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Summit to Address Youth Substance Use, Prevention Strategies
Project H.E.A.R.T. Camp Educates Future Healthcare Professionals
U of A and UAMS Advance Joint Research Through Razorback Research Catalyst
Baptist Health Acquires South Arkansas Regional Hospital
Venkat Kalapatapu, MD, Returns to UAMS as Chief of Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
James C. Walker, MD, FACS, Joins Baptist Health Surgical and Specialty Clinic-Conway
Children’s Miracle Network Partners Donate More than $5.3 M to Arkansas Children’s
UAMS Researchers Find that Smart Food Lockers Expand Access to Healthy Food in Arkansas
June 9, 2025
Arkansas Stuck Among Bottom Five States...

By: Tess Vrbin - June 9, 2025, Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas remains among the worst states for child well-being, ranking 45th nationwide for the second year in a row, according to the annual Annie E. Casey Foundation report released Monday.

The group’s 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book measures 16 indicators of child well-being in four categories: education, health, economic well-being and family and community.

The report ranked Arkansas:

-36th in education

-45th in economic well-being

-46th in family and community

-47th in child health

June 3, 2025
UAMS Graduates 1,186 Health Professional...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently held commencement ceremonies to confer degrees and certificates to 1,186 students in its five colleges and graduate school.

UAMS awarded a total of 1,207 degrees or certificates: 168 to students in the College of Medicine, 183 in the College of Nursing, 643 in the College of Health Professions, 85 in the College of Pharmacy, 78 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, and 50 in the UAMS Graduate School. Twenty students earned multiple degrees or certificates.

June 2, 2025
DHS Awards $10 Million to University of...

By Antoinette Grajeda - May 21, 2025    Published in Arkansas Advocate 

The University of Arkansas has received $10 million from the Department of Human Services to develop a centralized Crisis Hub and Crisis Continuum for the state.

School of Social Work Director Johanna Thomas will lead a team of UA experts who will create the hub, which will serve Arkansans with behavioral health needs. 

June 2, 2025
Saline Health System Names Mercy Award W...

Saline Health System recently announced that Jayme Workman has been recognized as the hospital’s 2025 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s hospitals who “represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded: compassion, dedication, and a merciful spirit.”  

June 2, 2025
UAMS, MEMS to Participate in Study for E...

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are partnering with the University of Pittsburgh to study whether calcium, vasopressin, or both, will help severely injured patients survive life-threatening blood loss early in treatment.

The CAlcium and VAsopressin following Injury Early Resuscitation (CAVALIER) trial will include approximately 1,050 people, ages 18 to 90. Patients who have traumatic injuries with loss of blood may be enrolled by participating emergency medical personnel during their transportation to UAMS or after arrival.