A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) will help scientists at Arkansas Children’s and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) take a big step toward verifying a genetic target for potential treatments that reduce life-threatening asthma attacks in children.
April 25, 2021
Arkansas Hospice recently launched a new podcast, “Speaking of Grief,” as an expansion of its community-based grief support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first episode, “Don’t Fool with Grief,” premiered April 1, with new episodes scheduled to be available on the first of each month.
April 25, 2021
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year $1.7 million grant to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher studying the pathogenesis of pulmonary infection.
The UAMS laboratory run by Roger Pechous, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is specifically interested in Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague and one of the deadliest pathogens known to man.
April 25, 2021
A COVID-19 community vaccination clinic will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 1 at Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, in North Little Rock.
The vaccination effort will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in cooperation with the cities of North Little Rock and Sherwood, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Simmons Bank Arena, and Pulaski County.
Everyone present at the clinic must wear a face mask.
April 25, 2021
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will begin offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Local Health Units across the state.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is available to anyone age 18 or older. The vaccine is given in two doses, one month apart. People will be scheduled for an appointment to return for the second dose when they receive the first dose.
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