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UA Cancer Center Presents ‘Bear Down. Beat Cancer. Top 5 Strategies for Reducing Skin Cancer Risk’
Your skin health is important regardless of the season. In five weekly installments in August, every Tuesday, the University of Arizona Cancer Center will present a strategy for enjoying the sun’s benefits while protecting yourself from cancer-causing UV radiation. This week’s strategy: Avoid the Sun.
UA Sarver Heart Center and the Heart Series Present, ‘Preventing Heart Disease for 25 Years: What We’ve Learned,’ August 13
Join UA Sarver Heart Center faculty member Charles Katzenberg, MD, and panelists who will discuss the findings of 25 years of heart disease prevention through The Heart Series
Banner Health partners with Safeway to open grocery store-based health clinics
Banner Quick Care clinics coming to Chandler, Tempe and Tucson in August
UA Listed Among Top 100 in ‘World University Rankings’ by Reputation
Times Higher Education's "World Reputation Rankings" recognize the most prestigious higher-education institutions throughout the world. The appearance on the list is the UA's fourth…
Tech Blog: Peptides Developed at UA College of Medicine - Tucson Prove Promising in Treatment of Asthma
Listen to the second episode of our podcast, Invented Arizona, where we interview Monica Kraft, MD and Julie Ledford, Ph.D. about this asthma treatment.
UA Cardiologists Take the Stage at C3 Conference in Orlando
The UA Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center were well represented at the Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics C3 2017 Conference in Orlando, Fla., at the end of June. Several presented on their latest research on topics that included extracorporeal life support, ventricular assist devices, valve replacement and techniques to improve cardiac arrest survival…
Class of 2021 White Coat Ceremony Draws DOM Docs, Docs-to-Be
The UA College of Medicine – Tucson’s 23rd Annual White Coat Ceremony welcomed 120 new students into the Class of 2021 at Centennial Hall on Friday evening, July 21. About a dozen DOM physicians attended the presentation of the students first white coats and stethoscopes. See the video and photos here…
UA Mobile App Tracks Zika Virus For Summer Travelers
Now available in Spanish, Kidenga is the free smartphone app that allows users to report symptoms of illness and mosquito activity. The app was created by researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to detect outbreaks of Zika, dengue and chikungunya.
UA’s Dr. Monica Kraft Elected Fellow of European Respiratory Society
Monica Kraft, MD, chair of the University of Arizona Department of Medicine, has been elected as a fellow of the prestigious European Respiratory Society.
Grant will Help UA Evaluate if Telemedicine Effective for Insomnia Patients
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the UA Health Sciences Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, has received a $250,000 grant from the American Sleep Medicine Foundation to evaluate how telemedicine can assist in the delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
UA Geriatrician Receives Award to Improve Health Outcomes of Seriously Ill Elders
UA Center on Aging member Monica Vandivort, MD, will use a $50,000 start-up grant from the Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AzAHEC) for a clinical research initiative to improve health outcomes of seriously ill elders in Sierra Vista.
2016-17 Nephrology Fellows Graduate with Great Fanfare
The Division of Nephrology celebrated the graduation of four fellows June 19 at the Arizona Inn, along with a fifth fellow who'll complete his training this fall. Moving on from the program were Drs. Mohamad Altriki, Anjuman Howlader, Hassan Khan, and Benjamin Sarsah. Dr. Kamron Saleem finishes up in October. Learn more at the Nephrology Fellowship’s recently revamped webpages…
White Coat Ceremony, Class of 2021 at the UA College of Medicine - Tucson
The 23nd annual ceremony marks the students’ entrance into the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
UA Researchers to Study Protein’s Role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colon Cancer
With a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, researchers at the UA Steele Children's Research Center are seeking a better understanding of the NHE8 protein's role in the development of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, and its contribution to the stability of the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria that inhabit the intestines and influence the immune system.
UA Offers Free Health Screening Services to Vulnerable Residents in Pima County
The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Mexico Section of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission are bringing health promotion and education services to underserved residents in Pima County, and giving an interprofessional team of UA Health Sciences students experience working in the community.
Study Finds Molecular Explanation for Struggles of Obese Asthmatics
More so than others, obese asthma patients struggle with control of their disease — and symptoms that worsen with time. A team of researchers found an explanation and has begun developing a therapy to address it.
Congratulations to the 98 physicians associated with the UA College of Medicine – Tucson who were included among the 2017 Top Doctors in July’s edition of Tucson Lifestyle. Twenty-five of those are affiliated with the UA Department of Medicine, the largest department in the college with more than 200 faculty physicians. The local list is pulled from a national listing compiled by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd…
Dr. Parthasarathy Picked for UA Academic Leadership Institute Fellowship
Interim chief of the UA pulmonary division and UAHS Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences director, Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy is among 24 UA faculty and staff chosen for the Academic Leadership Institute’s Class of 2017-18 fellows. It involves a yearlong professional development program in which current and emerging campus leaders participate in discussions and workshops to help them further develop their leadership skills. Sessions start in August...
UA Wildcats Football Supports Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Research
A number of University of Arizona student-athletes with the Wildcat Football team will be at Brother John’s restaurant in Tucson on Friday, July 21, 5-7 p.m., to support cystic fibrosis research and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Southern Arizona. The event is hosted by the UA chapter of Uplifting Athletes. Come meet the players and support their efforts to help find remedies to rare diseases...
Cardiology Launches 2 New Fellowships, More Sarver Grants, Honors Announced
The UA Division of Cardiology announced two new one-year fellowships for heart failure and electrophysiology. Dr. Nancy Sweitzer wins a $2.6 million NIH grant to counter cognitive loss in CABG surgery patients. Dr. Heddwen Brooks awarded $1.53 million NIH grant to look at postmenopausal hypertension in women. These are just a few stories in latest Sarver Heart Center Newsletter…
Dr. Khalpey Named a ‘Leading Physician in the World’ by IAHCP
The International Association of HealthCare Professionals has accepted Zain Khalpey, MD, PhD, FETCS, FACS, a prominent UA cardiothoracic surgeon, to its organization and will include him in its upcoming publication of The Leading Physicians of the World…
Spanish Nephrologist to Speak on Kidney Disease as UA Visiting International Scholar, Friday
The UA Division of Nephrology will host a Special Conference for visiting international scholar Dr. Jose Ibeas, a nephrology consultant with Spain’s Hospital de Sabadell–Parc Taulí, which is affiliated with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and president elect of the Vascular Access Society, based in Maastricht, Netherlands. On July 14 at 1 p.m. in Room 5403 of the UA College of Medicine - Tucson, he’ll discuss challenges and opportunities in treatment of advanced kidney disease in Spain…
UANews Summer Stories Cover Health, Science from Tourniquet Comeback to Tillman Scholar
Among UANews articles you may have missed this summer, Dr. Andrew Tang touts the lifesaving tourniquet, Dr. Naomi Rance’s research focuses on hot flash relief, Dr. Brian McKay studies Parkinson’s drug effect on macular degeneration, Dr. David Armstrong continues fighting diabetic ulcers, how our brains evolved to need exercise, what summer heat does to our bodies, copper’s antibacterial properties — and more…
Dr. Persky Named Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2017 Man of the Year
Dr. Daniel Persky, associate professor in the UA Division of Hematology and Oncology, associate director of UACC Clinical Investigations and director of the UACC Clinical Trials Office, was instrumental helping raise $150,000 for the local chapter. The money helps patients afford copays and funds cancer research. In other news, H-H. Sherry Chow receives the Sydney E. Salmon Award and the Cancer Biology Program announces a new Genome Editing Facility…
University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Opens Multidisciplinary Thoracic Clinic
Patients will interact with multiple specialists during a single visit, where information is exchanged, care options are developed and the patient is presented with a comprehensive plan for the treatment and management of their specific diagnosis. The goal is for the patient and their family or partner to be better informed and feel a greater level of connection to their care as well as to their care team.