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Cancer advice kindles debate

Mammogram change at issue

New breast cancer screening guidelines released by a federally appointed task force last week have sparked strong and often passionate criticism from breast cancer survivors, physicians and policymakers around the country, including in Arkansas.
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1,000 say ‘ah’ at LR free clinic

Seven of the uninsured throng sent on to emergency rooms

More than 1,000 uninsured Arkansans with a broad range of medical ailments, including at least seven who required immediate emergency care, sought care Saturday at a free clinic at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
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Tobacco funds giving state a research edge

Scientists using data to go after grants

Money from the state’s share of the tobacco settlement has helped scientists at five institutions compete for nationally competitive research grants, expand laboratories, buy equipment and attract new scientists.
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System facing a budget cutback

Trauma network said still on track

The state’s new $25 million trauma system will take a $1.2 million hit from state budget cuts announced last month, but the loss won’t interfere with getting the system in place, Arkansas Department of Health officials said Thursday.
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UAMS axes pay raises for 3,300 as shortfalls take a toll on hospital

More than 3,000 employees at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock will go without raises this fiscal year as officials trim expenses because of budget shortfalls after the January opening of the new 10-story hospital.
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Round 2 of flu-shot clinics set

Schedule could change if state gets swine-flu doses quicker

The Arkansas Department of Health has set tentative dates for a second round of mass flu-vaccination clinics in counties statewide starting Nov. 30 through Jan. 15.
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Hospital in bind, facing big cuts

Ills at The Med worry Arkansans

Faced with mounting financial troubles, the board of the Regional Medical Center at Memphis has said it will have to cut services next year if it’s unable to come up with an additional $32 million.
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AARP gets behind House’s health plans

The nation’s largest organization for older adults on Thursday announced its support for health-care legislation being considered in Washington, just 48 hours before the House is expected to vote.
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New UAMS chief has high hopes

Budget woes ‘challenging,’ says chancellor

The new chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences spent his first day in the post Monday meeting with faculty and staff, and getting oriented to his new surroundings.
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UAMS myeloma program gets cash

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ myeloma program is getting $19.5 million in federal research money over the next five years to continue its research into the causes of the cancer and develop new treatments.
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