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October 5, 2018
The Arizona Department of Health Services has partnered with the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence and Tucson’s Pueblo Magnet High School to run an awareness poster contest regarding this fungal disease. The statewide contest started Oct. 1 and will end in the middle of Valley Fever Awareness Week, which this year runs from Nov. 10 to Nov. 18. Winners will be announced and prizes sent out soon after the competition ends on Nov. 14...
October 4, 2018
In desert soils of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah a disease lives right under foot, and researchers at University of Arizona are trying to find ways to fight it! This UA Health Sciences blogpost by Drs. Valerie Schaibley and Ken Ramos, of the UAHS Center for Applied Genetics & Genomic Medicine, focuses on Valley fever—a fungal respiratory illness whose effects can be mild in some and crippling—even deadly—in others. Why? That’s what researchers like Dr. John Galgiani and others are working to learn…
October 4, 2018
The Center will focus on bridging faculty experts with partners in the pharmacy industry, creating a pipeline for advancing drug discovery and development.
October 3, 2018
An 8.0 CME event, “The Tucson Conference,” will be hosted by Banner – University Medicine and Tucson Medical Center (instead of Oct. 20) will now take place Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Tucson Marriott University Park, 880 E. Second St. Lead organizer for the event is DOM Chair Dr. Monica Kraft and DOM faculty instructors and panelists include Drs. Edwin Aquino, Tara Carr, Steve Knoper, Merri Pendergrass and Nancy Sweitzer. See agenda topics and register today…
October 3, 2018
In a new book—"Coping with Illness Digitally" (MIT Press), UA communication professor Stephen Rains explores how people diagnosed with serious illnesses turn to social media, online health forums and other digital resources for help coping….
October 2, 2018
Three new cardiologists began work recently at the University of Arizona Division of Cardiology, UA Sarver Heart Center and Banner – University Medicine in Tucson, Drs. Nader Makki, Tushar Acharya and Olivia Hung. "With these cardiologists, we continue rapid growth in cardiovascular medicine at the UA and Banner – UMC Tucson and enhance our ability to provide highly personalized care to patients,” said Dr. Nancy K. Sweitzer, cardiology chief and center director…
October 2, 2018
John Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc, professor of public health and chair of the Department of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, brings extensive global health experience in program evaluation of previous and ongoing funded projects.
October 1, 2018
Several primary care providers and physician subspecialists are now available to see patients at the Banner - University Medicine physician offices at 1141 S. La Canada Drive in Green Valley. They include Drs. Jeff Maudlin, Kapil Lotun, Ranjith Shetty, Craig Weinkauf, David Tzou, Allison Rottman, Vlad Sauciuc as well as Hannah Tiu and Gerald Wolff...
September 27, 2018
Dr. Ryan McGrath, a hospitalist for Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and clinical assistant professor in the University of Arizona Division of Inpatient Medicine, was recognized at the Banner Combined Leadership Meeting on Sept. 20 for his work to improve timely patient discharges at the hospital. A key component to reach the facility’s goal is that physicians complete discharge orders by 10 a.m. for those patients being discharged on a given day…
September 26, 2018
Kudos to Terry Smith, REDCap program manager for the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Biomedical Informatics and Biostatistics (CB2), for receiving a Wildcat Family Spirit Award for his outstanding work, dedication, and commitment to making REDCap, which supports clinical surveys and databases projects and initiatives, a huge success for university researchers and collaborators…
September 26, 2018
Critical issues facing the U.S. health-care system and the potential impact of the mid-term elections will be discussed by Daniel Derksen, MD, a nationally noted health-care policy expert and associate vice president for health equity, outreach and interprofessional activities at the University of Arizona Sciences. The free lecture will include time for questions and answers.
September 26, 2018
Loyola UMC President Chad Whelan, MD, Starts Today
September 25, 2018
As the AMA recognizes September as “Women in Medicine Month,” so too are University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges, departments, divisions and centers and institutes. We’re proud of all the UA Department of Medicine’s many female physicians and their contributions to academic, research and clinical progress. Kudos to you all!
September 25, 2018
Designed for graduate students and working professionals, the certificate program provides specialized training in navigating the path from research to bringing medical products to market.
September 24, 2018
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson will study why the elderly suffer disproportionately from the emerging mosquito-borne virus.
September 21, 2018
Eleven hospitalist physicians have started in the University of Arizona Division of Inpatient Medicine since July 1, with another set to start on Oct. 1. They come with a wide range of experiences and clinical and research interests, says Division Chief Dr. Tejo Vemulapalli. Be sure to welcome Drs. Alvaro Altamirano, Tarun Bathini, David Brual, Soham Davé, Roshanak Habibi, Robert Koch, Shilpa Pedapati, Nanda Pullela, Sorabh Sharma, Annie Shergill and Kamaldeep Singh…
September 20, 2018
Also a University of Arizona Arthritis Center member, she trained at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Johns Hopkins University and Boston University and conducted research on lupus at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas.
September 19, 2018
Work by medical students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, with the Department of Emergency Medicine and Sarver Heart Center, to increase use of chest-compression-only CPR among Hispanics in Arizona just got a new tool. Thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), the student-led Resuscitation Education and CPR Training (REACT) Group, completed two videos in Spanish. Take a look…
September 19, 2018
The bioscience industry organization named Dr. Curiel this year’s top researcher for her pioneering work in skin cancer prevention, screening, treatment and community outreach.
September 18, 2018
The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health received a $1.25 million federal grant to train a new generation of students from underserved communities in cancer prevention and control research.