October 3, 2016

Joseph G. Chacko, MD, professor of ophthalmology and neurology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, was invested Sept. 26 in the Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology.

October 3, 2016

According to the Arkansas Department of Health, commercial labs are now able to perform Zika IgM MAC-Elisa testing. Doctors seeking testing for patients for pregnancy planning purposes should be aware of this option. It is still recommended that pregnant women (regardless of symptoms) or any person seeking testing for Zika virus due to symptoms after having traveled to Zika-endemic areas access testing at the ADH.

October 3, 2016

Thanks to the support of thousands of online voters, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Little Rock Trojans won $5,000 for breast cancer research in the national Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition. Visit www.pinkglovedance.com to view UAMS’ winning video.

October 3, 2016

CCI, Central Control, announced that Cathy Newhouse, RN, has joined the company as the Chief Executive Officer of Hospice Home Care, Inc. covering hospice care in both Arkansas and Mississippi. Newhouse is a registered nurse with more than 25 years of clinical and business development experience in the healthcare industry.

October 3, 2016

Lauren Haggard-Duff, PhD, has been named director of in-home caregiver training for the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).