by - May 31, 2023 4:05 pm
Average per day spending on medical marijuana in Arkansas is $787,000, but that tally toked higher to more than $2 million on April 20, a date – 4/20 – associated…
by - May 28, 2023 9:44 am
A paradigm shift in the way medical care is paid for and administered will occur during the next decade or so, healthcare consultant Eric Shell told Talk Business & Politics….
by - May 28, 2023 8:49 am
HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom have launched year two of HeartX, a cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator that facilitates guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials for accomplished, early-stage companies bringing new cardiovascular…
by - May 24, 2023 10:21 am
St. Bernards Medical Center has revamped and expanded infusion services in Randolph County through a partnership with St. Bernards Five Rivers. The services, now provided at St. Bernards Infusion Center…
by - May 23, 2023 12:00 pm
Chris Blair is the new CEO of Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville. The hospital is an affiliate of Springdale-based Northwest Health. Blair had been the hospital’s interim CEO since March 7 and…
by - May 18, 2023 8:29 pm
Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Thursday (May 18) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a new cancer clinic and…
by - May 18, 2023 1:20 pm
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary donated $1.4 million to ACH to support programs and research initiatives for the hospital, marking the 13th consecutive year the ACH Auxiliary has raised…
by - May 16, 2023 7:07 pm
Unity Health has hired Karen Labonte, MSN, as its Chief Nursing Officer, effective May 30. Labonte will lead nursing services across the Unity Health enterprise. Labonte brings more than 40…
by - May 14, 2023 10:00 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer said expansion plans in central and northwest Arkansas are being driven by different factors and she’s optimistic that new facilities can be in service by…
by - May 13, 2023 9:16 am
A coalition of organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to promote improved and equitable health and economic outcomes in…
by - May 11, 2023 7:07 pm
A coalition of 23 national health-related nonprofits expressed concern Thursday (May 11) over Arkansas’ early Medicaid disenrollment numbers and called on Gov. Sarah Sanders to pause the process. The governor’s…
by - May 11, 2023 1:21 pm
Fayetteville-based Namida Lab recently won gold at the 2023 Edison Awards for the at-home breast health test Auria. According to a news release, Auria was named the winner in the…
by - May 10, 2023 7:15 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid program announced Monday (May 8) that it had disenrolled 72,802 individuals – the first major removal in three years that is occurring because of the end of the…
by - May 10, 2023 5:57 pm
Jane Parnell was a longtime educator in the Newport area and when she died her family had a decision to make about her estate. She had a nephew with intellectual…
by - May 10, 2023 10:46 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5.5 million supplemental award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund training and outreach programs…
by - May 8, 2023 4:49 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services said it disenrolled 44,667 Medicaid beneficiaries whose coverage had been extended because of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the month of April –…
by - May 5, 2023 2:19 pm
Little Rock-based pediatric healthcare organization Arkansas Children’s is planning a $318 million expansion to increase child healthcare in Arkansas. The company shared details Friday (May 5) in a news release….
by - May 4, 2023 1:11 pm
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) in Bentonville announced Thursday (May 4) the hiring of four assistant deans: Ken Hopper; Assistant Dean for Health Systems Science Education Dan…
by - May 3, 2023 7:45 pm
A research group led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) found that female cancer survivors on public health insurance dealt with more financial strains than those on…
by - May 2, 2023 8:04 pm
The state’s first dental and veterinary schools hope to seat their first classes of about 100 students each in the late summer or early fall of 2025, Lyon College President…
