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Beyond DNA: TGen points the way to enhanced precision medicine with RNA sequencing
Deeper genetic analysis with RNA sequencing provides better diagnostics and treatments for patients with everything from cancer to deadly virusesContinue reading
Making LIFE Better: NYTimes chronicals the journey from the Jarvic 7 to the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart
Produced by Retro Report for The New York Times, A CHANGE OF HEART shows how the modern-day SynCardia Total Artificial Heart has come full circle from its origins as a permanent heart to successfully pioneering use as a bridge to transplant to a new FDA clinical study for permanent use. Watch the documentary and hear what this life-saving and life-changing innovation means to the most important person…a patient.
Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton to lead Center for Innovation in Brain Science
The University of Arizona announced the appointment of Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton as the inaugural director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science. Effective May 9, Dr. Brinton will join the UA from the University of Southern California where she has served as the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development. Continue reading
TGen identifies ‘hypervirulent’ strain of strep outbreak in Arizona and the Southwest
The emm59 clone of group A Streptococcus is a deadly type of bacterial infection related to previous outbreak in CanadaContinue reading
Thank You Dr. Kaplan: Pediatric Neurologist Retires After 40 Years of Service
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital Director, Dr. P.David Adelson reflects on how Dr. Allen Kaplan has made life better for children in our community for four decades.
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HealthTell on Track for Major League Discoveries
ASU spinout aims to shake up the health care status quo
VisionGate Receives Strategic Investment from Trinnovate Ventures
Partnership Tackles Lung Cancer, the No. 1 Cancer Killer Throughout the WorldContinue reading
HB2310 Recieves All Ayes in Senate HHS Committee
HB2310: biological products; prescription orders permits a pharmacist to substitute a biological product for a prescribed biological product if certain conditions are met, and outlines requirements relating to the substitution. HB2310 received a 6 -0-1 vote and Do Pass as Amended recommendation from the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 9, 2016. Read the Senate Fact Sheet. The next step in the process is review by the Senate Rules Committee.
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HealthTell Raises $26M and Expands Scientific Advisory Board
HealthTell™, has raised $26M in new investment according to its latest filing with the SEC and expanded its Clinical Advisory Board with the additions of John Galgiani, M.D., and Chaim Putterman, M.D., as Clinical Advisors.Continue reading