Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

A reformulated COVID-19 vaccine booster that targets the original Alpha coronavirus as well as the circulating Omicron variant, recently met with conditional approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Joe Thompson, President and CEO of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement headquartered in Little Rock, provides guidance.

In late March the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 second booster vaccines for adults age 50 and over. Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement President and CEO, offers insight on who should get the the shot.

In late March the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 second booster vaccines for adults age 50 and over. Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement President and CEO, offers insight on who should get the the shot.

The Affordable Care Act became law in March, 2010. We asked Dr. Joe Thompson, the president and CEO of Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, about the ACA and Arkansas.

The Affordable Care Act became law in March, 2010. We asked Dr. Joe Thompson, the president and CEO of Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, about the ACA and Arkansas.

The Arkansas Center For Health Improvement reported that childhood obesity grew over 13% in the last school year, compared to the 3% growth the year before.

The Arkansas Center For Health Improvement reported that childhood obesity grew over 13% in the last school year, compared to the 3% growth the year before.

Our first show back after a holiday break includes another single-day rise in COVID-19 in Arkansas, Dr. Joe Thompson's plea for schools to take virus…

At the top of our show today: a count of COVID-19 patients in northwest Arkansas, UAMS and ACHI will study medical marijuana use in Arkansas, and a new…

According to data compiled by Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, just thirty-two percent of Arkansas nursing homes report that fewer than half of…