April 6, 2026

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University is now accepting applications for Project H.E.A.R.T., the college’s “mini-medical school” program for high school students which will be held in June in both Jonesboro and Arkadelphia.

The Jonesboro session will be held June 15-18 on the A-State campus, while the Arkadelphia session will be held June 3-6 at Henderson State University. The Arkadelphia cohort will visit NYITCOM’s Jonesboro campus as part of their experience.  There is no cost to the student to attend.

April 6, 2026

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold its sixth Be A Part of the Cure Walk to support cancer patients, survivors, and families at 8 a.m. May 2 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Gates open at 6:30 a.m.

April 6, 2026

Arkansas high school students can get hands-on healthcare experiences such as suturing workshops, field trips, CPR training, and heart dissection at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) MASH camps across the state this summer.

March 30, 2026

By: Tim Henderson-March 11, 2026  Arkansas Advocate

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia now reject at least some federal vaccine guidance as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to de-emphasize the importance of childhood vaccinations under U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., according to research by KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization based in California and Washington, D.C. 

March 30, 2026

Log a Load for Kids of Arkansas has committed $2.5 million to support heart research at Arkansas Children’s, continuing a decades-long partnership aimed at improving outcomes for children with cardiovascular conditions.