1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (167+ words) Hospital honored for heart attack care Washington Regional has earned the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026. Washington Regional is one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. This marks the third…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (674+ words) Despite searing heat, 61 anglers participated in the first Reel Fight Against Prostate Cancer bass fishing tournament Saturday on the Arkansas River. Black men are at highest risk, according to the American Cancer Institute, and they are more than twice as…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (227+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- A new agreement between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Northwest Arkansas Community College aims to provide physical examinations and injury-assessment screenings for the community college's student-athletes. The UAMS Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine team will handle…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (603+ words) SILOAM SPRINGS -- John Brown University announced Wednesday it is receiving a gift commitment of $34.5 million to launch four different master's degree tracks. The grant will be implemented in two phases, according to JBU. Phase One includes a gift of $9.5 million…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- The National Institute of Health has awarded $11.2 million in Phase 2 funding to the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The center was created to enable research to deepen understanding of the role of cell…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (85+ words) As the founder of Presidential Mobility -- a Fayetteville company that provides custom accessibility features for vehicles, offices and homes -- John Wilson has a passion for tinkering, enjoying life and helping others. As a board member of Sources, a nonprofit focused…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (506+ words) Benjamin Schurhamer, MD, recently joined Washington Regional Ozark Urology, where he provides diagnosis and treatment of urological conditions with a focus on cancers of the prostate, bladder and kidney. Schurhamer is bilingual, offering care to both English and Spanish-speaking patients....