by - February 27, 2024 2:51 pm
It may feel like spring has sprung, but winter viruses are still active in the Fort Smith area and Arkansas. Mercy Fort Smith is averaging four to seven patients daily…
by - July 20, 2022 6:29 pm
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Arkansas and Craighead County in Northeast Arkansas is among the top for new cases in the state. The Arkansas Department of Health reported…
by - July 19, 2022 6:57 pm
Recent Increased numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in the Fort Smith area led to the reopening of a COVID unit at at least one area hospital, but numbers are already…
by - March 13, 2022 9:44 am
Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, said he’s “feeling optimistic” about the Omicron surge of COVID-19, but warns other variants are coming and the…
by - January 25, 2022 10:47 am
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has a limited genetic range for new mutations that should make it easier for drug and vaccine makers to fight against it, a UAMS…
by - December 7, 2021 3:35 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Dec. 7) used his weekly press briefing to encourage Arkansans to get their vaccine booster shot as soon as possible. The push comes as the…
by - November 30, 2021 2:48 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Nov. 30) there is not yet enough data “to make definitive decisions” about how to react to the COVID-19 Omicron variant but he is concerned…
by - August 10, 2021 3:19 pm
Arkansas is experiencing the worst COVID-19 surge since the pandemic began, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Aug. 10) he doesn’t support a statewide mask mandate or changing the start…
by - August 2, 2021 6:31 pm
Ahead of a special session the governor is expected to call later this week, Arkansas lawmakers heard from some of the state’s top health officials on Monday (Aug. 2). During…
by - July 29, 2021 2:11 pm
With a rising surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (July 29) he has established a new 60-day public health emergency and will call a special session for…
by - July 25, 2021 10:58 am
Dr. Joe Thompson, former state surgeon general and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, says we are nearing the point of declaring another pandemic emergency and his biggest…
by - June 29, 2021 2:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (June 29) in his weekly press conference at the state capitol that financial gimmicks have “not been effective in incentivizing people to get the vaccine,”…
by - June 12, 2021 10:27 am
The mask mandate has been lifted along with other cautionary restrictions that were commonplace for more than 12 months beginning when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Arkansas in March 2020. Life…
by - May 20, 2021 11:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not only ending the public health emergency in place since March 11, 2020, but he announced Thursday (May 20) an $8.4 million ad campaign to promote…
by - December 28, 2020 2:36 pm
Modeling 2021 economic conditions may be akin to trying to hit a satellite with a BB gun. The virus is expected to rage well into the year, even with vaccines….
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 - August 11, 2020 3:36 pm
Saying it’s no time to be “cocky,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Aug. 11) that a report of just 314 new known COVID-19 community cases could mark a downward trend…
by - July 10, 2020 9:45 am
Effective communication is a critical part of any attempt to persuade others. Martine Pollard has built a career in that field. For the past nearly 10 years, she has worked…
by - July 9, 2020 9:17 am
Climbing cases of COVID-19 in the northwest corner of the state are taxing the region’s capacity, draining health care resources, and disproportionately affecting the Latino and Marshallese communities. That’s where…
by - June 22, 2020 12:01 pm
Arkansas’ former state Medicaid director says COVID-19 deaths peaked earlier and higher nationally than many thought, but then the number of deaths fell farther and faster than was generally recognized…
