The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named a new chair for its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Nirvana Manning, M.D. has been appointed to head up the department. She completed her residency in the UAMS Department of…
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson reported 912 new COVID-19 cases with 754 in the community and 158 in correctional facilities, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 46,293. Chicot County had the highest number of new cases with 149, but the majority,…
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UAMS Faculty Member Receives $3.14 Million for Multiple Myeloma Research
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has been awarded more than $3 million in grants for myeloma research. Myeloma Center researcher director Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D received approximately $3.14 million in grants from two government agencies. The…
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Passing the Test: Health Care Education Continues Despite Challenges of Pandemic
The last thing on the minds of medical students working towards graduating in 2020 was having their education interrupted by a worldwide pandemic. When it became apparent in mid-March that multiple measures were needed to contain the spread of the…
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Perkins Named Pediatric Neurology Chief for UAMS and Arkansas Children’s
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Children’s and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have named a new chief of pediatric neurology. Dr. Freedom F. “Fred” Perkins Jr. will serve in the role for both health systems. Perkins, who serves as a professor…
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UAMS Receives $100K Gift from Gleason Foundation for Neurology Department, Psychiatric Research Institute
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $100,000 gift from the George and Linda Gleason Foundation. This gift has been earmarked for both the College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology and the Psychiatric Research Institute. According…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun its newly developed antibody testing in an effort to determine the reach of the COVID-19 infection in Arkansas. This data is intended to then inform the decisions of policymakers. “It…
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UAMS Predictive Model Shows Pandemic Hitting Peak in Late September in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health has been tracking COVID-19 for state officials since March and recently released a predictive model for the state of Arkansas. According to the UAMS predictive model, Arkansas will…
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As Hospitalizations Increase in Arkansas, Hutchinson is Confident About Capacity
Since mid-May, the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have generally been increasing. Today (June 18), the state of Arkansas has 226 hospitalizations. As the number of hospitalizations increases, the state is monitoring the ability and capacity of each hospital…
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UAMS Creating Predictive Models to Show Projected COVID-19 Trends
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been numerous projections and predictive models released on how it will unfold, how many people will become infected and how many will die. Earlier this week, on May 26, Gov. Asa…