by - May 18, 2023 1:20 pm
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary donated $1.4 million to ACH to support programs and research initiatives for the hospital, marking the 13th consecutive year the ACH Auxiliary has raised…
by - May 16, 2023 7:07 pm
Unity Health has hired Karen Labonte, MSN, as its Chief Nursing Officer, effective May 30. Labonte will lead nursing services across the Unity Health enterprise. Labonte brings more than 40…
by - May 14, 2023 10:00 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer said expansion plans in central and northwest Arkansas are being driven by different factors and she’s optimistic that new facilities can be in service by…
by - May 13, 2023 9:16 am
A coalition of organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to promote improved and equitable health and economic outcomes in…
by - May 11, 2023 7:07 pm
A coalition of 23 national health-related nonprofits expressed concern Thursday (May 11) over Arkansas’ early Medicaid disenrollment numbers and called on Gov. Sarah Sanders to pause the process. The governor’s…
by - May 11, 2023 1:21 pm
Fayetteville-based Namida Lab recently won gold at the 2023 Edison Awards for the at-home breast health test Auria. According to a news release, Auria was named the winner in the…
by - May 10, 2023 7:15 pm
Arkansas’ Medicaid program announced Monday (May 8) that it had disenrolled 72,802 individuals – the first major removal in three years that is occurring because of the end of the…
by - May 10, 2023 5:57 pm
Jane Parnell was a longtime educator in the Newport area and when she died her family had a decision to make about her estate. She had a nephew with intellectual…
by - May 10, 2023 10:46 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5.5 million supplemental award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund training and outreach programs…
by - May 8, 2023 4:49 pm
The Arkansas Department of Human Services said it disenrolled 44,667 Medicaid beneficiaries whose coverage had been extended because of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the month of April –…
by - May 5, 2023 2:19 pm
Little Rock-based pediatric healthcare organization Arkansas Children’s is planning a $318 million expansion to increase child healthcare in Arkansas. The company shared details Friday (May 5) in a news release….
by - May 4, 2023 1:11 pm
The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) in Bentonville announced Thursday (May 4) the hiring of four assistant deans: Ken Hopper; Assistant Dean for Health Systems Science Education Dan…
by - May 3, 2023 7:45 pm
A research group led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) found that female cancer survivors on public health insurance dealt with more financial strains than those on…
by - May 2, 2023 8:04 pm
The state’s first dental and veterinary schools hope to seat their first classes of about 100 students each in the late summer or early fall of 2025, Lyon College President…
by - May 2, 2023 12:05 pm
Dr. Shane Speights has been appointed as the chair of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)’s Board of Directors. Speights is the dean of the New York…
by - April 30, 2023 10:51 am
Dr. Shannon Jimenez has been appointed as the new dean of Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). She is the senior associate dean for ARCOM, succeeds Dr. Rance McLain, and…
by - April 25, 2023 10:47 am
Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas during the first quarter of the year totaled $70.5 million, up 7.14% compared with sales in the same quarter of 2022, according to the Arkansas…
by - April 22, 2023 10:57 am
Ineligible Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries will lose coverage for the first time in three years after April 30 as Arkansas exits the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Human Services…
by - April 21, 2023 9:35 am
Little Rock chef Alicia Watson, owner of Vito and Vera, hosted and participated in multiple Northwest Arkansas events as the culinary wellness company starts offering its plant-based meals at Arkansas…
by - April 20, 2023 9:48 pm
Arkansas rural health care providers are preparing for an uncertain future as the Department of Human Services begins disenrolling thousands of Medicaid recipients for the first time since the start…
