Appathurai Balamurugan


August 5, 2020

UAMS Students Assist Homeless Shelters with COVID-19 Supplies

Ashley McNatt

Austin Larey and Ansley Scott

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, three of the top needs in Arkansas homeless shelters are hand sanitizer, masks and gloves, according to a recent Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health survey of 48 shelters. But not only did the students and faculty reach out to determine needs, they stepped up to work…


March 4, 2016

UAMS, ADH Study Links Longer Driving Time to Heart Attack Death

Ben Boulden

Arkansans’ risk of dying from a heart attack increases the farther away they live from hospitals capable of treating them when compared to state residents who live closer, a new study by Arkansas researchers shows. Their death risk can be as much as 26 percent higher, according to the multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan,…


October 24, 2013

UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Ties Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk

Ben Boulden

The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.


UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Links Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.