by - January 19, 2022 5:19 pm
Active cases of COVID-19 have been growing by the thousands daily across the state for the last two weeks. The high number of cases have led many to take extra…
by - January 18, 2022 3:09 pm
Springdale-based Highlands Oncology Group (HOG) has hired Olalekan “Lekan” Ajayi as its new chief operating officer. Ajayi fills a job that’s been open since Kathey Rhoads retired in 2019. “Kathey…
by - January 14, 2022 1:40 pm
As many as 500,000 Arkansans may be infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 through February if trends continue, with 1,764 Arkansans hospitalized and 341 additional deaths by Feb. 8….
by - January 13, 2022 4:44 pm
Arkansas again set a record with 12,990 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday (Jan. 13) by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Of the total new cases, 25.6% were from two…
by - January 13, 2022 9:38 am
After 13 years, Wayne Mays retired as head of the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce at the end of 2019. Mays’ post-retirement career still focuses on economic development, but it’s…
by - January 11, 2022 4:25 pm
About 30% of the COVID-related hospitalizations in Arkansas Jan. 4 involved patients who had checked into the hospital for other reasons and incidentally tested positive for the disease, Gov. Asa…
by - January 9, 2022 7:00 am
Just before the pandemic started in March 2020, I made one very poor decision ― getting rid of a large, infrequently used desk — and one excellent decision — purchasing…
by - January 8, 2022 11:19 am
Eligible Arkansans spent $264.9 million on medical marijuana in 2021 with the state’s 37 licensed dispensaries, and sales recently surpassed $500 million since the first dispensaries were opened in May…
by - January 8, 2022 9:13 am
Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital (PSH) in Fayetteville is offering robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgical services. “For everyone involved — surgeons, staff and patients — this new way of performing…
by - January 6, 2022 4:25 pm
On a day when COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas rose by 73 to 892, the Arkansas National Guard (ANG) said 40 of its members will work in healthcare operations in Fayetteville,…
by - January 6, 2022 1:50 pm
As the COVID-19 omicron variant washes over Northeast Arkansas, the largest medical provider in the region, St. Bernards, has released information about patients that is crystal clear – the pandemic…
by - January 5, 2022 5:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health is ending COVID-19 contact tracing at the end of the day Jan. 17, its communications director said Wednesday (Jan. 5). Meg Mirivel said the department’s…
by - January 5, 2022 4:25 pm
The number of school districts in highly infected communities has nearly quintupled in a week, so all school districts should require masks, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement president and…
by - January 5, 2022 3:23 pm
Fayetteville-based Roller Weight Loss and Advanced Surgery has affiliated with New York Bariatric Group and New You Bariatric Group (together NYBG). New You Bariatric Group is an MSO (management services…
by - January 5, 2022 1:08 pm
The more transmissable Omicron variant of COVID-19 has not led to a major uptick in COVID-positive patients in Fort Smith hospitals. There were a record 6,562 new Arkansas cases of…
by - January 5, 2022 9:19 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday (Jan. 4) announced an almost $8 million dollar civil settlement with Empower Healthcare Solutions, LLC. The false claims settlement was based on a…
by - January 4, 2022 2:43 pm
With a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases and a record for active cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Jan. 4) he is activating an additional 50 National Guard members…
by - January 4, 2022 10:09 am
Springdale-based healthcare organization Northwest Health has named Chris York its market CEO, effective Jan. 24, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 4) news release. York, who is a Fellow of the…
by - January 3, 2022 4:44 pm
At least 15 Walmart store pharmacies in Arkansas are equipped to receive and dispense the COVID-19 antiviral medication approved by the Federal Drug Administration for emergency use. The drugs, Paxlovid…
by - January 3, 2022 11:28 am
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s Foundation, the fundraising arm for pediatric health system Arkansas Children’s, announced two new members to its board of directors on Monday (Jan. 3). Trisha Montague and Jennifer…
