The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Arkansas in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 was $271,099, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index
There were 18 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Arkansas in the week ending Sept. 17, making up 3.7% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 17 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Arkansas in the week ending Sept. 17, making up 3.5% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
Two doctoral students in the molecular biosciences Ph.D. program at Arkansas State University recently received awards in recognition of their research related to the effects of high nighttime temperatures on the growth of rice.
There were 32 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 10.3% increase over the previous week.
There were 20 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 17.6% increase over the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Arkansas in the week ending Sept. 17, making up less than 2% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 13 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Arkansas in the week ending Sept. 17, making up 2.7% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
There were 146 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 18% decrease from the previous week.
There were 109 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 10.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 19 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending Sept. 10, making up 3.8% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.
The Rural Investment to Protect our Environment Program (RIPE) announced that the nonprofit and its partners have been awarded $80 million for a pilot program by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program.
There were 24 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Arkansas during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, a 33.3% decrease from the previous week.
There were 30 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Arkansas in the week ending Sept. 10, making up six% of total deaths by all causes in Arkansas.