by - October 28, 2016 11:13 am
Dr. Clint Turner has started at FirstCare Family Doctors — Springdale, a MANA clinic. Turner’s background is in sports medicine, and he has experience working in emergency departments and in…
by - October 27, 2016 10:49 am
Editor’s note: Story updated to include reaction from Arkansans for Compassionate Care, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge. –––––––––––––––––––––––– The Arkansas Supreme Court in a 5-2…
by - October 26, 2016 8:46 pm
Growing up in the public eye, Jenna Bush Hager and her twin sister Barbara Pierce Bush haven’t exactly retreated to a quiet and private life. The sisters are involved in…
by - October 26, 2016 3:23 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital broke ground Wednesday (Oct. 26) on its new $4.4 million Southwest Little Rock Community Clinic in Little Rock. The state’s Latino population has grown in recent years, and this…
by - October 25, 2016 11:15 am
Patrick C. Schiefelbein, a doctor of osteopathic medicine and board-certified general surgeon, joined the medical staff of Northwest Health and will practice at Surgical Associates of Northwest, according to a…
by - October 24, 2016 3:40 pm
Dr. Richard Turnage said healthcare institutions must ride the wave of changes in the healthcare system. Effective Dec. 1, Turnage will man the surfboard as CEO of the University of…
by - October 23, 2016 11:23 am
Arkansas Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia, is worried about the additional costs coming with Arkansas Works and stressed that federal waivers to allow the state more flexibility are…
by - October 21, 2016 3:13 pm
Juli Stec has been named chief operating officer for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Stec’s appointment was announced in a staff memo from hospital President Ryan Gehrig. As chief operating officer,…
by - October 19, 2016 2:26 pm
Members of the law enforcement community Wednesday (Oct. 19) expressed their opposition to two measures on the November ballot that would legalize medical marijuana, with the president of the Arkansas…
by - October 19, 2016 8:14 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– KAISER FOUNDATION REPORT: MEDICAID PROVIDES HEALTH COVERAGE TO RECORD 73 MILLION, ONE IN FIVE…
by - October 19, 2016 7:38 am
Scientists at Ascendant Dx hope to raise enough money to launch a multi-state clinical trial of what they believe is a groundbreaking process that changes how – and more importantly,…
by - October 18, 2016 4:01 pm
Doctors at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) in Little Rock, have found promising effects from prescribing folinic acid to help autistic children improve their language and communication skills through a…
by - October 17, 2016 3:53 pm
Jonathan Goldberg, chief information officer for Arkansas Children’s Hospital, said the health care industry is ripe for technology applications and disruption from the Internet of Things to telemedicine which certainly…
by - October 17, 2016 2:01 pm
More than 301,000 Arkansans are either receiving health insurance through the private option or have been deemed eligible for the program as of the end of September – an increase…
by - October 14, 2016 5:47 pm
Attorney David Couch, a primary supporter of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment on the state ballot in November, told members of the Northeast Arkansas Political Animals on Friday that money…
by - October 14, 2016 3:44 pm
The interventional cardiology team at Northwest Medical Center — Springdale recently became the first in Arkansas to offer patients with coronary artery disease a new treatment option that dissolves over…
by - October 14, 2016 1:42 pm
Richard Turnage, M.D., has been promoted to CEO of UAMS Medical Center and vice chancellor for clinical programs for the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS). Townsend, who has worked…
by - October 14, 2016 8:53 am
A majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal and a large majority of younger Americans do, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Oct. 12. Asked, “Do you…
by - October 13, 2016 1:47 pm
University of Arkansas researchers and collaborators will use a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the origin of Leigh’s disease, a rare and incurable disease…
by - October 13, 2016 12:10 pm
Two Northwest Health hospitals received three certifications from The Joint Commission after undergoing on-site reviews in September. Northwest Medical Center — Bentonville earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval…
