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CHI St. Vincent Reaches Agreement with UnitedHealthcare
CARTI Fundraiser Supports Those Facing Cancer
UAMS, Washington Regional Approved for Residency Programs
Baptist Health Using Ion Robot for Lung Cancer Treatment
UAMS, Partners Building CHW Workforce Amid Passage of the Community Health Worker Act
Arkansas Continues Summer EBT Program
CHI St. Vincent Launches New Website to Enhance Patient Experience
CARTI Expands Team of Fellowship-Trained Breast Imaging Specialists
November 12, 2018
UAMS Researcher Awarded $350,000 Fellows...

UAMS researcher Nickolas Zaller, PhD, recently was awarded a three-year, $350,000 research fellowship for a new telehealth counseling pilot study in the West Memphis area for individuals on probation or parole who have behavioral health disorders.

The purpose of the study is to determine if providing counseling services through telemedicine to people on probation or parole can improve their behavioral health outcomes and reduce the frequency at which they commit new offenses and return to prison or jail.

November 12, 2018
UAMS Medical Center Named ‘Most Wired’ H...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently won the Most Wired Award for the fourth year in a row from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

November 12, 2018
G. Richard Smith, MD, Named Chair of UAM...

G. Richard Smith, MD, has been named chairman of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and director of UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute.

November 12, 2018
Healthy Active Arkansas, Arkansas First...

Healthy Active Arkansas (HAA) and the Junior League of Little Rock (JLLR) have partnered again this year to offer a breastfeeding nook for breastfeeding moms as part of the 2018 Holiday House. The nook is a comfortable, private space for mothers who need to breastfeed their children or pump while visiting the event. This is the second year that a designated breastfeeding space has been offered as part of Holiday House.

Peer counselors from the Arkansas Department of Health will be at the breastfeeding nook and available to answer questions about breastfeeding.

November 12, 2018
UAMS Cancer Researchers Receive NIH Gran...

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received a $604,208 grant to study how an abnormal protein found in ovarian cancer and some brain tumors helps tumors grow.