AFMC HealthSpot
Arkansas Good Medicine Gives You Time to Learn
As a practicing physician, spare time to learn about health care policy or the larger factors that determine patient health can be nonexistent. AFMC is here to help. Applications are open for the third year of the Arkansas Good Medicine (AGM) fellowship program. AGM...
Taming Ticks: 6 Tips to Enjoy the Outdoors and Prevent Lyme Disease
Are you spending more time outdoors during the pandemic? Getting fresh air is not only good for you but breaks up the monotony of staring at computer screens or the same walls day-in and day-out. There are great rewards being outside but also some risk. In a previous...
Returning to School Safely During COVID-19
Listen to Dr. Chad Rodgers, AFMC chief medical officer and board-certified pediatrician, as he joins Kevin Miller on KARN-FM 102.9 to talk about returning to school safely in the fall - what parents need to know, and how to avoid junk science when looking for...
Are You Getting Enough Sleep? 26 Top Tips for Restorative Sleep
Are you getting enough sleep? There’s no simple answer for everyone. Although we all need sleep during every 24-hour period to stay healthy, the amount varies with each person. American adults are sleeping about an hour less than they did 20 years ago. Even the loss...
Surviving a Heat Wave: 10 Tips to Save Lives
If it’s summer and you’re in Arkansas, you know it’s coming – a fry-an-egg-on-the-pavement heat wave. Even if it’s not an official heat wave, we have many more weeks of hot, humid, sticky weather before fall. Heat can be a killer if you don’t take precautions. Heat...
Beat the buzz! Five tips for preventing mosquito bites and enjoying the outdoors.
Summertime is upon us. A time for barbecues and pool parties. Getting outdoors and heading to the park or the lake. You pack a picnic lunch and head into the great outdoors. But wait, what’s that? Is it a bird? A plane? You hear the familiar buzzing sound and you know...
Preventing Accidental Drowning
Listen to Dr. Chad Rodgers, AFMC chief medical officer and board-certified pediatrician, as he joins Kevin Miller on KARN-FM 102.9 to talk about staying safe at the pool and around bodies of water this summer. Dr. Rodgers was interviewed June 18. Your browser...
Tips to Make Your Home Healthier
Maintaining a safe home has never been more important than now, as many of us are spending so much time there to prevent further spread of coronavirus. You may be noticing things around your home or yard that need attention and finally have time to tackle them. Let’s...
Face Masks Really Work
The scientists are right – wearing a face mask helps prevent you from getting COVID-19, as well as protects others. A recent analysis of 64 studies shows that masks prevent the spread of COVID-19. Health care workers who wore face masks had a 50% to 80% reduction in...
Looking After Your Mental Health During COVID-19
Listen to Dr. Chad Rodgers, AFMC chief medical officer and board-certified pediatrician, as he joins Kevin Miller on KARN-FM 102.9 to talk about staying safe when going into public as things open up and looking after your mental health during COVID-19. Dr. Rodgers was...
