LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 26 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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UAMS chief of thoracic surgery Matthew Steliga, M.D., next to Ted Hood Jr.'s print "Renewal" on the eighth floor of the UAMS Medical Center.

Image by Nathan Tidwell

June 26, 2026 | Nearly 10 years after lung cancer surgery, Ted Hood Jr.'s photography skills help inspire those undergoing similar treatment at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

His print, a frame of bright yellow jonquils titled "Renewal," currently hangs on the eighth floor of the UAMS Medical Center where lung cancer surgery patients recover.

"The picture indicates a sign of things growing and coming back to life," sai...