By Wesley Brown, Arkansas Black Vitality Executive Editor March 22, 2026 – Founded during the COVID‑19 pandemic to ensure teen health conversations weren’t lost in crisis, Teen Health Arkansas is now expanding statewide—bringing judgment‑free discussions on mental health, relationships, and consent to communities across Arkansas. Today, the Little Rock-based organization is poised to expand across […]
As the nation enters into a post-pandemic era following three years of remote living and the six-foot rule of separation, healthcare is evolving unlike any other time in modern medicine. Telemedicine. That’s the big ticket. That’s the ultimate game changer, according to Alyssa Robinson, Nurse Project Manager for e-Link at the University of Arkansas for […]
Shorter College in North Little Rock has the distinction as one of the nation’s often overlooked and under resourced two-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). However, amid the lockdowns and chaos from COVID-19, the 137-year-old Arkansas college is revitalizing the community as more people become aware of its educational services and mission. Founded in […]
Kaiser Health News – The latest COVID-19 surge, caused by a shifting mix of quickly evolving omicron subvariants, appears to be waning, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to fall. Like past COVID-19 waves, this one will leave a lingering imprint in the form of long COVID, an ill-defined catchall term for a set of symptoms […]