September 22, 2025

Join Baptist Health Community Outreach for free Monthly Wellness Meetups this fall.

The group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30-7 p.m. at 10117 Kanis Road in Little Rock. Pre-registration is required. Refreshments will be provided. Dates include:

-Tuesday, Oct. 7 (Registration opens Sept. 16)

-Tuesday, Nov. 4 (Registration opens Oct. 14)

-Tuesday, Dec. 2 (Registration opens Nov. 11)

September 15, 2025

CHI St. Vincent announced a $5 million gift from Isabel and John Ed Anthony for the creation of the Anthony Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. This is the largest single gift that CHI St. Vincent has ever received. 

September 15, 2025

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year nearly $5.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue research into the side effects of cancer therapies, including radiation and chemotherapy.

September 15, 2025

Saman Farr, MD, is the latest neurosurgeon to join the medical staff at Arkansas Surgical Hospital.

Farr is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in both minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He regularly performs anterior and posterior cervical fusions, artificial disc replacements of the neck and low back, cervical and lumbar decompressions, lumbar fusions, sacroiliac joint fusions, kyphoplasty, and minimally invasive surgical procedures.

September 15, 2025

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the launch of a support group for women facing gynecologic and breast cancers.

The “Let’s GAB (Gynecologic and Breast) Women’s Cancer Support Group” meets in person on the third Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. in the Barlogie Conference Room located on the 10th floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS.