Twenty-three hospitals have joined the Arkansas Heart Attack Registry (AHAR) in a collaborative effort to reduce the impact of heart attacks on Arkansans.
In 2016, Arkansas ranked number one in the nation for highest heart attack death rate, with 2,922 deaths. The American Heart Association reports that every 40 seconds someone suffers a heart attack.
Scare up some fun this Halloween at the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a costume party fundraiser scheduled for 6:30-11 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Next Level Events, located at1400 W. Markham St. in Little Rock’s Union Station.
Tickets are $40 through Oct. 1 and $50 after that date. Purchase tickets by calling (512) 468-0808. The party is open to guests 21 and older. Costumes are encouraged, but not required.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Family Home of Little Rock and the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has reported 27 rabies cases in animals so far this year; 15 were skunks, 11 were bats, and one was a dog. Rabies is a deadly virus that affects the brain and nerves in humans and other mammals. ADH is reminding Arkansans to know the signs of rabies in animals and what to do if they are bitten by an animal.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be offering free screenings for depression Oct. 11 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the UAMS Medical Center lobby gallery for anyone age 18 and older. No registration is necessary.
Seth Berney, MD, chief of the Division of Rheumatology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently invested as the inaugural professor of the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer Professorship in Rheumatology.
