Health care veteran to take helm at Phoenix Children’s as Meyer retires after 23 years / Phoenix Business Journal
Phoenix Children’s has named John Nickens IV, a pediatric health care veteran, as the hospital’s new president and CEO. He will take over later this year from longtime leader Robert Meyer.
U of A teaches how AI can be used in public health / Arizona Daily Star
The University of Arizona College of Public Health has launched the AI for Public Health initiative with new courses and research projects, part of U of A’s $20 million investment in strategic research areas such as biomedical discoveries and health care outcomes.
With financial support in limbo, this UA cancer lab started crowdfunding / Arizona Republic
The Schroeder Lab at the University of Arizona, which opened in 2002, studies metastatic breast cancer and has spent years developing new potential treatments for cancer patients. In response to their budget concerns, a GoFundMe fundraiser was launched to support the lab’s research and staff.
Banner launches one-stop neuro care services / Arizona PBS
Dr. Khalid Alsherbini, a neurologist at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, talks about the new one-stop services for critically ill neurology patients suffering from strokes, traumatic brain and spine injuries, comas, seizures, and more.
West Valley hospital uses tiny heart pump in lifesaving procedure / KTAR
Doctors at the Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear used the world’s smallest heart pump, placing it into a Buckeye woman’s right ventricle to save her life earlier this year.
Inside the evolution of Biosphere 2, from ’90s punchline to scientific playground / NPR
Biosphere 2, which is owned and run by the University of Arizona, is a living laboratory that’s led to scientific papers, progress, and lessons about the Earth.
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