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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
December 29, 2024
Bird Flu Found in Second 'Backyard...

By: Greg LaRose published December 19, 2024 in Louisiana Illuminator 

A second case of avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, has been detected in a backyard flock in southwest Louisiana, the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported Thursday.

Earlier this week, the state’s first backyard avian flu case was reported in northwest Louisiana. State officials have not identified the type of birds involved in either case but said it involves a non-commercial, “non-poultry” flock, just like the instance reported Monday.

December 29, 2024
2024 Miracle Ball Exceeds $1M Goal for A...

The 19th annual Miracle Ball, a shared project of Arkansas Children’s Foundation and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary, raised more than $1 million, benefiting ACH.

Members of the ACH Auxiliary support Arkansas Children’s programs by volunteering their time and generating statewide donations. Money raised from Miracle Ball will go towards the $6.25 million commitment the auxiliary made in support of the expansion project last year.

December 29, 2024
Ross and Mary Whipple Pledge $1.5M to UA...

Ross and Mary Whipple pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), supporting rural cancer care, patient services, and orthopaedics.

The gifts include $1 million to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Community Outreach and Engagement Fund for Excellence in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, $250,000 to The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS, and $250,000 to establish the Nancy “Jo” Smith Special Services Fund for Excellence.

December 16, 2024
Seven NYITCOM at A-State Students Match...

Seven members of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) Class of 2025 matched into U.S. military residencies and will perform their Graduate Medical Education (GME) in conjunction with service to their country.    

December 16, 2024
Baptist Health Family Clinic-Lakewood We...

Roger Gillum, MD, recently joined the team of providers at Baptist Health Family Clinic-Lakewood.

Gillum received a medical education from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He later completed residency training in family medicine through the Baptist Health–University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Education Program.