMS awarded $11.5 million grant for molecular interactions in cancer

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a five-year, $11.48 million federal grant to create the Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer (CMIC)….

NYITCOM receives $114,380 grant from Blue and You Foundation

The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at Arkansas State University’s Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI) has received a $114,380 grant from the Blue & You…

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs will be training site for alliance to broaden healthcare diversity

CommonSpirit Health and Morehouse School of Medicine named CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs on Monday (March 25) as one of seven sites that will address a shortage of diverse clinicians…

Baptist Health Foundation names 6 to board

Baptist Health Foundation recently added six new board members to help support its mission. The foundation was founded in 1963 and provides resources to a statewide system that has around…

CARTI’s The Bridge aims to coordinate comprehensive cancer care

CARTI is offering a plethora of new services through The Bridge, a multi-million dollar facility on its flagship Little Rock campus that provides educational programming, support groups, screenings, financial services,…

Stewart named chief nursing officer for Baptist Health in Fort Smith, Van Buren

Baptist Health has named Brandi Stewart the chief nursing officer for Baptist Health hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren as well as the system’s clinics in Fort Smith metro….

AG Griffin investigating Change Healthcare cyberattack response

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Thursday (March 21) that his office is investigating Change Healthcare, Inc., which was hit with a major ransomware cyberattack in February. Change Healthcare, a…

Medicare Advantage plans come with advantages, pitfalls

Just when the political ads have all but disappeared after the election this November, you will be bombarded with Medicare Advantage ads as open enrollment in the U.S. nears once…

NYITCOM enjoys 99% placement rate with latest class

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) enjoyed a 99% placement rate through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), the Jonesboro-based…