by - December 20, 2022 2:07 pm
Arkansas had 74 work-related fatalities in 2021, or one death every 4.9 days. According to state and federal data, the 74 deaths is a 15.6% increase from 64 deaths in…
by - December 19, 2022 11:46 am
Northwest Arkansas business and civic leaders helped Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield dedicate a new public sculpture at its Springdale corporate center on Monday (Dec. 19). Award-winning sculptor and painter Kevin Kresse…
by - December 18, 2022 3:25 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2 million commitment from Rhonda M. Dick, M.D., and Joseph Kennedy “Ken” Dick, MBA, to establish the Dr. Rhonda…
by - December 15, 2022 7:40 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Thursday (Dec. 15) that she would begin directing more than $140 million in restricted opioid settlement dollars to general revenues, but her successor, Attorney General-elect…
by - December 12, 2022 4:54 pm
Thanksgiving came and went before we entered full-blown holiday mode. Despite the hustle and bustle of the season, many of us are looking forward to gathering with family and friends,…
by - December 12, 2022 4:48 pm
Like most of the country, the Fort Smith metro is seeing an increase in the flu and other respiratory illnesses as the holidays approach, but officials with area hospitals say…
by - December 12, 2022 1:50 pm
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine announced Monday (Dec. 12) the appointment of nine board members, including Dr. Lloyd Minor, dean of Stanford Medicine, an academic medical center that includes…
by - December 11, 2022 10:13 pm
The Arkansas Legislature is gearing up for its regular session at the beginning of the year, and many groups and organizations will be pushing changes in state laws. Family Council…
by - December 7, 2022 9:37 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an award of $1.2 million in federal funds over five years to help establish a Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) to…
by - December 4, 2022 9:28 am
Arkansas is ranked No. 49 for the rate of new lung cancer cases and No. 40 for the survival rate of the disease that remains the leading cause of cancer…
by - November 29, 2022 6:24 pm
Mercy Fort Smith will open three new urgent care centers in the next few months. The three new Mercy-GoHealth centers will replace two existing Mercy Convenient Care centers in Fort…
by - November 29, 2022 3:43 pm
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) has named Stephanie Blevins to the newly created position of director of Northwest Arkansas community engagement. She previously worked for Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
by - November 29, 2022 11:08 am
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy professor Geoffrey Curran is a principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded project aimed at addressing COVID-19 vaccine…
by - November 28, 2022 3:01 pm
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) Director Doralee Chandler has revoked the cultivation license of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief (RVR). Her action was procedural and followed a Nov. 3 court…
by - November 28, 2022 10:55 am
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs landed a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve access to high-quality prenatal care for pregnant women across…
by - November 28, 2022 10:47 am
A faculty researcher at Arkansas State University will continue his study of how breast cancer cells behave with assistance from a new grant. Dr. Guolei Zhou, professor of cell biology,…
by - November 24, 2022 10:50 am
Chris Thompson took his first drink when he was 19. Over the next five years, he began cutting himself off from friends and family, and the isolation fueled his alcohol…
by - November 23, 2022 10:11 am
Dr. Cheryl Pegus, who joined Walmart in December 2020 to head up the retail giant’s health and wellness division, has exited the company to take a position at JP Morgan’s…
by - November 23, 2022 9:47 am
Fayetteville-based digital healthcare company CardioWise was named a rising star in a health technology awards program hosted by an affiliate of the University of California. San Francisco-based nonprofit UCSF Health…
by - November 21, 2022 4:37 pm
The future of 75 jobs and an $8 million marijuana cultivation center in Fort Smith was the focus of continued legal filings in the Pulaski County Circuit Court, with attorneys…
