by - December 20, 2018 12:15 pm
An opinion by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Thursday (Dec. 20) regarding the location of a marijuana-growing facility in the Delta concluded that a reviewing court would likely uphold…
by - December 19, 2018 3:48 pm
The state Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) has postponed a highly-anticipated meeting scheduled to announce the dispensary scores from a pool of nearly 200 applications until new board members are seated…
by - December 19, 2018 9:50 am
Kelli Huntley has been promoted to vice president of finance for Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in Northwest Arkansas. She previously served since 2012 as Mercy’s regional executive director of…
by - December 18, 2018 2:30 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has promoted Chief of Neurology Greg Sharp, MD, to senior vice president and chief medical officer after a national search. Dr. Sharp, who also serves as…
by - December 17, 2018 2:05 pm
Another 4,655 Arkansas Works recipients did not comply with reporting requirements in November and were removed from enrollment, the Department of Human Services announced Monday (Dec. 17). The addition brings…
by - December 16, 2018 6:01 pm
Dr. Ray Stowers has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs of Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith, the school announced Friday (Dec. 14). Dr. Rance…
by - December 15, 2018 12:19 pm
Late Friday (Dec. 14), a federal judge in Texas declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional on the grounds that a federal tax measure passed by Republicans a year ago struck…
by - December 13, 2018 8:54 pm
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) has received a grant award totaling $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The…
by - December 13, 2018 7:23 pm
Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care has formed a partnership with New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State), located in Jonesboro, to…
by - December 12, 2018 3:38 pm
Arkansas Works recipients who are subject to a work requirement will be able to call a new helpline from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, the Department…
by - December 11, 2018 11:39 am
Two cannabis industry trade associations in Arkansas have merged to form a single organization. The merger of Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association (ACIA) and Arkansas Medical Marijuana Association is effective immediately,…
by - December 11, 2018 10:45 am
Little Rock-based healthcare organization Arkansas Children’s, one of the state’s largest healthcare systems with roughly 4,300 workers, made a significant announcement last month: Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage for…
by - December 10, 2018 3:54 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1.5 million gift from the estate of Carl R. Stout to create the R. Louise Stout Simmons, M.D. Endowed Scholarship…
by - December 9, 2018 10:43 am
Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells said his hospital system’s acquisition of two campuses in the Fort Smith region was tricky due to negotiations with a publicly-traded company, but he expects…
by - December 6, 2018 7:05 pm
Applications are now open for the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, a weeklong training program for undergraduate and graduate students that equips them with the skills and knowledge they need…
by - December 5, 2018 9:19 pm
Arkansas’ first announced cannabis testing lab will hold an open house and dedication next week as the Natural State moves closer to entering the fast-growing medical marijuana industry that is…
by - December 5, 2018 9:05 pm
The Mississippi County Hospital System (MCHS) is officially entering into an administrative service agreement with St. Bernards Healthcare. The new agreement will begin Nov. 1. Terms of the deal were…
by - December 5, 2018 7:29 am
Trauma victims in rural Arkansas often are many miles and many precious minutes away from potentially life-saving care, decreasing their odds for survival until they reach a hospital. Statistics from…
by - December 3, 2018 9:50 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe defended Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s work requirement for Arkansas Works recipients, while former Gov. Mike Huckabee said President Clinton was more helpful when he needed something…
by - December 3, 2018 6:50 pm
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine on the Arkansas State University campus has more than 100 third-year medical students performing clinical rotations throughout Arkansas and the Delta region. On Thursday, (Dec….
