by - December 2, 2020 4:33 pm
A major pharmacy chain in Arkansas, AllCare Pharmacy, has sold its retail locations to Walgreens and Express Rx, according to a number of sources including the Baxter Bulletin, a Mountain…
by - December 2, 2020 3:59 pm
COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations in Arkansas continue to rise. To address the anticipated capacity shortage, Mercy Health is expanding its virtual health program to offer patient care at home…
by - December 1, 2020 6:25 pm
At-risk health professionals in Arkansas will be first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine – even if they’ve already had the virus – while members of the broad general…
by - December 1, 2020 3:25 pm
With hospitalizations continuing to set new daily records, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 1) discussed changes to the state’s trauma system to coordinate COVID-19 care, and efforts to expedite…
by - December 1, 2020 10:58 am
Walmart has hired Dr. Cheryl Pegus as executive vice president of health & wellness. She will report to U.S. CEO John Furner and will begin Dec. 21. “I am thrilled…
by - December 1, 2020 10:50 am
A Northwest Arkansas healthcare executive is one of the American Cancer Society’s top fundraisers this year in the nonprofit’s annual Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Jeff Hunnicutt, CEO of Highlands…
by - December 1, 2020 8:38 am
CARTI announced Monday (Nov. 30) it would locate a comprehensive cancer center in El Dorado. The location is the fifth major CARTI facility in Arkansas and will be the newest…
by - November 30, 2020 5:01 pm
Storm Nolan believes approval of three remaining medical marijuana dispensary licenses should be granted by state regulators to provide greater access to licensed patients and to avoid another costly and…
by - November 30, 2020 3:47 pm
The hits just keep coming. COVID-19 hospitalizations and patients on ventilators again set new daily records in Monday’s (Nov. 30) report from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). Total cases…
by - November 29, 2020 9:19 am
The world anxiously awaits news of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine and the hope of returning to “normal” that it provides. How will we know if a vaccine is…
by - November 25, 2020 3:33 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ventilations hit new record highs, and the number of school districts with high community infection rates jumped from 88 to 117. Arkansas’ former Surgeon General said the…
by - November 24, 2020 3:06 pm
It’s not a pretty picture. Updated University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) COVID-19 modeling suggests the virus will hit the state harder before it, ideally, relents. Apathy and COVID…
by - November 23, 2020 3:51 pm
Reducing the number of COVID-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals depends on how Arkansans follow health safety protocols during the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Nov. 23) in conjunction…
by - November 23, 2020 2:29 pm
St. Bernards Medical Center has opened its new COVID-19 clinic. It will serve as a COVID-19 follow-up clinic and COVID-19 treatment infusion center, as well as its upcoming participation in…
by - November 23, 2020 1:11 pm
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale’s Emergency Department (ED) has achieved Level I accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. The hospital is the first…
by - November 22, 2020 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks President Donald Trump is entitled to pursue legal challenges in the election process, but he acknowledges that former Vice President Joe Biden is likely to be…
by - November 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (Nov. 20) he does not plan to shut down schools or businesses despite rising numbers among COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. On Friday, the governor…
by - November 19, 2020 5:52 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the state and in Northeast Arkansas. Craighead County had 102 new reported cases Thursday (Nov. 19) the fifth most of any county in…
by - November 19, 2020 3:43 pm
That last call for alcohol will come earlier beginning Friday with Gov. Asa Hutchinson announcing Thursday (Nov. 19) an 11 p.m. closing time for bars and other businesses that sell…
by - November 18, 2020 5:01 pm
A Nov. 15 letter signed by more than 270 Arkansas doctors asked Gov. Asa Hutchinson to do more to stop the “unchecked” COVID-19 spread, with part of the request including…
