Dr. José Romero with Arkansas Children’s has been named Arkansas’s CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for his outstanding efforts to promote childhood immunization. Romero is recognized for his critical analysis of vaccine data that has helped lead Arkansas through a number of influenza, pertussis, mumps, and measles outbreaks.
May 6, 2018
April 30, 2018
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has launched a free weekly education and consultation service for Arkansas healthcare providers to better manage chronic pain patients and those who need their opioid dosage reduced.
April 30, 2018
A smartphone app designed to promote proper child car seat use among parents proved effective in a study led by researchers at Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The researchers and their colleagues developed the interactive app, Safety in Seconds v2.0, and tested it in a randomized, controlled trial involving more than 700 participants, half of whom were seen in the emergency department at Arkansas Children’s.
April 29, 2018
An estimated one in 77 Arkansas children are identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a new report by the Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
April 29, 2018
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is warning of a possible Hepatitis A (Hep A) exposure after an employee of the Doublebee’s gas station in Walnut Ridge, Ark., located at 1003 Hwy 63, tested positive for the virus. Hep A is a contagious liver disease.
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