Hot Springs man arrested in stabbing
A man told Hot Springs authorities responding to a stabbing that he was the one they wanted and needed to be taken in, according to the sheriff's office.
Stories by Carolyne Park
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The Heart of the Matter: Highs, lows mark path of progress
Five days after his Jan. 16 heart transplant, Christopher Schroeder was puffy and swollen. His chest was covered with a dark bruise. A towel on his head covere…
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Gift of organ ‘bigger than life,’ says donor’s mom
For every person saved by an organ transplant, there is an organ donor. And in most cases, the donor has died.
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The Heart of the Matter: Hope, fear fill anxious hours
The clock read 2:45 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, and the phone was ringing. Shannon Schroeder jerked awake from a deep sleep, her heart racing in anticipation. Aft…
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To help sickest patients get organs, rules evolved
Since the first successful organ transplants in the 1950s and 1960s astounded the world, there have been numerous changes in the way donated organs are distrib…
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Lifesaving transplants not without risks
Organ transplants make it possible for doctors to save thousands of lives a year. But like all major surgeries, there are risks.
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LR School District asks judge: Step in
The Little Rock School District asked a federal judge late Wednesday to halt approval of new charter schools and stop expansion of existing charter schools in …
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Speaker sees education ‘crisis’
High-school dropouts are costing Arkansas new jobs, higher salaries, home purchases and better health care those individuals would bring to the state if they r…
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Fall tuition goes up at all UA campuses
University of Arkansas students at the system’s 12 campuses will see larger tuition and mandatory fee bills next fall after the University of Arkansas System b…
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Board advances 3 projects at UA
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville can progress with planning three major building renovations after the University of Arkansas System board of trustee…
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Five UA schools to refinance debt
Five University of Arkansas campuses are taking advantage of low interest rates to refinance old bonds.
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Aiding health of poor is key, 3 say
Americans must work to address the needs of the country’s most disadvantaged citizens if they hope to improve the nation’s overall health, three former U.S. su…
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Medical board rethinks ban list
Crossett native Justin Harney and others can pursue dreams of becoming doctors in Arkansas after the Arkansas State Medical Board voted Thursday to strike a li…
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Board takes new look at medical-school rule
The board responsible for licensing Arkansas’ doctors is considering doing away with a rule that bars graduates of certain foreign medical schools from practic…
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Defibrillators for schools mark victory for families
They were three teenagers who were all the picture of health until they were stricken with undiagnosed heart conditions, collapsing in the midst of sports prac…
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Insurers facing burden of proof
Health insurers that want to withdraw individual coverage will soon have to prove that a policyholder lied or intentionally withheld medical information on his…
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24 cancer groups get grants
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Arkansas Affiliate has awarded 24 grants totaling $1.19 million to Arkansas organizations involved in a range of activities to …
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UAMS taps Ohioan to lead neurology department
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has selected an Ohio physician and scientist to lead its neurology department after a six month search.
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Calling all (too few) doctors
Four years of hard work, struggle and heartbreak culminated with much-anticipated news Thursday for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences senior Yulanda …
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Auditors not at fault, says Conway panel
A more than $990,000 accounting error in the Conway city budget was the result of poor bookkeeping at City Hall, and not a mistake by the company hired to do t…
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Consulate in LR offers Hispanics health advice
A new program is offering health education to an estimated 150 people each day who visit the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock.
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State seeks bids to set up trauma call center
The Arkansas Department of Health is seeking a contractor to develop and manage a call center that will be the “nerve center” of the new statewide trauma syste…
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Wide variation seen in health across Arkansas
Arkansans’ health varies widely from one end of the state to the other, with the healthiest counties concentrated in the northwest and the least-healthy counti…
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Texas neurosurgeon lands post at UAMS
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Friday named the new head of its department of neurosurgery after a six-month, nationwide search.
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Conway trims budget to refill reserve fund
The Conway City Council voted unanimously Friday night to approve $1.26 million in budget cuts to help make up for a shortage in the city’s cash reserves disco…
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NanoKnife giving patients hope
Dr. David Hays leaned over the patient, carefully and methodically inserting each of three probes through the skin and down to the edges of the small tumor loc…
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Medical Board sets new rules on aides, ethics
Two regulations approved by the Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday lay out new rules on how the state’s doctors delegate tasks to unlicensed medical assi…
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Medical Board revokes license of neurosurgeon
The Arkansas State Medical Board revoked the license of a Jonesboro physician Thursday after he failed to show up for his disciplinary hearing.
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Spinal surgery gives Iraqi girl hope
Four-year-old Christin Markoos lay in her Little Rock hospital bed last week, playfully pulling and batting the get-well balloons overhead.
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LR doctor just back, describes Haiti need
Haitians arrived every day by the truckload to a small makeshift hospital in the town of Jimani in the Dominican Republic.
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Inequality cited in health poll
One in four Hispanics interviewed for a study by the Arkansas Minority Health Commission said they felt discriminated against when they went to doctors’ office…
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State at core of plan to fight child obesity
Arkansas is at the core of a national effort to reduce childhood obesity rates.
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Trauma system OK, officials say
Progress on getting the statewide trauma system up and running won’t be hindered by the latest state budget cuts, Arkansas Department of Health officials said …
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Cancer sleuths win $10.4 million grant
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences cancer research program has gotten a $10.46 million federal stimulus grant that’s projected to create 123 tempo…
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Treatments ease epilepsy ordeal
Lafayette County High School teacher Patricia Nishiuchi always carries a small magnet, which she uses to activate a device implanted in her chest should she fe…
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Children’s Hospital expanding - as usual
The south side of Arkansas Children’s Hospital is a hive of activity as construction crews progress with the largest expansion in the hospital’s 97-year histor…
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Kids organize charity to help needy children
Hot Springs resident Kye Masino first got the idea to start his own charity when he was 10, after his fourth-grade class held a fundraiser for Arkansas Childre…
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State makes change at its Medicaid helm
The head of the state’s Medicaid program, Roy Jeffus, is stepping down after more than 30 years with state government.
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Medicaid plan adds to debate
Fifteen million low-income adults, including more than 200,000 Arkansans, would become eligible for Medicaid under a provision of the Senate health-care bill b…
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Union hosts health-care forum
Panelists at a forum in Little Rock on proposed changes to the nation’s health-care system said Monday that the debate is moving too slowly, leaving many peopl…
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Crowds flock for swine-flu shots
Thousands of Arkansans thronged to mass clinics held in six counties Monday and Tuesday for their first chance to get the swine-flu vaccine, which became avail…
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Doctor rapped over Pressly files
A Little Rock doctor was reprimanded and fined $500 by the Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday for illegally accessing Anne Pressly’s medical records as s…
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Fear causes risky delay in HIV tests, experts say
Too many people wait until they are sick to get tested for the virus that causes AIDS, thus lowering the chance they will benefit from treatments that can less…
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UAMS posts loss of $43 million
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences closed the fiscal year ending June 30 with a greater than expected net loss of $43 million, Chief Financial Off…
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Swine-flu clinics in state set
The general public will be able to get the swine-flu vaccine for the first time at mass vaccination clinics at sites throughout the state next week, Arkansas D…
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Arkansas ranks 40th in country in overall health
High rates of smoking and obesity are still among the biggest challenges plaguing the health of Arkansans and much of the nation, a recent report says.
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Alcohol, the brain under study
UAMS scientists are working to analyze alcohol’s toxic effect on the brain and identify medicines that can block its destruction of brain cells.
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Cancer advice kindles debate
New breast cancer screening guidelines released by a federally appointed task force last week have sparked strong and often passionate criticism from breast ca…
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1,000 say ‘ah’ at LR free clinic
More than 1,000 uninsured Arkansans with a broad range of medical ailments, including at least seven who required immediate emergency care, sought care Saturda…
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Tobacco funds giving state a research edge
Money from the state’s share of the tobacco settlement has helped scientists at five institutions compete for nationally competitive research grants, expand la…
