UAMS opens new breast cancer center

LITTLE ROCK — A spacious new center offering comprehensive breast imaging services opened Monday in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Breast Center is located on the third floor of the Cancer Institute and offers... Read More.

UAMS to host virtual Parkinson’s disease forum

LITTLE ROCK — On April 11, UAMS Health will host its sixth annual forum – this time virtually -- to discuss Parkinson’s disease. The Sunday event will run from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is open to Parkinson’s patients, their caregivers and family members,... Read More.
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UAMS opens third satellite kidney and liver clinic

LITTLE ROCK — A satellite clinic for UAMS Health’s kidney and liver transplant patients in southwest Arkansas opens Friday at the UAMS Southwest Regional Campus in Texarkana. Post-transplant follow-up care will be provided at the clinic, located inside the existing UAMS Family Medical Center at... Read More.

UAMS hosting statewide program about healthcare careers

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses will host a statewide virtual summer enrichment program for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in learning more about careers in health care. Registration for the UAMS “Find Your Future in... Read More.
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UAMS sets COVID-19 clinic in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 22 at Jericho Way Day Resource Center, 3000 Spring Blvd., in Little Rock. There is no out-of-pocket cost to the... Read More.

Funds to fight COVID near $38.8 million for UAMS

LITTLE ROCK — Since last year’s arrival of COVID-19, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state and federal sources, to help combat the disease. The state of Arkansas has provided $16.9 million, or 43.4%... Read More.
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grants for broadband access available through UAMS

LITTLE ROCK — Grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. Last year, $2 million was allocated as part of the Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund... Read More.
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UAMS gets grant for telehealth pilot program

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center has a received a $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program in preventing, preparing for and responding to COVID-19. The Health Resources &... Read More.

UAMS gets grant for DNA research

LITTLE ROCK — A four-year, $792,000 American Cancer Society Research Scholar grant has been awarded to researcher Justin Leung, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to study DNA repair mechanisms. “Understanding the molecular processes of DNA repair can help both better... Read More.
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UAMS get $1 million to support cancer institute designation

LITTLE ROCK — The Schueck/McCarty family has pledged $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to support its efforts in achieving National Cancer Institute Designation. The family is passionate about UAMS achieving NCI Designation and sees... Read More.

UAMS gets grant for school violence reduction project

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $749,968 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help reduce violent crime in and around Arkansas schools. The project, the School Telemedicine in... Read More.