by - December 5, 2023 6:19 pm
Dr. Huiliang Zhang at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study proton leak, a…
by - December 5, 2023 12:33 pm
The American Lung Association recently released its 2023 State of Lung Cancer report, which shows an improving survival rate. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Arkansas…
by - December 4, 2023 9:14 am
CHI St. Vincent announced Monday (Dec. 4) the opening of CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic-Pine Bluff, a new satellite cardiology clinic led by CHI St. Vincent cardiologist Dr. Stephen Broughton….
by - December 1, 2023 1:47 pm
The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) recently announced its third graduating class in its Medication Assistant–Certified (MA-C) training program. The program was designed to address a growing need for MA-Cs…
by - November 28, 2023 4:49 pm
Baptist Health-Fort Smith is growing fruits and vegetables in a new rooftop garden in hopes of addressing food insecurity among its patients. It’s the first of its kind in Arkansas,…
by - November 28, 2023 11:23 am
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas announced it is awarding 32 grants worth more than $3 million to organizations across Arkansas. The Blue & You Foundation is…
by - November 28, 2023 10:57 am
A study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. (CHCA) has been approved for a $17.5 million funding award by the…
by - November 28, 2023 10:52 am
In September, Costco became the latest retailer to venture into virtual primary care, offering its members $29 telehealth visits, $72 standard lab panels with consult, and $79 virtual therapy visits….
by - November 27, 2023 9:46 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in…
by - November 21, 2023 12:42 pm
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) have signed an agreement that creates a “pathway” for ATU graduates to continue their studies at ACHE….
by - November 19, 2023 10:08 am
The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants to improve the oral health of Arkansans. The foundation board of directors approved almost $502,000 in 2024…
by - November 16, 2023 4:26 pm
A key healthcare executive at Arkansas Children’s Northwest has left the organization to launch a healthcare consulting company in Northwest Arkansas. Diana McDaniel of Springdale said Prosper Med will launch…
by - November 16, 2023 10:30 am
According to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI), prescription fills of naloxone in Arkansas quadrupled from FY 2021 to FY 2022, rising from 5,575 to 25,987. According to the…
by - November 15, 2023 11:48 am
The rapid population growth of Northwest Arkansas has created challenges for the region’s healthcare providers as they have struggled to keep up. Expansion efforts from Washington Regional, Mercy, Northwest Health,…
by - November 15, 2023 11:16 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has landed a $1.54 million research grant to study better treatments for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. The…
by - November 14, 2023 11:20 am
The sale of the proposed Little Rock-based campus for the about-to-be-formed dental and veterinary schools at Lyon College in Batesville has fallen apart. OneHealth Companies, the school’s partner in the…
by - November 14, 2023 8:02 am
Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith metro hospitals recently expanded their work to improve maternal health outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum. According to the most recent statistics assembled from 2018-2020, Arkansas…
by - November 14, 2023 7:10 am
Arkansas ranks among the bottom states where data is available in lung cancer survival rates, is in the bottom half in lung cancer screening, and has one of the worst…
by - November 13, 2023 8:59 am
As a high school student in 2010, Terran Gates embarked on an orthotics and prosthetics career (often called O&P) with a simple job shadowing experience at a local physical therapy…
by - November 12, 2023 9:47 am
Fayetteville-based biotechnology company Namida Lab Inc. is developing a pipeline of cancer screening products that use tear samples as the basis for the tests. Namida, the lab’s name, is derived…
