1 flu death in Arkansas pushes season total to 8
One more person has died from flu in Arkansas, according to a weekly report from the state's Department of Health.
One more person has died from flu in Arkansas, according to a weekly report from the state's Department of Health.
Data: U.S. deaths
Arkansas reported no new deaths from flu last week, according to a report from the Department of Health.
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas reported no new deaths from flu last week, according to a report from the Department of Health.
A choking death at a southeast Arkansas center for people with disabilities followed three other incidents in which residents at state-run centers swallowed ba…
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One more person has died from flu in the state, according to a weekly report from the Arkansas Department of Health.
7% of state adults
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A former president of the Marshall Islands, 80, living in Springdale.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received an additional $2.83 million for a program that aims to expand access to health care in rural areas. …
Two projects at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will be more expensive than first planned, but the health system's finances are weathering the …
The number of covid-19 patients in intensive care units, as well as the tally of active cases and the number of coronavirus patients on ventilators, hit all-ti…
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is again investigating an outbreak of foodborne illness potentially linked to romaine lettuce sold in Ar…
A diabetes medication has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer for potentially containing high levels of a chemical linked to cancer, the Food and Dru…
Three of five state-run homes for people with developmental disabilities broke coronavirus prevention rules in recent months, inspection reports show, risking …
Arkansas is among 46 states classified as covid-19 hot spots, according to new data from the health policy nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is accepting trauma cases again after a water damage incident earlier this week forced it to turn aw…
Arkansas reported its first influenza death in the 2020-21 season, according to a weekly Health Department report.
Community Health Centers of Arkansas will host a webinar series centered on the state of senior citizens' health during the pandemic.
After months of practice and thousands of phone calls, Arkansas contact tracers still fail to reach hundreds of people each week who were exposed to someone wi…
About one in five Arkansas children -- 20.2% -- has obesity, the nation's fifth-highest rate, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…
The Arkansas Department of Health has extended hours at its local health units on Tuesdays.
In a state where many children didn't get enough to eat before the pandemic, changes to kindergarten-through-12th-grade education threaten to widen the hunger …
As the economic fallout from the pandemic continues, some advocates for at-risk children say they've noticed ominous changes in recent child-abuse cases in Ark…
A California importer has recalled a product distributed to restaurants in Arkansas because of potential salmonella contamination.
A member of the Arkansas delegation is an original co-sponsor of a bill intended to boost pay for veterans with service-related disabilities.
Before covid-19 outbreaks threatened two state-run homes for people with disabilities, records show regulators flagged the centers for endangering clients whil…
Walk-in and drive-thru free flu shot clinics are available this week for veterans at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock and at the Eug…
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences opened an additional organ transplant clinic in Little Rock, its officials announced last week.
A new lactation room opened at Little Rock Air Force Base last week.
More teens in Arkansas than in most other states said they have driven after drinking alcohol, according to new federal data released this month.
A Dermott woman was killed and two people, including a minor, were injured in a one-car crash near Pine Bluff Monday, a police report said.
An Arkansas Army National Guard drone crashed near Lavaca Tuesday, a news release said.
The Arkansas State Police has identified two victims in a Scott County double homicide, and a suspect is in custody, a news release said.
Three people died and two others were injured in a crash on Interstate 40 near Lonoke on Monday, troopers said.
A 60-year-old man was shot in the neck at a convenience store and gas station in Little Rock Monday, according to a police report.
An Arkansas State Police report identified a man who died in a crash while being pursued by Little Rock police Friday.
Hurricane Laura is expected to travel over Arkansas Thursday into Friday, and weather impacts are possible by Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service…
A teenager was robbed of her cell phone and assaulted in Little Rock Saturday, police said.
A 55-year-old man died when a small plane crashed near Blytheville Friday, authorities said.