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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted: 10/02/23

Little Rock, Ark. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) BreastCare program coordinates efforts with a statewide network of providers offering no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up services.

Nearly 400 women die due to breast cancer and over 2500 women are Read More

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted: 10/02/23

Nearly 400 women die due to breast cancer and over 2500 women are Read More

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted: 10/02/23

Nearly 400 women die due to breast cancer and over 2500 women are Read More

Rabid wild bat captured at Little Rock Zoo

Posted: 09/28/23

Little Rock, Ark. – On Saturday, September 23, the Little Rock Zoo received a report of a wild bat flying erratically on Zoo grounds. The bat tested positive for rabies at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Glen F. Baker Public Health Laboratory. Although we have not yet heard any Read More

Pulsara app now available statewide

Posted: 09/27/23

Little Rock, Ark. – Beginning October 1, the Pulsara mobile app will be accessible to all ambulance services, acute care, sub-acute care, long-term acute care, nursing homes, behavioral health hospitals, and other affiliated healthcare facilities in Arkansas through funding by the Arkansas Department of Health. The on-demand and real-time HIPAA-compliant Read More

Case of rare infection identified in Arkansas

Posted: 09/14/23

Little Rock, Ark. – An Arkansas resident has died from Naegleria fowleri infection, a rare infection that destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and in certain cases, death. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), through an investigation involving testing and inspection, concluded that the individual was likely exposed at Read More

ADH warns of heat-related illnesses

Posted: 06/27/23

Little Rock, Ark. – As high temperatures continue in the coming weeks, the Arkansas Department of Health encourages people to practice heat safety.

Heat stress is a heat-related illness caused by your body’s inability to cool down properly. The body normally cools itself by sweating, Read More

ADH warns of heat-related illnesses

Posted: 06/27/23

Little Rock, Ark. – As high temperatures continue in the coming weeks, the Arkansas Department of Health encourages people to practice heat safety.

Heat stress is a heat-related illness caused by your body’s inability to cool down properly. The body normally cools itself by sweating, Read More

Recall of Specific Frozen Fruit Products Due to Possible Contamination by Listeria monocytogenes

Posted: 06/23/23

Minneapolis, Minn. – June 21, 2023 – SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria monocytogenes Read More