The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Veklury should only be administered in a hospital or in a healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care. Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval.
October 25, 2020
Early results from a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led COVID-19 antibody study show that 3.5% of Arkansans have been infected with the novel coronavirus.
UAMS researcher Joshua Kennedy, MD, revealed the initial findings of the Arkansas Coronavirus Antibodies Seroprevalence Survey during a presentation on Oct. 21 with Laura James, MD, director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute.
October 25, 2020
Baptist Health recently partnered with Arkansas-based medical device startup Vascugenix to introduce new technology to the U.S. that was developed by Baptist Health cardiologist Dr. Dwight Chrisman.
The Speed Torque is specially designed to improve the process of guidewire manipulation in cardiovascular procedures. The patented design allows physicians to easily manipulate a guidewire with one hand, unlike traditional guidewire torque devices that require two hands to advance and reposition.
October 19, 2020
CHI St. Vincent physician Joseph Beck, MD, has been honored with the Pulaski County Medical Society’s 2020 President’s Award for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to medicine. Beck, a medical oncologist with the CHI St. Vincent Oncology Clinic in Little Rock, has served as a physician on the CHI St. Vincent Infirmary’s medical staff for 33 years.
October 19, 2020
Arkansas Children’s has named Frederick (Rick) E. Barr, MD, MBA, to the position of executive vice president and chief clinical and academic officer for the state’s only pediatric health system.
He joins the Arkansas Children’s leadership team in a new executive role created to elevate physician leadership and bridge operational, clinical, and academic pursuits across the system and state.
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