July 17, 2017

How President John F. Kennedy’s back pain affected his life and presidency, along with the role it may have played in how he died, are examined in a review of the 35th president’s medical history by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) physician T. Glenn Pait, MD, and his co-author, Justin T. Dowdy, MD, a former UAMS physician now practicing in Hot Springs.

July 17, 2017

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced the arrest of a Pulaski County woman and a Garland County woman, for Medicaid fraud.

July 17, 2017

The first case of rabies seen in an Arkansas dog this year was confirmed this month. The animal, a dog from Mississippi County, Arkansas, tested positive for the rabies virus after being exposed to a skunk in mid-June of 2017. All those who may have come into contact with the dog have been contacted for follow-up. Rabies is an extremely dangerous, lethal disease in the absence of vaccination, but effective preventive vaccination can be administered after a bite.  So far in 2017, 23 rabid animals (13 skunks, 9 bats, and 1 dog) have tested positive for rabies in Arkansas.

July 17, 2017

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dan Rahn, MD, was honored today when University of Arkansas System officials dedicated an education building on the north side of campus as the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building.

“Dr. Rahn has been a champion of interprofessional education, and I really can’t think of a more fitting tribute,” said Donald Bobbitt, Ph.D., University of Arkansas System president.

July 17, 2017

Tim Hill, vice chancellor for Regional Campuses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named chief operating officer for the UAMS Health System.