LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy announced Monday that professor Geoffrey M. Curran, Ph.D. is a principal investigator on a National Institutes…
Arkansas posted its largest daily increase in covid-19 deaths in more than three months on Wednesday, while the state's covid hospitalizations hit a 20-week high. The state's total count continued…
Two new COVID omicron variants are here in the United States: BA.4 and BA.5. Two variants being the leading cause for respiratory symptoms out of all COVID variants. So, if…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorization to COVID-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger. Vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer each presented clinical-trial data to…
With new cases outpacing recoveries, the number of cases in the state that were considered active rose by 238, to 8,133, topping 8,000 for the first time since Feb. 23.…
Rising for the third day in a row, the number hospitalized grew by 18, to 176, its highest level since March 19. The state's count of cases rose by 332…
Deaths outpaced births in Arkansas from 2020 to 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, for a variety of reasons, including the covid-19 pandemic, an aging population and where people…
The project used seroprevalence of antibodies to COVID as an indicator. Antibodies are created by a person’s immune system once they contract a virus or receive a vaccine to help…
The number of active COVID cases rose by 136 on Friday last week, coming to a total of 3,763 active cases. It's part of an upward trend that began a…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most Arkansans wore masks and washed their hands regularly to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, fewer Arkansas limited social interactions, according to a study conducted…
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Monday by 62. After falling by four a day earlier, the reported number of covid-19 patients in the state's hospitals rose back up by…
Pharmacists and health care providers around the state say antiviral covid-19 pills significantly reduce the disease's impact, but limited distribution, poor access to testing and lack of awareness are handicapping…
Senate Democrats and Republicans neared agreement to slash an emergency coronavirus response package to $10 billion from $15.6 billion, as they worked to break a logjam over a stalled package…
The downward trend in Arkansas' new case numbers continued on Wednesday as the state's count rose by just 97. It was the third-smallest increase this year and the smallest that…
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson announced on Wednesday that the hospital officially reached zero active COVID patients. During the peak of the omicron variant, Dr. Patterson said that the hospital…
Federal regulators authorized second booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday for everyone 50 and older. The Food and Drug Administration also authorized a second booster…
Economically speaking, El Dorado hung tough throughout 2021 as the city continued to recover from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic. Officials with the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of…
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue…
Arkansas health care providers are worried after news that a federal program that covers the costs of covid-19 treatments for uninsured patients will be ending within the next couple of…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) closed its COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at the Monroe Building at 4 p.m. Friday, March 18. UAMS will continue to offer COVID vaccines…