Healthcare

NIH funds $2.5 million UAMS study of healthy food delivery to combat diabetes

A first-of-its-kind study by UAMS will test whether deliveries of healthy food, along with recipes and education materials, can help reduce type 2 diabetes among food-insecure rural Arkansans. The National…

Daily COVID-19 deaths up by 25; UAMS modeling shows fewer long-term COVID cases

A COVID-19 modeling update from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reports “significant growth in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths” in recent weeks, but also includes estimates of reduced…

COVID-19, children’s health and the ‘new normal’

Disruptions to our normal routines and way of life have become commonplace during the last eight months. As we adjust to life during COVID, we often talk of a “new…

Hospitalizations top 600 to set new record; active cases rise in public schools and universities

COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped above 600 in Monday’s (Oct. 12) report from the Arkansas Department of Health. The number of active cases and Arkansans on ventilators also rose, with total known…

Northwest Arkansas hospitals modify visitor policies

Hospitals and clinics across Northwest Arkansas have modified their guidelines for visitors, based on infectious disease experts’ recommendations. Hospital officials said the shift is possible because the limited visits enacted…

COVID-19 hospitalizations set a new high for four consecutive days

It’s been a tough start to October in Arkansas on the COVID-19 front. The number of known cumulative cases rose almost 7% and the number of confirmed deaths rose almost…

UAMS receives grant to study COVID-19 immune response

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $1.3 million to study disparities in immune response to COVID-19, through serological testing in Arkansas. Serological testing…

‘High levels’ of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue be reported in Arkansas

New known COVID-19 cases again turned higher in Thursday’s (Oct. 8) Arkansas Department of Health report, with cumulative confirmed and probable cases topping 90,000, and hospitalizations setting a new record…

NEA healthcare systems coping with COVID-19 strain

Northeast Arkansas has been at the epicenter of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in recent weeks, and the trend has extended into the area’s healthcare systems. St. Bernards has reported…

Another record reached for COVID-19 hospitalizations; 16 more deaths reported

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit another record (538) in Wednesday’s report from the Arkansas Department of Health, with total cases – those confirmed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and antigen tests…

Arisa Health announces acquisition of Searcy facility

Springdale-based nonprofit Arisa Health has finalized a deal to purchase the Wilbur D. Mills Treatment Center in Searcy. Arisa Health announced the acquisition Wednesday (Oct. 7). Financial terms of the…

Arkansas solicitor general defends pharmacy law before U.S. Supreme Court

A law regulating reimbursements by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should stand because it doesn’t regulate benefits or plan administration, Arkansas Solicitor General Nicholas Bronni argued before the U.S. Supreme Court…

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new record; Gov. Hutchinson said President’s infection a ‘visible’ reminder of the virus’ reach

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Oct. 6) that the COVID-19 outbreak in the White House has caused Arkansans to be more serious about the virus and has encouraged Arkansans to…