The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is awarded a $4 million grant by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study digital delivery of health care to patients with heart failure. read more >
The holidays are often thought of as a joyful time of the year, filled with sights and sounds of seasonal cheer. Yet for people struggling with the death of a family member or loved one, the holidays can be difficult. read more >
Northeast Arkansas will get its first medical marijuana dispensary when NEA Full Spectrum opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Brookland, about five miles northeast of Jonesboro. read more >
The Baptist Health Foundation announces Lena Moore, formerly of the Clinton Foundation, as its new chief development officer. read more >
Dr. Mohammed Alhajji is the new nephrologist at St. Bernards Clopton Clinic in Jonesboro. read more >
The value of health care-related projects under construction in Arkansas this fall is nearly 70% greater than it was a year ago. read more >
The construction industry has a big economic impact both in the United States as a whole and in Arkansas. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Research Alliance announce two new ARA Scholars to the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows. read more >
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s School of Education has received a $1.8 million grant that will allow it to offer more free professional development to the state’s early childhood educators. read more >
Legal medical marijuana has yet to creep up on Little Rock. read more >
A 1,360-acre slice of paradise in Lonoke County, an industrial project near the Little Rock Port, a west Little Rock eatery and apartments in Little Rock’s Hillcrest area provide this week’s quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Dr. Bhawna Jha has joined the Department of Neurology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Cory Davis, SVP of operations at CTEH in North Little Rock, says disaster preparedness should be a priority for everyone. read more >
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I enjoy Christmas because I refuse to let it take over my life. But there is one thing that ramps up the stress at this time of year: health insurance decision-making. read more >
For the last 96 years, Heart of Arkansas United Way has served our community by leading initiatives and making investments in local programs that create meaningful, sustainable change in education, financial stability and health. read more >
Dr. Stephen A. “Steppe” Mette has been named CEO of the medical center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and senior vice chancellor of UAMS Health. read more >
There is massive disruption everywhere, and it is transforming how health care works — or doesn’t. It’s also changing the many ways stakeholders work in relation to it. read more >
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has seen its financial condition improve under Chancellor Cam Patterson, who assumed the role in June 2018. read more >
KATV is missing Jason Pederson, who left the Little Rock ABC affiliate after 24 years to create an ombudsman’s office at the Arkansas Department of Human Services. read more >
A North Little Rock real estate developer paid $6.7 million for 38 acres just off Interstate 49 in uptown Fayetteville. read more >
