To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Arkansas Travelers are making May 23 “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) stroke program.
A helicopter will bring Sanjeeva Onteddu, MD, a UAMS stroke neurologist, to North Little Rock’s Dickey-Stephens Park to deliver baseballs for the game’s first-pitch ceremony.
A new center to provide regulatory agencies, industry, and the public with credible information and assessments related to the safety of dietary supplements has been established by the colleges of Public Health and Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The Center for Dietary Supplements Research is co-directed by Bill Gurley, PhD, and Igor Koturbash, MD, PhD, and will provide expert opinions, risk communication, and professional and educational services related to the safety of dietary supplements.
Patients who receive blood transfusions at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith now can show their appreciation to the blood donor.
Mercy and the Arkansas Blood Institute have teamed up to pioneer a first-of-its-kind technology that enables blood recipients to send an anonymous message to their blood donors. Thank-The-DonorTM is a free and simple service.
“This will improve blood supplies by allowing donors to know the personal impacts they make on the lives of others,” said Terry Ridenour, vice president of Center Operation-Eastern Division for the Arkansas Blood Institute.
Internationally renowned scientist Shuk-Mei Ho, PhD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) College of Medicine as its vice chancellor for research.
“We could not be more fortunate to have a leader of Dr. Ho’s caliber joining our team,” said UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, MD, MBA. “Her close to four decades of leadership experience in academic medicine will be an invaluable asset to our institution as we explore new frontiers in science to improve the health of all Arkansans.”
Physician-scientist Donald J. Johann Jr., MD, has been awarded a $1.47 million grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue a clinical trial to determine if new approaches can be developed to monitor and screen for lung cancer with a blood test.
Johann is an associate professor in the departments of Biomedical Informatics and Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
