NAU’s Jared Duval develops speech-therapy game for children / Flinn Foundation
Jared Duval, a Northern Arizona University researcher and Playful Health Technology Lab director, is developing SpokeIt, a playful speech-therapy game to help children around the world with cleft lip. Duval leads one of seven project teams that received a $100,000 Flinn Foundation seed grant this year. The 2027 application closes Sept. 11.
HonorHealth researchers are using a vaccine to track down hidden cancer cells / KJZZ
Physicians at HonorHealth Research Institute are working on a new treatment for melanoma in the form of a vaccine.
Elevated blood pressure is a universal part of the menopause transition, new ASU study shows / KJZZ
A new study from Arizona State University researchers found that elevated blood pressure could be a universal part of menopause.
Phoenix biotech firm to shutter facility, lay off 90 employees / Phoenix Business Journal
Pinnacle Transplant Technologies, a Phoenix biotech firm and multi-service tissue bank, will close its Phoenix facility and lay off employees by the end of the year in the face of declining revenues due to Medicare and Medicaid changes.
Phoenix Children’s appoints new operations and nursing chief amid growth / Greater Phoenix InBusiness
Jamie Wiggins has been appointed executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief nursing executive at Phoenix Children’s as the health system continues to grow.
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