Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is awarding $50 million of opioid settlement funds to Arkansas Children’s to pioneer one of the nation’s most ambitious research efforts dedicated to opioids’ impact on children. The National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical…
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Walmart Expands Health Coverage for Employees Who Want Doulas During Pregnancy
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBeginning Nov. 1, Walmart will be expanding its health care coverage for employees nationwide who want to enlist the services of a doula, a person trained to assist people during their pregnancy. Walmarts in Georgia, Louisiana, Indiana and Illinois were…
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UAMS Long Covid Clinic Provides Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Patients
Long Covid, which encompasses a broad array of health problems that linger from three weeks to two years or longer after the initial infection, can be very difficult to treat and extremely frustrating for patients seeking help. One resource that…
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The Future Is Now: UA’s I³R A Catalyst For Innovation Through Integrative Health
by KD Reepby KD ReepThe Institute for Integrative & Innovative Research (I³R) at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville has been featured in recent news as its researchers developed and are evaluating new technology that uses neurostimulation to restore the sense of touch to…
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Dying To Succeed: More Entrepreneurs Are Coming Forward About The Toll On Mental Health
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaIn 2018, VC Fintech, hosted by the Venture Center, included one company with ties to Arkansas. The young founder was so taken with the state, he opened a Bentonville office as a satellite location for his California-based startup. In a…
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Elder Care Communities Prepare to Celebrate, Brace for Future Challenges
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThe shadow of COVID-19 has made the past two years particularly long and difficult for the nation’s senior living and long-term care facilities. Which is why administrators of these communities in Arkansas are so jolly about the resumption of holiday…
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UAMS Doctor Granted $3.6M for HPV Cancer Vaccine
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to treat cancers caused by human papillomavirus…
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CDC Revises Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated Individuals; Hutchinson Expects Little Impact
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines for individuals who have been fully vaccinated. Under the new guidelines, the CDC no longer recommends that fully vaccinated individuals wear a mask outdoors, “except in certain crowded…
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Arkansas Resumes Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution After Recommended Pause
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have lifted a temporary pause on the distribution and use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The federal agencies announced on…
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Arkansas Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution For Now
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas is pausing the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for now. This pause comes after both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for a pause in the…