According to a KFF analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 37% of American adults — more than 1 in 3 — reported in a 2020 survey that they had experienced one or more poor mental health days in the past 30 days. read more >
Here are five things that business, in general, can be thankful for. read more >
The delta strain of the coronavirus has sickened more children and challenged Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock and Children’s Hospital Northwest. read more >
Companies are shifting to offer benefits that take into account mental health, remote work and caregiving — three of the biggest workplace issues that came to light in 2020. read more >
About 80 million Americans will be affected by the rule, and employers can be fined for violations. read more >
In 2020, life expectancy at birth for the total U.S. population was 77.3 years, a drop of 1.5 years from 78.8 in 2019, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. read more >
A $770,000 National Institutes of Health grant will fund a new collaboration studying COVID-19 variants in Arkansas, increasing the capacity for genomic sequencing, tracking and analyses of virus samples. read more >
The clicking clock of COVID-19 led Arkansas health officials to bypass typical competitive bidding procedures in awarding $8 million in advertising contracts to three Little Rock marketing firms. read more >
The Biden administration extends the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
UAMS researchers have been awarded a one-year, $1.4 million grant to study the causes behind COVID-19’s devastating impact on minorities and develop plans to help increase vaccination rates as part of a national alliance. read more >
You might not realize that COVID-19 wasn’t the only driver of the national spike in deaths last year. Deaths from opioid overdoses roared to more than 7,200 in May 2020 and remained well above pre-pandemic levels thereafter. read more >
Life is starting to show signs of going back to normal. But what does that even mean? read more >
Death is always a sensitive topic, but particularly so a year into a pandemic that has killed nearly half a million Americans. Jeff Smith of the growing Smith Family Funeral Homes chain tackles it head-on. read more >
Even though opioid use has been falling in Arkansas, it’s unclear if the trend is related to the availability of medical marijuana. read more >
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the state epidemiologist, has come to know the “terrible consequences of the current pandemic in a deeply personal way.” read more >
The American Trucking Associations in Washington, D.C., is lobbying to ensure the nation’s drivers aren’t forgotten where the coronavirus vaccine is concerned. read more >
Evictions are rising in Arkansas, even as a national moratorium is in place, according to two nonprofit law firms that offer free legal help in civil cases. read more >
Point-and-click commerce, growing even faster during the quarantine, means more and more cardboard is being consumed by shippers and shippees alike. read more >
Meat producers have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is no exception. read more >
Now more than ever, we need nurse practitioners to help provide mental health care and alleviate the strain on mental health. read more >
