diabetes

The National Institutes of Health awarded the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center at the University of Arkansas $11.2 million in Phase 2 funding. The funding rewards the successful completion of Phase 1 and is a strong validation of work done …

Beginning July 1, Arkansas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will no longer be able to use their benefits to purchase soft drinks, candy and certain other products under a new statewide nutrition policy. The change follows a waiver submitted …

Featured image above: Little Rock-based Alleviant has grown to more than 150 employees and locations in three states. (Photo provided by Alleviant Integrated Mental Health) By all conventional metrics, Alleviant Integrated Mental Health is a blockbuster success. The Little Rock-based …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences cut the ribbon on its Healthy Heart screening program Monday. The program offers same-day results for anyone without an existing heart disease diagnosis between the ages of 40 and 75. For a one-time …

A new Arkansas state law that took effect Jan. 1 will expand access to bariatric surgery by requiring many health insurance plans to cover medically necessary treatment for severe obesity. Supporters say Arkansas Act 628 will reduce financial barriers for …

The White House on Thursday announced agreements with major pharmaceutical manufacturers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prescription drug prices. The deal offers popular weight loss drugs to be sold for as low as $149 on President Donald Trump’s …

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration have submitted the state’s application for funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program, established under President Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. The …

Chances are, most people are familiar with the term, “population health.” After all, the concept has rapidly gained popularity over the past decade, influencing the way health care providers, states and the nation approach health care. But what is it? …

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently submitted a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announcing her plan to ban soft drinks and candy from Arkansas’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “President [Donald] Trump and his administration have put a laser focus …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated the state’s only Center of Excellence for implanting the AMS 700 Inflatable Penile Prosthesis, a long-term treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED). ED affects more than half of men between …