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Alice Walton announces plans to build med school in …

WEBA news release said: The Whole Health School of Medicine will help medical students rise to the health challenges of the 21st century through a reimagination of …

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Where To Get Help: A resource list

WEBVisit 700 W. Capitol, Suite 1412, Little Rock, or make an appointment by calling 844-545-5640. Arkansas Community Organization (A.C.O.) provides income tax preparation …

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'Grow your own' and more: What's in the 2024 medical …

WEBEliminate the $50 fee for medical marijuana cards. Extend the life of medical marijuana cards from one to three years. Allow patients to grow up to seven mature …

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COVID-19 isn't back, it just never left

WEBJanuary 5, 20243:33 pm. It’s not deja vu, it’s just life. COVID-19 illnesses are increasing nationwide as health professionals have identified a new, dominant variant of the virus …

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Covid cases are up in Central Arkansas (Again.)

WEBStill. Arkansas Department of Health data says 1,310 new cases were reported in the state in the week ending August 9, and odds are you’ve scrolled past …

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Alice Walton elaborates on her interest in ‘whole health’

WEBAlice Walton, the billionaire philanthropist, appeared for about 20 minutes today before the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees to talk about her passion for …

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If Arkansas claims to protect life, it needs to do more for …

WEBThis news adds to the factors that help rank Arkansas as the state with the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation. A Kaiser Family Foundation report last year …

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Arkansas’s quick Medicaid ‘unwinding’ left 1 in 5 children …

WEBIn six months, the Arkansas Department of Human Services disenrolled 184,500 people from Medicaid; more than half, 94,000, were children. The report, which …

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Arkansas health department reports first flu death of the …

WEBFlu season officially started Oct. 1, prompting weekly reports from the Arkansas Department of Health.The last month has been pretty mild, but the agency …

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Lawmakers direct almost all of remaining reserved ARPA funds to …

WEBArkansas lawmakers have directed federal COVID-19 relief funds to 17 of the 18 rural hospitals deemed eligible for the aid, pending final approval of nearly $13.5 …

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Flu spread in Arkansas jumps to ‘high,’ health department reports …

WEBThe report lags a week behind, meaning the recently released data covers illness from Dec. 10-16. The 2023-2024 flu season has been significantly different from …

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Study: Disparities in Arkansas child health persist, especially for

WEBThe Race for Results report collected a decade’s worth of data on child health and wellbeing and found widespread disparities between white and nonwhite …

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Another 54K Arkansans lose Medicaid in final month of state's …

WEBSeptember's figures bring the final number of Medicaid cases closed over the 6-month "unwinding" period to more than 427,000, or more than 40% of the state's April …

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Group aims to restore limited abortion rights in Arkansas

WEBA proposed new amendment would allow abortions up to 18 weeks after conception, and in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly or to protect the health of …

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State Board of Finance adopts state employee and teacher health

WEBThe state Board of Finance met today to consider health insurance premiums for 2023 for state employees and teachers.. Auditor Andrea Lea forwarded to me the …

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Arkansas medical marijuana sales surpass $1 billion since 2019

WEBArkansas medical marijuana patients have spent more than $1 billion since the program began in 2019, the state Department of Finance and Administration said …

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About vaccine resistance and religious exemptions UPDATE

WEBIt has been suggested it was created by anti-vaxers to create anger toward Conway Regional Health System, which HAS required vaccinations for employees, with …

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Prison suicide report critical of correction system's mental health

WEBAn internal report about prison suicides that has not yet been presented to the state Board of Corrections paints an unflattering picture of the prison system’s …

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Medicaid managed care company sues outgoing corporate co …

WEBThe Aug. 26 letter, obtained from DHS with a public records request, described a dispute over Empower’s adoption of new policies for credentialing health …

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Bontiea Goss, health executive who bribed Arkansas lawmakers, is

WEBThe Gosses headed Preferred Family Healthcare, a nonprofit based in Springfield, Missouri, that once operated more than 40 sites across Arkansas providing …

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Why ‘life of the mother’ abortion exceptions aren’t enough

WEBRelevant to Arkansas’s current abortion law is this fact: Ireland had an exception for the “life of the mother,” but it didn’t save Savita Halappanavar’s life. This is …

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