Arkansas defensive lineman Taylor Lewis was born and raised on Chicago’s South Side and was able to defy the odds of life on the streets with the help of his mother, coaches and his own-self determination.
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Britni Ayers, an assistant professor in the College of Medicine at UAMS Northwest uses a community-engaged approach, working with UAMS Marshallese health care staff, to research Marshallese prenatal health, birthing, breastfeeding and infant feeding practices. She is creating a novel centering pregnancy pilot program to help resolve chronic maternal health disparities experienced by Marshallese women.
Current COVID lull is the eye of the hurricane, UAMS doctor says
Current COVID lull is the eye of the hurricane, UAMS doctor says The current lull in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations might not last.
High hopes about vaccine rollout and declining COVID-19 infections in Arkansas must be tempered with some bleak news. The more infectious U.K. variant of the virus is likely here, and it’s expected to spread quickly.
That was the message from
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Dean Mark Williams during this week’s video update.
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The state has seen a dramatic downward trend in infection and hospitalization rates since Jan. 17, he said. But the arrival in Arkansas of a more contagious variant of the virus threatens to reverse the trend.