The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Advanced Heart Failure cardiologists take steps every day to prevent and treat heart failure. Today, we’re part of the “Red Steps Challenge” to #RiseAboveHF with the Heart Failure Society of America #HFSA.
Heart Failure by the Numbers
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common age-related neurological disorder that affects about 1.5 million people in the United States alone.
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Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center are advocating a new treatment approach for a rare connective tissue disorder called “Scleredema of Buschke.”
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“Decoding Osteoarthritis…New Approaches to Prevention and Treatment Using Your Brain and Body,” will be presented Wednesday, May 4, 6-7:15 p.m., at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. The 75-minute presentation will include time for questions and answers, and light refreshments will be provided.
Conference
TUCSON, Ariz.
[NOTE: These lectures are no longer available via iTunes, but audio can be found on Chartable at the following link: chartable.com/podcasts/medicine-grand-rounds/episodes.
In coming weeks, Banner Health will launch a redesigned and more customer-friendly public website, BannerHealth.com.
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Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and professor of clinical medicine, family medicine and public health, will present the James E.
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Two University of Arizona Health Sciences leaders were named “Maestros of Medicine” in the April edition of Phoenix Magazine and its listing of “the 25 most influential people in Valley health care.” The magazine recognized the “trailblazing, passionate and empowered individuals dedicated to keeping the Valley at the vanguard of medical science.”
