by - September 27, 2018 6:30 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday (Sept. 25) officially agreed to a pact with Boston-based Public Consulting Group to review and score 203 pot dispensary applications and then select…
by - September 27, 2018 12:07 pm
One of the last vestiges of the Kmart and Sears brand in Central Arkansas will soon be replaced by a $35 million medical facility, local developers announced Thursday (Sept. 27)….
by - September 26, 2018 11:08 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.27 million grant to teach students of the Little Rock School District about careers in science, technology, engineering and…
by - September 25, 2018 8:03 pm
The percentage of low-income Arkansas adults living in small towns and rural areas who lack health insurance decreased from 45% in 2008-09 to 22% in 2015-16, says a new report…
by - September 24, 2018 3:10 pm
About two dozen civic leaders and Mercy supporters gathered Monday (Sept. 24) in Rogers to celebrate the start of the final phase of construction for the $141 million, seven-story patient…
by - September 24, 2018 1:04 pm
Arkansas regulators are on schedule to issue pot dispensary licenses across the state by Thanksgiving if an agreement with a Boston-based consulting group is finalized as expected this week, a…
by - September 21, 2018 10:08 am
Fayetteville-based medical technology company SFC Fluidics has received a $1.4 million grant to support the development of a dual-hormone patch pump for diabetes patients. Worldwide, more than 4 million people…
by - September 20, 2018 10:06 pm
For Dr. Tony Flippin, now is a great time to be a young physician, particularly when it comes to treating cancer patients. Flippin received the 2018 Healthcare Award presented by…
by - September 20, 2018 4:47 pm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $155 million in new funding for support of states, territories, tribes and non-governmental organizations working to prevent the growing…
by - September 19, 2018 5:01 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) will receive its first national grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH). The three-year award totals $323,628, and it will be under…
by - September 19, 2018 12:23 pm
Community Health Centers of Arkansas will receive nearly $3 million for substance abuse and mental health treatment. On Wednesday (Sept. 19), U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, and Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas,…
by - September 18, 2018 9:26 pm
Democratic candidate for governor Jared Henderson Tuesday released his plan for controlling health care costs that included setting a statewide cost growth goal and creating a health commission that would…
by - September 17, 2018 4:06 pm
The Missouri healthcare group at the center of a federal corruption and bribing scheme is said to be finalizing an agreement with a Hot Springs substance-abuse rehabilitation and behavioral health…
by - September 14, 2018 3:04 pm
A division of the Arkansas Department of Human Services has received an $11.3 million grant to support programs working to prevent underage drinking and drug abuse by youth. The Substance…
by - September 12, 2018 8:40 pm
The state is removing 4,353 individuals from the Arkansas Works health insurance program for failing to report they were complying with its work requirement, although Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday…
by - September 10, 2018 4:15 pm
Arkansas Hospital Association Vice President of Governmental Relations Jodianne Tritt supports Issue 1, the controversial tort reform constitutional amendment, and political consultant Chad Gallagher is opposed to the measure. But…
by - September 10, 2018 11:52 am
Dr. Larry Wright has been named associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Wright previously…
by - September 7, 2018 3:30 pm
The research department at Highlands Oncology Group in Rogers and Fayetteville was part of a recent clinical trial, leading to a new drug that treats breast cancer. The drug, Kisqali,…
by - September 6, 2018 11:15 am
More than 4,500 beneficiaries of the state’s Arkansas Works program were in danger of losing their health insurance Saturday, although the state’s Department of Human Services said the final numbers…
by - September 5, 2018 6:06 pm
On the day that Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted smaller state government, he was also touring a world-renowned research center in the capital city that could use expanded state support. Hutchinson…
