The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction on Thursday blocking the enforcement of an Arkansas law that would ban gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody had previously blocked enforcement of the law,…
Arkansas Health Care
In observance of World AIDS Day, the public is invited to participate in free health care screenings from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 1 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, 4010 W. 12th…
Using a virus to attack a brain tumor sounds like the sort of psuedo-science tabloid you’d see on the cover of the National Enquirer. However, the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has brought the…
Conway Regional Health System (CRHS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital will announce the birth of the Arkansas Children’s Nursery Alliance. Conway Regional Hospital President and CEO Matt Troup and Arkansas Children’s President and CEO Marcy Doderer will speak at the conference,…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), an anti-marijuana public interest group, has announced a new Marijuana Accountability Project. According to a press release from SAM, funding for the project has already exceeded $1 million, and continues to increase from contributions. The…
Zalgen Labs LLC, a biotechnology and diagnostics company focused on high-impact, neglected infectious diseases, announced that it has entered into a series of agreements with Springdale-headquartered company NOWDiagnostics Inc. (NOWDx) to collaborate in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of infectious…
Arkansas Children’s Hospital stated its opposition to a ballot initiative aimed at legalizing medical marijuana in the state, according to a news release issued today. The release states that “More evidence-based research on the safety and tolerability of medical marijuana…
A news release from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) cites new cases of Mumps that have been identified in residents of Pulaski County. According to the release, over 700 people have been involved in the outbreak since it began in…
Ascendant Dx announced Tuesday the launch of a campaign, together with Rialto Channel and the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF), during the month of October in support of its important work in development of a tear-based breast cancer screening…
Arkansas Children’s Hospital began construction Wednesday on its Southwest Little Rock Community Clinic. The 11,050-square-foot clinic is being built at 9015 Dailey Drive, just behind the Pulaski Southwest Health Unit, next door to the Southwest Little Rock Community Center, and adjacent…