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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was recently awarded a $1 million grant to create a statewide naloxone training program on how to use the drug to prevent opioid overdoses.

The National Football League and its player’s union recently awarded more than a half million dollars to study non-opioid alternatives for treating traumatic head injuries to American Society for Pain and Neuroscience.

Today on The Outline: The Arkansas Department of Human Services released updated Medicaid termination statistics. Also, Jonelle Hunt donates $250,000 to UAMS. Plus, the Clinton Presidential Library is getting a facelift.

Today on The Outline: Possible LEARNS repeal falls short. Also, Arkansas Children's will use its largest donation ever to expand services in the region. Plus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns summer COVID-19 infections might rise.

A Thursday edition of The Outline includes the proposal for two new professional soccer teams and a new stadium for Rogers. Plus, a grant for a UAMS doctor to study pancreatic cancer and another heat advisory.

On today's show, one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Arkansas organizations help provide access to reproductive health services and assistance for legal medication and surgical abortions. Also, a federal judge strikes down the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, research connects racial discrimination to vaccine hesitancy and more.

A new study through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds people experiencing racial discrimination are more reluctant to get vaccinations.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will use a grant to study better ways to make sure new mothers in Arkansas have access to pospartum care.

The Arkansas Legislature voted to redirect tax revenue from medical marijuana sales, and send $100 million in reserve funds to UAMS to pursue national cancer designation.

A neural-enhanced prosthesis study to restore the sense of touch with upper limb amputees is being conducted through a collaborative group. The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research at the University of Arkansas, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, health technology companies and providers are working on the study. Reporter Rachell Sanchez-Smith and producer Sophia Nourani visited the research center to learn about the researchers trying to restore touch, and a sense of reality for people with amputations.