Phoenix Business Journal unveils 2026 Healthcare Heroes finalist / Phoenix Business Journal
Dr. Eric Reiman, the CEO emeritus and lead researcher at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institutes, including Banner Alzheimer’s Institutes in Phoenix and Tucson and Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Phoenix Business Journal. A pioneering Alzheimer’s disease researcher, Reiman also serves as the chair of the Flinn Foundation Board of Directors.
Whitney Slightham tells story of Ateleva, a Flagstaff-based medical device startup / Flinn Foundation
Bioscience entrepreneur Whitney Slightham is the CEO of Ateleva, a Flagstaff-based medical device company inspired by a personal story that is developing a targeted lung therapy to help critical care patients wean off ventilators faster and improve lung cancer biopsies.
HonorHealth and evolvedMD release collaborative care study / AZ Big Media
A five-year case study released by evolvedMD, a behavioral health integration provider, and HonorHealth offers a detailed account of what it takes to integrate behavioral health at scale in a large, multi-site health system. The four-location pilot that started in 2020 expanded to all 32 HonorHealth medical group primary care locations by last year.
NAU researchers studying if an AI chatbot can be used for health coaching with students / KJZZ
Northern Arizona University researchers are building an AI chatbot that follows university protocols for health coaching. They’ll then use it to study the biophysiological responses of students coached by the chatbot.
Banner Health leads Arizona in single-incision robotic surgery / KVOA
Banner Health has become one of a select group of health systems nationally trained in advanced robotic surgical techniques that use a single incision instead of multiple cuts, offering patients faster recovery times and less pain after surgery.
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