by - August 19, 2021 2:12 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Aug. 19) said Arkansas is preparing to distribute booster vaccines as the state’s daily COVID-19 cases climbed over 3,500 in the last 24 hours. Hutchinson…
by - August 18, 2021 9:17 pm
The nation’s nursing homes are under additional pressure from the federal government to increase worker vaccinations, according to a new emergency regulation announced Wednesday (Aug. 18) from The Centers for…
by - August 18, 2021 8:03 pm
As new COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state, Fort Smith area health providers continue to seek more ways to serve patients and keep the public safe, including a…
by - August 18, 2021 2:35 pm
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented sickness and death to Northeast Arkansas as the death toll from the virus has topped 200 in Craighead County, according to the Arkansas Department of Health….
by - August 17, 2021 1:18 pm
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $6.1 million grant to the University of Arkansas to establish a research institute – Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute – focused on virology and…
by - August 16, 2021 9:36 pm
Forty-three out of 152 Arkansas nursing homes reporting the most current data had less than 50% COVID-19 vaccination rates among health care staff as of Aug. 1, according to data…
by - August 16, 2021 8:00 pm
Editor’s note: This story is the second of what will be a series on the details and potential impact of the recent $32.3 million donation to the Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - August 16, 2021 12:45 pm
Walmart heir and philanthropist Alice Walton and her foundation will partner with the Cleveland Clinic to improve specialty care access in Northwest Arkansas. The Alice L Walton Foundation announced on…
by - August 15, 2021 10:40 am
University of Central Arkansas President Dr. Houston Davis has experienced this scenario before – students returning to campus for the fall semester amidst the backdrop of a global pandemic. This…
by - August 15, 2021 10:12 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer says staffing challenges and ICU resources are the biggest challenges to treating the surge in COVID-19 patients, particularly those under the age of 12, who…
by - August 12, 2021 5:04 pm
Employees at St. Bernards Healthcare, the largest medical employer in Northeast Arkansas will be required to get immunized against COVID-19 and Arkansas State University will require students to wear masks…
by - August 12, 2021 4:36 pm
The School of Occupational Therapy at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has been granted candidacy status for the doctor of occupational therapy program. The status allows the school…
by - August 12, 2021 12:58 pm
At least 73 Arkansas school districts have enacted mask mandates as of noon Thursday, while 38 have decided against the mandates, according to a list compiled by the Arkansas Center…
by - August 12, 2021 8:33 am
For nearly 20 years, John Erck of Fayetteville has successfully aligned donors’ philanthropic goals with the right initiatives. Throughout his career, no matter what he’s raised money for, he said…
by - August 10, 2021 3:19 pm
Arkansas is experiencing the worst COVID-19 surge since the pandemic began, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Aug. 10) he doesn’t support a statewide mask mandate or changing the start…
by - August 9, 2021 5:23 pm
A new emergency center is coming to Fort Smith. CBM Construction Co Inc. of Little Rock filed for a building permit Aug. 3. The building permit puts the value of…
by - August 8, 2021 9:48 am
State Sen. Jim Hendren, I-Gravette, left the Republican Party earlier this year over the extremism he saw in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He’s…
by - August 7, 2021 6:48 pm
A new analysis from AARP’s Public Policy Institute finds that nearly half of older adults in the U.S. purchasing health insurance through the nongroup health insurance market faced unaffordable health…
by - August 6, 2021 2:12 pm
A special session ended Friday (Aug. 6) an hour before a Pulaski County Circuit judge issued an injunction that gave supporters of removing a ban on mask mandates hope for…
by - August 5, 2021 6:00 pm
Friday is expected to be the final day of a special session that started Wednesday to consider changes to a state law banning mask mandates. House members did not take…
