by - September 22, 2016 4:54 pm
The number of individuals enrolling in public health care through the private option climbed to 317,289 in August. Meanwhile, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has asked state health officials to create a…
by - September 21, 2016 7:54 pm
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute will receive $1.9 million as part of a seven-year, $157 million initiative announced Wednesday (Sept. 21) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how…
by - September 21, 2016 7:54 pm
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute will receive $1.9 million as part of a seven-year, $157 million initiative announced Wednesday (Sept. 21) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how…
by - September 21, 2016 6:42 pm
Mike Leavitt served as President George W. Bush’s secretary of Health and Human Services and, before that, as Environmental Protection Agency administrator. He now chairs Leavitt Partners, a health care…
by - September 21, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– FDA LAUNCHES COMPETITION TO SPUR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS The…
by - September 20, 2016 2:46 pm
The last thing a high risk expectant mother wants is to be in the emergency room waiting to be seen by an intern or trauma care doctor while her specialty…
by - September 19, 2016 7:55 pm
Opponents who want to remove a medical marijuana act from the ballot argued in court Monday that more than 15,000 of its voter signatures are invalid. Meanwhile, the secretary of…
by - September 19, 2016 10:46 am
Dr. Dan Rahn announced Monday (Sept. 19) he will retire July 31, 2017, as chancellor of the Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). His departure will mark…
by - September 18, 2016 8:43 am
In a win-win for area senior citizens, local restaurants and area foodies, Faith in Action offered their annual Savor the Flavor fundraiser in downtown Bentonville on Thursday evening (Sept. 15)….
by - September 14, 2016 6:35 pm
While a better Arkansas economy has helped lower the state’s 2013-2015 food insecurity rate to 19.2% from the 19.7% in the 2010-2012 period, national and regional food bank officials say…
by - September 14, 2016 4:06 pm
It was unclear before Wednesday whether the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace board has the authority to levy a 3% fee on insurance plans without legislative approval, and it’s still unclear….
by - September 14, 2016 10:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– DELTA DENTAL GIVES $150,000 TO UAMS’ CENTER TO SUPPORT LOCAL DENTAL CARE The Delta…
by - September 13, 2016 7:16 pm
Medical marijuana is now legal in some form in 25 states and could be legal in Arkansas if one or both of two proposals on this November’s ballot are passed…
by - September 13, 2016 6:14 pm
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon, was the keynote speaker for the 2016 Anne Hickman Lectureship at the Statehouse Convention Center Tuesday. According to a…
by - September 13, 2016 6:14 pm
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon, was the keynote speaker for the 2016 Anne Hickman Lectureship at the Statehouse Convention Center Tuesday. According to a…
by - September 13, 2016 4:55 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson believes the state should use $8.5 million in unallocated tobacco settlement funds to reduce the number of developmentally disabled Arkansans waiting for services by 500-900. About 3,000…
by - September 12, 2016 4:05 pm
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus students studying paramedic/emergency medical services will now be able to practice emergency scenarios with a real ambulance thanks to Fort Smith EMS. The 2009 E-450 ambulance…
by - September 12, 2016 12:40 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state’s Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe on Monday (Sept. 12) dialed up their push to oppose the two medical marijuana amendments on the November…
by - September 9, 2016 3:59 pm
The $156 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway was dedicated Friday (Sept. 9) in a ceremony at the campus. The 260,000-square-foot hospital employs about 325 and will eventually employ more than…
by - September 8, 2016 5:01 pm
Methodist Village CEO Harvey Leffring is relatively new to Arkansas, having lived in the Fort Smith area just one year. A Chicago transplant, he is learning to call the Hogs…
