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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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State’s share of flu vaccine short

People most at risk to be the first in line

Arkansas health officials already struggling with a slow trickle of swine-flu vaccine coming into the state said Tuesday that there will also be shortages of seasonal-influenza vaccine when mass vaccination clinics start around the state Thursday.
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Diplomacy best for peace, LR audience told

After a long career in international public service, the man who led the United Nations’ search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the start of the Iraq war said he believes diplomacy is the best weapon for peace.
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The Med looks at ‘drastic’ cuts to care services

$32 million needed to close gap

Officials at The Regional Medical Center at Memphis said they will have to drastically cut services next year — including closing the hospital’s emergency department — unless they can come up with an additional $32 million to help cover the high costs of providing care.
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Baptist dedicates $6 million facility

Ginny and Bob Shell know too well the pain of losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s.
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1st-year enrollment jumps at UAMS

Medical school among 12 in nation expanding to ease doctor shortage

Arkansas’ only medical school is among 12 nationwide that saw a jump in first-year enrollment this year as medical schools across the country seek to expand their rolls and soften the blow of widespread physician shortages, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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LR Alzheimer's study one of many

Woman, hoping to hang on to memories, puts new drug to test

Martha MaHaffey remembers when she began to forget. She would be headed somewhere on a routine errand and find herself suddenly lost and unable to remember how she got there.
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Pregnancy elevates flu risk, doctors say

Vaccine urged for expecting moms

The continued spread of swine flu has some Arkansas doctors warning about the risks to pregnant women, who are considered among the virus's most vulnerable victims.
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