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2+ hour, 44+ min ago (11+ words) Everett Lee Deaver The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Published July 12, 2026...
Taylor Michelle Knowlton - William Newton Redwine III | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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OPINION | STACY SMITH-FOLEY: The need for breast cancer screening | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (193+ words) Prioritizing our health can be challenging. Gallup finds that more than 60 percent of women report that barriers keep them from protecting their well-being. The leading culprit: It feels too overwhelming. No wonder. In addition to navigating non-negotiable demands on our…...
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to get $15 million in federal money for center focused on maternal, infant health | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (550+ words) FORT SMITH -- The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has announced it is set to receive $15 million in federal funding to construct and equip a state-of-the-art Center for Mother and Infant Healthcare. The appropriation was secured by Sen. John Boozman,…...
UAMS announces $40 million from federal government for maternal health | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (465+ words) In an attempt to combat the state's high rate of infant and maternal mortality, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is set to receive $40 million from the federal government, the school announced Monday. Funding is coming to UAMS through…...
We must improve Arkansas’ maternal outcomes
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (30+ words) I haven't stopped thinking about the stories I heard at "The Yarn: Maternal Health Storytelling" event a few weeks ago at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Six Arkansas mothers--each with different......
Arkansas maternal, infant health improves, but work continues | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) The recently released 2025 March of Dimes State Report Card makes one thing clear: Arkansas made historic progress this year, but our work to improve maternal and infant health is far from over. Based on the most recent data available, including…...
Siloam Springs Community Clinic praises Arkansas maternal health law as midwifery program welcomes first baby
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (22+ words) New legislation in Arkansas is being cited as instrumental in the Community Clinic's new midwifery program, which recently welcomed its first baby....
UAMS institute to acquire $11.7M National Institutes of Health grant for maternal health research | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (210+ words) The National Institutes of Health's Center of Biomedical Research Excellence has awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences a five-year, $11.7 million grant that it will use to establish a maternal health research center, university officials announced Monday. The Maternal…...
Arkansas’ initiatives to improve maternal health reviewed
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (29+ words) More than 2,200 women were granted "presumptive eligibility" for pregnancy Medicaid in Arkansas between June 1 and Sept. 3, receiving temporary coverage while their applications were being processed,......