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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released new guidance last week supporting collaboration between OB-GYNs and doulas during the birthing journey. The guidance comes as Arkansas implements new certification and health coverage requirements intended to expand access to doula services.

When dealing with extreme summer heat, it’s important to know that the risk of heat-related illness and death can be higher for people who use certain medications.

People who had obesity in adolescence account for more healthcare spending at age 30 than people who had a healthy weight in adolescence, according to a new study by researchers with ACHI and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the U.S., so it’s important to take precautions against heat-related illnesses when temperatures soar.

ACHI Director of Research Antonije Lazic shares his notes on a study examining factors associated with exits from and returns to homelessness among older adults.

ACHI President and CEO Craig Wilson discusses Arkansas’s challenges with access to maternity care, and ways to address them, in a story by Northwest Arkansas public radio station KUAF.

With extreme heat again in the forecast this summer, a reminder of the risks to children is in order, particularly the dangers of leaving children unattended in hot vehicles.

Pre-pregnancy obesity and severe obesity in first-time mothers can be predicted with a high degree of accuracy based on the mothers’ weight status in adolescence, according to a new study by ACHI researchers.

Ben E. Owens Sr., a lifelong healthcare and community leader in Northeast Arkansas, died Saturday, June 27, at age 92, but his enormous impact on health care in Arkansas lives on.