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ER Crisis in Eastern Arkansas?
The MED May Close Emergency Services in Early 2010
Just days before Halloween, the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED) Board of Directors voted 7 to 1 to send a proposal to the Shelby County Commission to close its Emergency Department if it cannot get $32 million in additional funds by Feb. 1. The move was no trick that patients requiring emergency care may not be treated.
LYNNE JETER |
UAMS Launches Neonatal Home Care Program
New Service Provides Support for Parents of High-risk Infants
Alexa Spivey was only four days old when she had open-heart surgery. After seven weeks in the hospital, five of those in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, she was finally able to go home on Sept. 25. But her parents, Christina and Micheal Spivey of Gould, Ark., were nervous about the extra care Alexa would require.
SERENAH McKAY |
MVPs Make Difference for Myeloma Patients
For new patients at the Multiple Myeloma Institute, MVP means much more than the best player in the ballgame. For them, an MVP is a Most Vital Pal, their assigned guide through the labyrinth of their care plan, part of an innovative new volunteer program at UAMS' Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
Link Found to Higher Probability of Alzheimer's
Research May Hold Key to New Treatments
Alzheimer's disease affects 5 million Americans, most of whom will be in nursing homes for some part of the 10 to 20 years they may live with the illness.
SERENAH McKAY |
"Recession Depression" a Growing Mental Health Concern
Economic Woes Take a Toll
You've heard the joke: It's a recession if you lose your job; it's a depression if I lose mine. Whatever you want to call the nation's economic downturn, it's downright depressing, say mental health professionals, and a recent survey confirms that the economy is taking its toll on Americans' mental health.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
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Ark Lab Leads World in Supplement-Rx Research
It's commonly acknowledged that alternative medicines such as botanical dietary supplements are not as regulated or researched as prescription medicines, and that almost no one knows much about how well they work.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
Transparency: It's Clear Pharmacists, PBM Associations Caught in Contentious Debate
On the face of it, both the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) "strongly support" the principle of transparency within the pharmaceutical industry. Scratch the surface, however, and the two associations have very different ideas about what the concept of transparency means and how it should be enacted. Both claim their viewpoint is best for the bottom line.
CINDY SANDERS |
Robert C. Matthias, MD
In some ways, it's just a change in handwear. After some clear thinking on the ski slopes of Idaho, Robert C. Matthias of Arkansas Specialty Orthopedic traded in his carpentry gloves for surgical gloves. Both professions involved craftsmanship and specialized expertise, but surgery was Matthias' calling.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
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