HonorHealth performs nation’s 1st surgery using new handheld robotic device / KTAR
HonorHealth in January became the first in the nation to perform joint replacement surgery using a new handheld robotics device, Stryker’s Mako Robotic Power System.
Equality Health names new CEO amid national expansion / Phoenix Business Journal
Scottsdale-based Equality Health, a partner to primary care providers and health plan companies working with underserved communities, announced March 6 the appointment of Ananya Banerjee as its new chief executive officer.
Improv courses help University of Arizona medical students become better doctors / KJZZ
Medical students at the University of Arizona have lots of mandatory courses to complete. Many of them are similar to what you’d find at other medical schools, but one of them is a bit unique: improv.
Students at BASIS Flagstaff organize STEM Week / Arizona Daily Sun
Students in BASIS Flagstaff’s STEM Club organized a STEM Week this year for the school consisting of presentations from guest speakers, a schoolwide science fair and a night offering hands-on demonstrations from various fields.
Measles is still spreading, but Arizona reported fewer cases in February / KJZZ
While infections may be slowing in Arizona, measles cases are still on the rise nationwide, and medical experts still urge caution around the extremely contagious disease.
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