The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine appointed Shashank Kraleti, MD, as chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, effective July 1.
Kraleti will also hold the Dr. Algernon Sidney Garnett Chair in Family Medicine.
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that COVID-19 sparked a big jump in the use of digital health services for prenatal care that remained higher than pre-pandemic levels through late 2021.
Published in JAMA Network Open, the study using a national database showed that telehealth use during a 40-week pregnancy went from 1.1% for deliveries in January 2020 to 17.3% for deliveries in November 2020, before declining to 9.9% by October 2021.
Arkansas Children's announced that Panda Express – through its philanthropic foundation, Panda Cares – pledged $1,171,840 to support the hospital school at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH).
The Panda Express Hospital School Program serves patients through education, music therapy, and specialized autism services and is supported by the Panda Cares Center of Hope initiative.
Julia Fuster, PA-C, recently joined Washington Regional Farmington Family Clinic, where she provides comprehensive care for adults and children of all ages.
Fuster holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia and Master of Medical Science from Wake Forest School of Medicine.
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received an award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to help launch an alliance of Arkansas organizations that provide services to women who have been incarcerated.
