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It’s hard to imagine an industry that has been as singularly transformed by the events of the past two and a half years than medicine. From debates over efficacies and safety of fast-tracked vaccines, to the physical and mental toll…

Ozark Surgical Associates, located at 3017 Bob Younkin Drive in Fayetteville, has joined the Washington Regional Medical System. General surgeons Wayne Hudec, M.D., Jeffrey Kellar, M.D., Ronald Mullis, M.D. and their staff will continue to provide their patients with surgical…

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience presented awards to Johnathan H. Goree, M.D., and Erika Petersen, M.D., both physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), at its third annual national meeting in Miami Beach, Florida.  …

At 9 a.m. on a recent weekday, Dr. Wendell Pahls got a text from a colleague suggesting he come in a couple of hours later than the start of his regular shift due to light patient traffic. Pahls, who was…

This week, I met with doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville who have been on the front line of saving lives during this coronavirus pandemic. They were tired and stressed, but their work makes me…

Today I’d like to talk about the professionals who are on the front lines at the hospitals and clinics all over Arkansas who are treating our COVID-19 patients and doing the critically important testing work. These nurses, nursing assistants, respiratory…

Several of Arkansas’ hospitals and health care organizations installed new leadership in 2018. AMP talked to these chief executives to learn a little bit more about their goals, the challenges of providing quality, cost-effective care in the current marketplace and…

LITTLE ROCK — C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., has made a distinguished career as an orthopaedic surgeon with the support of a kindly mentor and a dedicated nurse. Now, he’s paying it forward: spreading $75,000 across two scholarships, each honoring their…

The largest urology practice in the state has acquired Conway Urology, according to a news release. Arkansas Urology, which has offices in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Benton, Clinton, El Dorado, Heber Springs and Russellville, announced the merger in a…