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UAMS Receives Initial Accreditation for Preventive Medicine Residency Program
War Does Not Make America Healthy, Again
FDA Releases Results from Largest-Ever Testing of Infant Formula in the U.S.
UAMS Invests Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, in Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
Baptist Health Nurses Recognized Among Arkansas’ ‘40 Nurse Leaders Under 40’
UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale
UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
November 17, 2025
Take Baptist Health Community Outreach’s...

This holiday season, Baptist Health Community Outreach invites Arkansans to participate in the free Maintain, Don't Gain Challenge, designed to empower individuals to maintain or even achieve weight loss goals during a time often associated with holiday weight gain.

The six-week challenge runs from Nov. 24, to Jan. 5, 2026. Registration is open until Nov. 19.

Participants will track their weight and set personal goals each Monday, and receive weekly emails with healthy living tips, including:

-Healthy recipes to navigate holiday meals

November 17, 2025
Arkansas Hospitals, Nursing Homes, EMS P...

By: Tess Vrbin November 10, 2025 Arkansas Advocate

Health care providers sent Arkansas officials more than 300 proposals for how to utilize federal funding the state expects to receive to bolster rural health care in the face of impending changes to Medicaid.

November 10, 2025
The White House Just Turned U.S. Obesity...

Soon we’ll be celebrating a thinner, but still-malnourished America.

By Dianne Marie Normand Hartley

November 10, 2025
UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free...

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Nov. 20 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to resources and support.

The virtual event is free, open to the public, and will be held from noon to 2 p.m. To register and receive the Zoom link, call (501) 526-7656 or visit tinyurl.com/BIPNOV20.

November 10, 2025
Baptist Health Partners to Offer Free Ma...

Baptist Health Breast Centers and Baptist Health Foundation announced a partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to provide free mammograms and additional breast imaging services for uninsured or low-income women, including Medicaid and Medicare recipients.

This initiative aims to combat the alarming statistic that one in eight women will face a breast cancer diagnosis, emphasizing that early detection through preventive screenings like mammograms significantly increases treatment effectiveness.