Five Flu Vaccine Myths — Busted!
Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine PhysicianThe best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year. However, myths about the flu shot often cause people to skip it. For National Flu Vaccination…
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UAMS House Call: Trouble Seeing – Near or Farsightedness
What is the difference between farsightedness and nearsightedness? Farsightedness (hyperopia) and nearsightedness (myopia) are classified as refractive errors. Astigmatism (blurred or distorted vision at all distances) is also a refractive error. Refractive errors are the…
UAMS House Call: Cold Weather and Illness
Why do we get sick during colder weather? When the temperature drops, your body goes through changes that may impact how it fights diseases and illnesses. When cold and dry air is breathed in, blood…
UAMS House Call: Eating Healthy During the Holidays
How can I maintain a healthy diet during the holidays? The holidays can be a tough time for many trying to manage good eating habits. There are gatherings at home and at work. People are…
UAMS House Call: Parkinson’s Disease
What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative brain condition that affects the nervous system and parts of the body controlled by the nerves. Neurons (nerve cells in the brain) slowly break down and…
Are vaccines on your back-to-school list?
September Public Health Column written by Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The back-to-school season means getting everything ready for your kids to have a successful year, and there’s one thing that should be…
Are the kids all right? A look at substance abuse among teenagers
Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Community Health & Research Drug overdoses are rising in Northwest Arkansas. In 2021, more than two-thirds of overdose deaths in the United States involved fentanyl. In Washington County alone, overdose deaths…
Medicaid Recertification: What You Need to Know to Stay Covered
Arkansas stopped disenrolling Medicaid beneficiaries in 2020 per the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which increased federal funds to match state funds for Medicaid during the public health emergency. Dr. Riklon explains more about medicaid…
What is going on with Medicaid?
Dr. Riklon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and a co-investigator with UAMS Community Health & Research in Springdale. He is also the inaugural recipient of the Peter O. Kohler, M.D., Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Health Disparities. Dr. Riklon serves most of his time in clinical care, with roles at Community Clinic in Springdale as well as UAMS’s North Street Clinic and Fayetteville Family Medical Center, but also works with the UAMS Community Health and Research team in community-engaged research activities with the Marshallese community. His deep understanding of the Marshallese culture and language serve to strengthen those research efforts tremendously. Dr. Riklon is one of only two Marshallese doctors in the world who has completed medical school and residency training from United States accredited programs.
UAMS Community Health & Research is a diverse team dedicated to working with communities to create a better state of health for all. Learn more at nwa.uams.edu/chr.
What to Know about Mpox
Kajin Ṃajeḷ: chikinmelele.com/kojjela-mpox Last summer I remembered hearing about some kind of monkeypox that could become the next pandemic. After a few weeks though it fell out of the news cycle. As it turned out,…