Arkansas Department of Health

The Health Department continues to track cases of hepatitis A that have been occuring since February.The incidents have forced some affected customers to…

Arkansas has seen a record number of flu deaths this year, 215, and the severity of the virus has taken Arkansans by surprise.State chief epidemiologist…

When it comes to ballot initiatives, David Couch is a numbers man: for instance, 58 in 2020.In early March Couch, who's authored or campaigned for more…

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked Arkansas the most obese state in the nation in 2014, the state’s weight epidemic is now…

It’s a small part of Arkansas's overall budget, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson's proposed $400 million dollar appropriation for the Department of Health next…

The Arkansas Department of Health is warning residents about a significant influenza outbreak and how best to prepare.“In a bad flu year, it's estimated a…

Arkansas’s health groups are reacting to corrective statements the tobacco industry began airing on network TV in late November with some optimism that…

According to the Arkansas Department of Health, rates of mumps infections have reached non-outbreak levels. The last confirmed new case of mumps in…

Willie Freeman says he used to avoid smiling, and if he did, it was in a way almost no one could see, with his mouth closed. He was embarrassed of his…

Arkansas’s first non-natural cause of death is by suicide, just slightly ahead of car accidents, and more than twice as often as homicide, according to…