by - July 30, 2020 3:33 pm
Springdale and Little Rock are the top Arkansas cities in terms of cumulative known COVID-19 cases since the pandemic hit Arkansas in March and in terms of active cases, respectively,…
by - July 29, 2020 4:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (July 29) again expressed frustration with the low number of test results reported, but said he has been told by the White House that commercial…
by - July 28, 2020 3:47 pm
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has named the emergency departments at Northwest Health Physicians’ Specialty Hospital, Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville and Siloam Springs Regional Hospital to its Emergency Quality…
by - July 28, 2020 3:24 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council will receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the virus…
by - July 28, 2020 3:07 pm
“These are not good numbers,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (July 28) after reporting 20 more COVID-19 deaths in the state and the number of hospitalizations rising to 501. The…
by - July 28, 2020 9:46 am
Springdale-based NOWDiagnostics Inc. has received approval to use its proprietary AdexusDx product line for COVID-19 antibody testing in moderate/complex laboratory settings across 28 countries in the European Union (EU). The…
by - July 27, 2020 5:01 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 27) announced the purchase of 200 COVID-19 testing machines and a $10 million plan to provide internet service to public school students as part…
by - July 27, 2020 1:32 pm
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $443,854 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop unique deep learning methods to identify key cell networks…
by - July 24, 2020 5:47 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council may yet receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the…
by - July 24, 2020 3:03 pm
Reported COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas hit a one-day record Friday (July 24), as the number of new known COVID cases was just under 1,000. The number of reported deaths –…
by - July 23, 2020 3:26 pm
The number of new known COVID-19 cases in Arkansas reported Thursday (July 23) topped 1,000, but some of the cases were not reported Wednesday because of technical errors. Gov. Asa…
by - July 23, 2020 12:50 pm
Dr. Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, Myeloma Center research director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received two grants totaling almost $3.14 million to study the molecular genetics…
by - July 23, 2020 12:48 pm
Christy Hockaday, FACHE, a Morrilton native with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare administration in Arkansas and Louisiana, has joined Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield as Vice…
by - July 22, 2020 4:38 pm
A more than 30% decline in COVID-19 test results pushed the number of known new cases in Arkansas below 600 for the first time in eight days. A data “entry…
by - July 22, 2020 1:36 pm
The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for…
by - July 22, 2020 12:14 pm
Updated COVID-19 modeling from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows fewer cases and deaths than expected a few weeks ago, but warns that the state could soon…
by - July 21, 2020 7:07 pm
SALT Heath in Bentonville is a new primary care health model that focuses on wellness, diet and exercise, according to Dr. Aunna Herbst, a family physician focused on patient health…
by - July 21, 2020 4:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 21) showed a national television news segment in which five pediatricians said they would send their children to school. Coincidentally, the Arkansas Chapter of…
by - July 21, 2020 12:29 pm
SCA Pharma, an FDA-registered outsourcing facility, announced Tuesday (July 21) that it will expand its operations in Little Rock. SCA will invest more than $10 million and potentially double its…
by - July 21, 2020 9:19 am
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has added 12 oncologists to its staff. “We are in a period of significant growth at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and…
