Children who grow up in Arkansas have a harder time with asthma than their peers elsewhere, and a scientist at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hopes to discover why.
November 25, 2024
The drug methadone, commonly used to treat opioid addiction by detoxification and maintenance, requires daily visits to an outpatient clinic as well as countless counseling sessions and drug screenings. The intensive treatment also comes with a sense of stigma that can be more difficult to deal with than the actual therapy.
November 25, 2024
Baptist Health Gastroenterology Clinic in Little Rock recently welcomed gastroenterologist Preksha Vankawala, MD.
Vankawala earned a medical education from the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
November 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump recently announced his nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
November 18, 2024
Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Kristi Putnam announced that Lori McDonald has been promoted to serve as chief of staff for the agency.
McDonald, who previously served as assistant deputy director and deputy chief of staff of legislative affairs, will fill a key leadership role on DHS’s executive team, acting as the primary point of contact for legislators, elected officials, and other state agencies, and developing and managing special projects across various programs that DHS oversees.
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