by - April 6, 2022 1:34 pm
After a 40-year career in outpatient clinical work, Dr. Stephen Woodruff has been appointed as the full-time chief medical officer of NEA Baptist Health System. He will lead the day-to-day…
by - April 6, 2022 12:35 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired former State Rep. Andy Davis, R-Roland, as its new vice chancellor of institutional relations. He will start on or around…
by - April 5, 2022 4:24 pm
I’ve read a lot of columns recently that begin with the phrase, “If there’s one hard lesson we’ve learned from the pandemic ….” Well, this is not one of those…
by - April 5, 2022 3:28 pm
In addition to a public showing of support for getting the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero will soon…
by - April 5, 2022 8:25 am
Northeast Arkansas’ largest annual event dedicated to community health and wellness, the St. Bernards Medical Group Health Expo, is slated to return Saturday (April 9) to First National Bank Arena…
by - April 3, 2022 10:32 am
In August of 2020, late on a Friday afternoon, Rogers attorney Jim Smith got a phone call from Alex Gray, an attorney in Little Rock. Gray wanted to hire Smith,…
by - April 1, 2022 3:55 pm
Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), the Springfield, Mo.-based company involved in a broad fraud scheme in Arkansas, will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government…
by - March 29, 2022 8:37 pm
Investments made during President Bill Clinton’s administration helped lead to the mapping of the human genome as well as advances in the fight against AIDS and later, COVID, according to…
by - March 23, 2022 11:23 am
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue…
by - March 22, 2022 12:45 pm
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas totaled $21.1 million in February, with sales based on tax revenue topping February 2021. Sales for the first two months of 2022 total $41.69 million…
by - March 19, 2022 12:18 pm
The 99.3% of fourth-year medical students at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) who received a “match” were part of the largest number of osteopathic students nationwide to place…
by - March 17, 2022 9:08 am
The percentage of Arkansas students classified as obese rose more than 3% during the COVID-impacted 2020-21 school year, a much larger jump than the three preceding years combined. A new…
by - March 16, 2022 12:14 pm
In collaboration with regional healthcare leaders, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is creating a program that focuses on healthcare industry challenges and possible solutions. According to a UA news…
by - March 15, 2022 8:28 am
Pacific GeneTech (PGT), an animal health biotech company based in Hong Kong but with Arkansas roots, plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. According to a March 11 news release,…
by - March 14, 2022 5:02 pm
The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic, will open a clinic with 3D Mammograms at 416 Town Center East in Bella Vista in April 2022. This is the fifth location for…
by - March 14, 2022 5:00 pm
Longtime Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) executive director Rich Huddleston will leave his post at the end of 2022, the organization announced Monday (March 14). Huddleston said he…
by - March 14, 2022 4:05 pm
Tracy Gaudet has resigned as the founding executive director of the Whole Health Institute (WHI) in Bentonville. In response to an inquiry from the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal last week, the nonprofit…
by - March 14, 2022 3:05 pm
When officials launched startup incubator and new business accelerator HealthTech Arkansas in 2018, they knew the potential was significant. Four years down the road, expectations have been far exceeded. The…
by - March 13, 2022 9:44 am
Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, said he’s “feeling optimistic” about the Omicron surge of COVID-19, but warns other variants are coming and the…
by - March 8, 2022 6:30 pm
I’ve got a date this summer. It’s not a date about which I’m terribly excited. In fact, I’m not looking forward to it at all, but I know it’s my…
