by - September 20, 2021 9:32 am
Animal Medical Center (AMC) of Rogers, a full-service hospital offering various services from surgeries to preventative care, built a second location that opened in June 2020. One of the three…
by - September 15, 2021 4:49 pm
Walmart is among three large retailers to offer the over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid testing kits as part of President Joe Biden’s plan to expand testing access. The Biden administration said Walmart,…
by - September 14, 2021 2:51 pm
In his 200th press briefing since the pandemic began in Arkansas and on a day in which 36 more COVID-19 deaths were reported, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 14)…
by - September 14, 2021 10:44 am
Scientists at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will continue studying the impacts of childhood obesity after the National Institutes of Health…
by - September 12, 2021 9:58 am
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas President and CEO Randy Zook says the business community’s reaction to a Biden executive order mandating vaccines has been “muted.” He also…
by - September 9, 2021 4:57 pm
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) on Thursday (Sept. 9) reported a record 59 Arkansas public school districts with COVID-19 infection rates of 100 or more new known infections…
by - September 8, 2021 2:44 pm
With new COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, measures taken by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to respond now include bringing a 20-person military “medical team” to the University of Arkansas…
by - September 8, 2021 11:56 am
Beth Bobbitt has resigned as public relations director at Crystal Bridges Museum of Art and accepted a job as director of communications for the new healthcare organization ramping up in…
by - September 7, 2021 12:18 pm
CARTI announced it has added medical oncologist Sam Makhoul, M.D., to its team of cancer specialists, bringing its medical team to 44 physicians representing 12 specialties. In addition to treating…
by - September 2, 2021 4:59 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) has started a vaccine Incentive program – with prizes that include a $1,000 university credit and $300 bookstore voucher – to encourage…
by - September 2, 2021 4:44 pm
Arkansas on Thursday (Sept. 2) reported 34 COVID-19 deaths, pushing the cumulative total to 7,003 and above the estimated 7,000 Arkansas deaths caused by the Spanish flu in 1918-19. The…
by - September 1, 2021 7:41 pm
The Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research (BLR) submitted a survey to school districts Wednesday (Sept. 1), asking about their COVID numbers and requesting that their answers be returned the same…
by - September 1, 2021 8:15 am
St. Bernards Behavioral Health will begin a partnership with Craighead County on Oct. 1 to operate the county’s 16-bed regional Crisis Stabilization Unit. The crisis stabilization unit (CSU), located in…
by - August 31, 2021 3:25 pm
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) said Tuesday (Aug. 31) it is adding data on vaccination rates by community and ZIP code to its library of COVID-19 reporting. The…
by - August 31, 2021 3:02 pm
Some COVID-19 numbers have moved lower in recent weeks, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero worry about a post-Labor Day surge that could push…
by - August 30, 2021 8:17 pm
The Arkansas Medical Society board of trustees adopted a policy Monday (Aug. 30) calling for the required vaccination of health care workers. In a statement released broadly, the AMS said…
by - August 30, 2021 8:03 am
Fayetteville-based healthcare technology startup Lineus Medical announced Monday (Aug. 30) the completion of a $3 million Series B funding round. The second tranche of $1.75 million recently came through. The first tranche…
by - August 26, 2021 9:29 am
The National Park College (NPC) board of trustees approved a resolution allowing the college to move forward with submitting a Letter of Intent to the Arkansas Division of Higher Education…
by - August 25, 2021 1:51 pm
Lawrence Healthcare and Williams Baptist University have formed a partnership to fill employment needs at the hospital while providing valuable experience and training for WBU students. Through the agreement, students…
by - August 25, 2021 12:09 pm
Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to…
