A trip to the emergency room can instantly change your life - not just medically, but financially as well. Americans are burdened with at least $140 billion in outstanding medical debt according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. But help is out there. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa speaks with experts on the frontline aiding those “Diagnosed with Debt”.
The Missouri Department of Mental Health and other agencies have developed Missouri Talent Pathways, an apprenticeship program to recruit and retain direct support professionals.
When many eyes were on the COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis continued to grow. Deaths from opioid and other drug overdoses have gone up since 2020. Some addiction recovery specialists are getting ready to open more resources for people with addiction in the hardest hit areas of Shelby County.
Chronic Respiratory Diseases are the fourth leading cause of death in the state of Arkansas, and healthcare officials say many of those deaths could be prevented.
Hospital employees in Dumas are being commended for their work during the hysteria of Saturday’s shooting, the aftermath has caused hospitals in Northeast Arkansas to go over their emergency plans.
Launched in 2011, Arvest’s Million Meals campaigns have raised 18.7 million meals, which includes more than $3.3 million in funds given directly to the bank’s food partners.
A Mid-South sleep expert says switching to permanent daylight saving time could have a detrimental impact on our health. The Senate this week overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make d.s.t. the norm in the U.S.
The number of students in Arkansas that are considered to be obese increased during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a public health group said in a new report Wednesday.
Arkansas lawmakers have voted to set aside $1 million in state funds for private pregnancy resource centers that discourage pregnant women from getting an abortion.
Hospitals and long-term care facilities are under immense pressure as they face the COVID-19 pandemic with a high nurse-to-patient ratio due to staff shortages.
In April 2020, Michael Wright was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. While the illness has changed his life forever, it has also given him a new purpose.
While there are multiple perks of seeing a physical therapist without a referral, physical therapist Bill Palmer believes there is one downside to the bill.
Arkansas ranks seventh in the United States in drowning related deaths among children, that is a stat that the staff at Yaya’s School of Fishes is trying to change.
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