Arizona Bioscience News: Melanoma treatment; Alzheimer’s GUIDE model; HABIT program; AI in health care

July 29, 2024

By Jessica Vaile

New melanoma treatment records success in HonorHealth clinical trial / Scottsdale Independent

For the first time in Arizona, a patient with extensive melanoma cancer was successfully treated outside a clinical trial at HonorHealth Research Institute with a new type of immunotherapy known as tumor infiltrating lymphocytes.


Banner selected to test Medicare dementia care model / KTAR

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Banner Sun Health Research Institute were selected to participate in the GUIDE model, launched by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is designed to support people living with dementia.


Protecting your brain against Alzheimer’s / Arizona PBS

Dr. Amit Shah, a geriatrician at Mayo Clinic Arizona, talks about HABIT, a 10-day program offered to individuals living with mild cognitive impairment.


ASU professor predicts AI may take the place of regular doctor visits / KJZZ

James Hodge, a professor at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and director of the Center for Public Health Law and Policy, believes AI will only become more widely used in health care going forward.


Here’s how AI is flourishing in Arizona tech sector / AZ Big Media (Op-ed)

Steven G. Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, writes about new medical uses of AI in Arizona and how the state is taking a responsible and practical approach to AI by creating spaces for discussion and collaboration


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