by - June 22, 2017 4:51 pm
Ed Clifford and Karen Parker have been appointed to the advisory board of the Fayetteville regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Their three-year terms begin…
by - June 21, 2017 7:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (June 21) said he spoke to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., before leaving for Europe about a possible draft of the Trump administration’s healthcare bill…
by - June 21, 2017 2:44 pm
For one family in Greenwood, Ark., giving up on their daughter with autism was not an option. Children diagnosed with the condition seldom show emotion, and moments every parent lives…
by - June 20, 2017 5:17 pm
Cherry Duckett, vice chancellor for institutional relations at UAMS in Little Rock, has announced her plans to retire. She’ll be replaced by Maurice Rigsby, currently assistant vice chancellor. Both moves…
by - June 20, 2017 3:20 pm
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission has published the requirements for submitting bids to five operators to grow and cultivate medical marijuana under the constitutional amendment that was approved by voters…
by - June 15, 2017 7:55 pm
After one full year of work by the Fort Smith Community Health Council to improve health care access and outcomes, Sebastian County moved from an overall rank of 19 to…
by - June 15, 2017 2:56 pm
The rising costs of name brand drugs protected by patents are driving double-digit growth in pharmaceutical spending annually, according to the recent Health of America report from Blue Cross and…
by - June 15, 2017 7:21 am
Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville was recently honored for its implementation of specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer heart…
by - June 14, 2017 5:00 pm
The Natural Wonders Partnership Council (NWPC) will host a luncheon June 28 focused on ways to improve children’s health and wellbeing in Arkansas. The luncheon at the Doubletree Ballroom in…
by - June 13, 2017 6:31 pm
Principal Matt Mellor said ‘yes’ and it made all the difference. Mellor, principal at Lawson Elementary, Pulaski County School District, told 150 people during the No Kid Hungry Dinner at…
by - June 13, 2017 4:33 pm
Arkansas has much work to do to raise itself from the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall child well-being. The Natural State ranked No. 45 out of…
by - June 13, 2017 11:52 am
Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale announced Tuesday (June 13) the hiring of Michael Howard as its chief nursing officer. In this role Howard will be responsible for planning, organizing and…
by - June 12, 2017 5:43 pm
In 1867, the Sisters of Mercy posted an advertisement in a St. Louis newspaper. “Wanted,” the ad stated. “Young women willing to work hard for little pay on the frontier…
by - June 12, 2017 4:19 pm
Retail titan Wal-Mart Stores said it will provide about free health screenings for consumers during its “Walmart Wellness Day” slated Saturday (June 17). The health fairs will take place in…
by - June 12, 2017 11:15 am
Dr. Pope L. Moseley, dean of the College of Medicine and executive vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, was formally invested Thursday…
by - June 8, 2017 3:55 pm
Several dozen business and civic leaders gathered Thursday morning (June 8) at the future site of a new 14,000 square-foot Mercy Health primary care clinic estimated to cost $7.7 million. The…
by - June 8, 2017 11:54 am
James Roundtree has joined Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville as clinical director of surgical services. Washington Regional announced the hire Thursday (June 8). Roundtree, who started in the position…
by - June 7, 2017 10:30 am
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus. The nonprofit…
by - June 6, 2017 12:39 pm
Robert Williams has been named chief medical officer for Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. Arkansas Children’s announced the appointment Tuesday (June 6). As chief medical officer, Williams will provide “operational…
by - June 5, 2017 10:51 am
Patti Kimbrough is the new executive director of the Good Samaritan Clinic in Fort Smith. Kimbrough, originally from Fort Smith, has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit…
