December 26, 2017

Tessie Bell, a registered nurse at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, was recently recognized with the Arkansas Diamond Award from the Secretary of State's Office for her contributions to the community and quality service.

December 26, 2017

Terry Angtuaco, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was one of 18 recently inducted into the inaugural fellowship class of the American Association for Women Radiologists.

The class was recognized at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting in Chicago in November.

December 18, 2017

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and other healthcare providers are adopting new hypertension (high blood pressure) guidelines developed by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and nine other health professional organizations. These guidelines indicate that some patients who were not thought to have high blood pressure may now be considered hypertensive. Hypertension leads to illness and death--but it can be prevented.

December 18, 2017

To ensure health research about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders reaches those populations, the Center for Pacific Islander Health at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has launched the Pacific Islander Health Research Network.

The network will disseminate results of studies and trials involving Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders to healthcare providers delivering care to those communities.

December 18, 2017

Three computer classes — Computer Basics, Genealogy, and Intermediate Computers — and one computer workshop — One-on-One Computer Support — will be taught in January for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

The courses will be presented by the Little Rock Digital Learning Center (formerly SeniorNet), a nonprofit volunteer group. Courses begin Jan. 2. The schedule is:

·  One-on-One Computer Support, Jan. 2-31; Call for appointment.