The CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute has become the first institution in Arkansas to successfully perform a Transcaval TAVR heart procedure, expanding heart surgery options for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis seeking alternatives to open heart surgery. The Transcaval TAVR technique, developed for patients who may not be candidates for normal TAVR surgery, was performed by CHI St.
November 16, 2020
November 16, 2020
This fall, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) at Arkansas State University received a CARES Act grant through the Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) to conduct remote COVID-19 testing operations in the Mississippi Delta.
November 16, 2020
A new center for patients undergoing chemotherapy was unveiled at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
Located on the institute’s sixth floor, Infusion Center B will primarily serve patients with blood cancers, such as multiple myeloma, leukemia, and lymphoma, as well as those participating in clinical trials.
November 9, 2020
A new online data system has launched to give law enforcement, policy makers, health care professionals, and the general public a fuller picture of the opioid epidemic in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Opioid Response Dashboard is the first public comprehensive data system to track opioid-related deaths, overdoses, arrests, and prescriptions in Arkansas. It is available at artakeback.org/opioid-dashboard.
November 9, 2020
Funding is now available through two new programs to support low-income communities and veterans with mental health needs, announced the Arkansas Department of Human Services. These initiatives were approved by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Steering Committee to help offset the negative impacts of the public health emergency using federal CARES Act funds. Applications from eligible organizations will be accepted through Nov. 18, 2020.
To be eligible for funding through either initiative organizations must:
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