by - July 8, 2019 1:35 pm
One of the region’s longest standing philanthropic events will honor three healthcare officials Saturday (July 13) at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Drs. Scott Bailey, J. Thaddeus Beck and…
by - July 6, 2019 3:46 pm
Walmart continues to scale back its payroll with another round of layoffs. This time the axe fell on the retail giant’s health and wellness division. Walmart spokeswoman Marilee McInnis told…
by - July 3, 2019 3:32 pm
The Translational Research Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a five-year, $24.2 million National Institutes of Health grant, UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson announced Wednesday…
by - July 1, 2019 9:43 am
A medical office transaction in Little Rock closed recently for $34.85 million. The purchase price equals $360.42 per square foot. Flagship Healthcare Trust (Flagship REIT), a private healthcare real estate…
by - June 30, 2019 9:37 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj has plenty to talk about these days, including debt impact on Arkansans and a growing separation of incomes that he believes threatens democracy. Appearing…
by - June 27, 2019 8:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education, in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Health and Medicaid in the Schools, selected five Arkansas schools to each receive $540,000 over a five-year period…
by - June 26, 2019 3:13 pm
A report released Wednesday (June 26) said the percentage of uninsured Arkansas children is rising. To reverse the trend, an advocacy group said the state should determine eligibility for all…
by - June 26, 2019 6:11 am
The state of Arkansas will use a federal grant to distribute naloxone kits that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose to about 1,100 school nurses, who will be…
by - June 25, 2019 1:34 pm
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) has partnered with several organizations to host clinic screenings throughout the Delta Region this…
by - June 21, 2019 1:23 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 10 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - June 20, 2019 10:29 am
Arkansas Medical Marijuana (MMC) commissioners on Wednesday (June 19) asked legal staff to investigate why there are still only a handful of cultivators and retailers in operation statewide and then…
by - June 19, 2019 9:38 pm
A group formed by the state’s optometrists to combat a potential ballot initiative to repeal an Arkansas law they supported has made their organization formal. Arkansans for Healthy Eyes, which…
by - June 17, 2019 4:57 pm
CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock announced the grand opening of the new Arkansas Neuroscience Institute and Research and Education Center aimed at improving treatment outcomes for patients. The center…
by - June 17, 2019 12:02 am
Arkansas’ overall ranking improved from 41st to 40th in the latest annual Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book. Its economic well-being ranking improved from 44th to 36th, but…
by - June 13, 2019 1:18 pm
Walmart, IBM, Merck, KPMG and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday (June 13) they will work together to identify and track prescription medicines and vaccines distributed in…
by - June 12, 2019 11:12 am
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) in Little Rock received the highest level 1 designation by the American College of Surgeon (ACS) for its surgical center. ACH is one of only 17…
by - June 11, 2019 6:01 pm
A coalition of Arkansas doctors are looking to deploy a rarely used ballot referendum to knock a new law off the books that would allow optometrists to perform eye surgeries…
by - June 9, 2019 6:46 pm
The epidemic of medical misdiagnoses is a very real problem in the United States and comes with much too high a price for individuals and companies. Tom Emerick, president and…
by - June 9, 2019 3:20 pm
The Green Wave is sweeping the country. And, no, I’m not talking about Tulane University athletics. It hasn’t been newsworthy in decades. According to Pew Research Center, 62% of Americans,…
by - June 6, 2019 3:33 pm
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) organ donation oversight agency has reversed a controversial liver redistribution policy that many organ donation advocates in Arkansas and across the…
