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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A day after falling below 1,000 for the first time in more than a month, the number of covid-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals kept plummeting on Friday as the state's…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund COVID-19 outreach efforts across Arkansas.…
After setting a record Wednesday for the number of people hospitalized in Arkansas with COVID-19, the state reported a decline of 31 patients on Thursday. The Department of Health said…
Infection rates in most age groups are declining in Arkansas with the 65-and-older group being flat. But Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero on Tuesday said COVID-19 continues to…
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has found COVID-19 has limits to its ability to mutate into variants as it has with delta and omicron.…
An Arkansas panel on Monday approved an emergency request to allocate $50.1 million in federal funds to temporarily increase bed capacity at hospitals across the state. The funds from the…
The daily increase of new and active covid-19 cases dipped lower Friday while vaccine doses administered took a dive as well, according to Health Department data. Another 303 new cases…