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COVID-19 in Arkansas: State passes 27,000 active cases …

WEBThe Arkansas Department of Health reported 585 new active cases Monday, bringing the state’s total to 27,162. This is the highest number and the first time the state …

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COVID-19 in Arkansas: New cases top 2,500 for second …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health is continuing to report some of the highest COVID-19 case numbers the state has seen this year, with …

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Arkansas flu activity remains ranked very high, additional …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Flu and other respiratory disease activity in Arkansas remains ranked at a very high level for the second week in a row in the latest weekly …

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Arkansas Department of Health ranks flu activity at very …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting that flu activity in the state continues to increase. The ADH respiratory illness report for the …

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Arkansas Department of Health reports flu, respiratory …

WEBArkansas Department of Health reports one additional flu death, 40-plus pneumonia deaths in weekly report for Nov. 25. Hospital emergency room visits related …

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Arkansans feel the pressure as clock closes in on Medicaid …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, AR – Several Arkansans say they have been left to scramble as the state makes rollbacks on Medicaid coverage for the first time since the pandemic. …

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Some rural Arkansas counties get federal funds to recruit …

WEBMONROE COUNTY, Ark. – Three Arkansas counties are now designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary care by the Health Resources and …

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Arkansas flu activity remains at low levels after months of …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The latest report from the Department of Health shows Arkansas flu activity continues to rank Low for the second week in a row after many …

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North Little Rock and Baptist Health break ground on new …

WEBClaire Kreuz. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – North Little Rock officials broke ground on a much-needed health clinic for one neighborhood. Baptist Health and the …

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CARTI announces plan to build CARTI Cancer Center in …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News Release) – CARTI announced today its plan to build its fifth comprehensive CARTI Cancer Center in Pine Bluff, bringing its statewide …

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Is flu season ramping up in Arkansas

WEBThe exact timing of flu season varies year to year, but things typically start to worsen in October. The peak can come anytime in the winter, but is most often reached …

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Public health officials sound alarm over tuberculosis in

WEBUpdated: Oct 24, 2023 / 04:39 PM CDT. JONESBORO, Ark. – Public health officials are warning health care workers and individuals in northeast Arkansas about a cluster of …

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Baptist Health North Little Rock opens new inpatient behavioral …

WEBBaptist Health Medical Center – North Little Rock cut the ribbon on their new inpatient behavioral health unit Monday. Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield supports …

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United Healthcare, Baptist Health settle, restore insurance

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – United Health Care and Baptist Health have reunited after parting ways over a rate disagreement on Jan. 1. The two have returned to an in …

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Thyroid cancer: What to know about the illness Sarah Huckabee

WEBUpdated: Sep 16, 2022 / 10:12 PM CDT. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ announcement Friday of a thyroid cancer diagnosis raised numerous questions about …

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Health Matters: $49 heart screening at Arkansas Heart Hospital

WEBSo Jeff made some diet changes, added vitamins to his routine and continues to exercise regularly. All month long, Nurse Practitioner Melanie Amick says …

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Arkansas ranks near bottom as state with the worst dental health

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In a finding that is sure to cause gnashing of teeth, Arkansas ranks near dead last among states for dental health. WalletHub released a …

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Health officials warn Arkansas flu season not over yet KARK

WEBUpdated: Feb 27, 2024 / 10:20 PM CST. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Health officials say the bad flu season in Arkansas is not over yet, and the worst may not be behind us quite yet. …

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Arkansas legislators work to tackle maternal health issue, …

WEBLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent roundtable discussion with elected officials and medical professionals is shedding light on where women in Arkansas stand with …

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California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic

WEBSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the drug that can …

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CDC: ‘Vampire facials’ at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico

WEBFederal health officials said in a new report that […] Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New …

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Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe’s largest

WEBLOS ANGELES (AP) — Growing up, Teresa Vicente spent long days in Spain’s Mar Menor swimming in transparent waters, cupping seahorses in her hands …

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