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Arkansas Aging Initiative a New Model for the Nation
Arkansas has a large rural population, and many of those residents are older adults who may be frail with multiple health problems. Now, thanks to an innovative Arkansas Aging Initiative program...
BECKY GILLETTE

Cardiology Focus

Lifesaving Pulse Oximetry Screening for Newborns Begins at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK--The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center has implemented Congenital Heart Disease Pulse Oximetry Screening for newborns to assist in the identification of infants with critical congenital heart disease (CCHD)...
BECKY GILLETTE

Broken Heart Syndrome Far More Common in Women, Causes No Lasting Harm in Most Cases
Abhishek Deshmukh, MD, a cardiology fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been getting national and international news coverage for his research that shows women are 7.5 times...
BECKY GILLETTE

Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Intravascular or External Hypothermia?
LITTLE ROCK—For the past decade, outcomes for patients with Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) have, in many cases, improved with therapeutic hypothermia...

BECKY GILLETTE

Best Business Practices Focus

Finding Your Footing in Uncertain Times
How do you change your practice structure to compensate for the uncertainty swirling around healthcare in today’s politically-charged climate?...
CINDY SANDERS

Physician Spotlight