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You can look far back to find examples of bad medicine. Or you can look to the recent past. A University of Arkansas Honors College symposium will examine instances, and legacies, of bad medicine.
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Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, half of the state is classified as a "maternity care desert," in a report from March of Dimes. Arkansas Center for Health Improvement officials recognized the state's rankings on maternity health care during Maternal Health Awareness Day this Monday.
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Healthcare facilities expanded or have made plans to grow as Northwest Arkansas’ population swells. But many people find care outside of the region. About $240 million of the nearly $1.1 billion spent on the region’s Medicare enrollees’ healthcare were spent on services outside region in 2019, according to an analysis from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement.
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The University of Arkansas Fort Smith received their largest gift ever last week to support the school's nursing and art programs.
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Research at Arkansas State University is looking into connections between financial literacy and health literacy. Johnathan Reaves, with our partner…
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The American Lung Association is giving Arkansas three failing grades, out of five possible grades, when it comes to reducing tobacco use.
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At the top of our midweek show: Olivia Walton will be stepping up as the new chairperson at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, a new report shows…
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Thousands of Americans, and hundreds of Arkansans, are waiting for an organ donation. We meet a family, Jeff and Marietta Clardy, who benefitted from a…
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The winner of this month's Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit pitch contest, Ryan Shelton with PhotoniCare, is working to make it easier for doctors and…
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A sign sits outside of Karas Health Care in Fayetteville promoting a paid COVID-19 prevention drug study. The study does not involve ivermectin, but…