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Audrey Coleman, the communications director at Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency (ARORA), is excited about multi-ethnic donor month celebrated every August. ARORA’s mission is to restore lives through the recovery of organs and tissues. Audrey has been with the organization for 20 years and currently runs their public relations program and manages the aftercare professionals […]
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute recently opened a new Radiation Oncology Center with expanded capabilities to provide advanced radiation treatments for children and adults with cancer, including the state’s first Proton Center. The $65 million, 58,000-square-foot structure at 3900 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock was built […]
Community is at the heart of the Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center (S-PAC). A program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, the center provides community-focused solutions to Arkansas’ overuse of mass incarceration as a primary […]
Understanding and improving cholesterol is important for people of all ages, including children and teens. Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels can help keep your heart healthy and lower your chances of getting heart disease or having a stroke. High cholesterol usually has no symptoms. In fact, about 38% of adults in the United States are diagnosed […]