by Anne Wasson | Sep 22, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals |
Arkansas has one of the highest diabetes rates in the nation and many of these cases could be prevented. The number of Americans with type 2 diabetes has increased 217 percent in the past 10 years to about 30 million people. Diabetes causes 230,000 deaths every year...
by Anne Wasson | Aug 24, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals |
Mark your calendar for the 2017 Annual Sickle Cell Symposium scheduled for 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute, 12th floor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock. This year’s...
by Chris Hughes | Aug 18, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals |
Providers will receive an overview of the new Independent Assessment (IA) system and the assessment vendor, Optum. Topics include: Independent assessment Optum’s role, tools and process Assignment of tiers Transformation and training Timeline Session locations and...
by Anne Wasson | Aug 18, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals |
Antibiotics can produce miracles in transplant surgery, cancer therapy and in the fight against infectious bacterial diseases. However, antibiotic usage comes with a serious and growing threat to our nation’s health and security – antibiotic resistance. Some bacteria...
by Anne Wasson | Aug 7, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals, Individuals |
Are you ready for the big event? Arkansans will be able to see a solar eclipse on Mon. Aug. 21 during the midday hours. Be sure you know how to watch it without damaging your eyes. Safe viewing of the pre-eclipse, partial eclipse and post-eclipse phases must be done...
by Anne Wasson | Jun 14, 2017 | AFMC HealthSpot, Health Care Professionals, Individuals |
More than 287,000 Arkansas children rely on free or reduced price school breakfast and lunch programs. However, for one in four Arkansas children, summertime means that they can no longer depend on school meals. They either don’t eat at all or make unhealthy food and...
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