Category: Health News
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Calviri Taking the Next Steps to Help a Man’s Best Friend
Phoenix, AZ (October 15, 2025) – In the United States, an estimated six million dogs are diagnosed with cancer every year, making it the leading cause of death in adult dogs. This staggering reality is exactly where Calviri intends to step in—and change the story. Founded in 2017 by Stephen Albert Johnston and Kathryn Sykes,…
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NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO ATTRACT HEALTHCARE TALENT TO ARIZONA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO ATTRACT HEALTHCARE TALENT TO ARIZONA A Collaborative Initiative to Address Arizona’s Healthcare Workforce Challenges The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation’s Healthcare Collaborative is proud to announce the launch of Healthcare Careers in Phoenix, a new website in partnership with Visit Phoenix. This initiative supports a cross-organizational recruitment strategy aimed at…
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ASU student receives prestigious Obama Foundation scholarship for public service
Next Generation Service Corps member wants to address problems in health care Naomi Inegbenedion, one of only 100 students nationwide selected for the Voyager Scholarship for Public Service, participates in many community projects through the Next Generation Service Corps at ASU and her membership in many service clubs. Photo courtesy of Naomi Inegbenedion An Arizona…
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Sketches of the Future: What’s on the Horizon for the Phoenix Bioscience Core
The Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) is in transition. Despite the disruption in federal funding, the core, which covers more than 30 acres in Downtown Phoenix, continues to make key investments that position itself as the future heart of healthcare and science innovation in Downtown and beyond. This isn’t idle talk. The 2024 Arizona Bioscience Roadmap, an annual report by…
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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps
Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option. https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/media/oembed?url=https%3A//youtu.be/5_dEtlgAb98&max_width=0&max_height=0&hash=QmrIliikc2p3p0oDesMEIH1Sepc5O_BMbc9P6Vx9erQ Jennifer Barton, PhD, has spent decades working to improve the timeline for detecting ovarian cancer. She and her collaborators are now conducting two pilot trials using optimized versions of her patented falloposcope – the first endoscope…
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Ambient TCE Exposure Suggests Link to Parkinson’s Disease Risk Nationwide
(PHOENIX – Oct. 1, 2025) – A pioneering study by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center suggests a potential link between ambient trichloroethylene (TCE) and Parkinson’s disease nationwide. The study, published October 1 in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, also found a potentially greater risk of Parkinson’s disease in…
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No Wires, No Limits — Hexoskin Joins XLR8 to Advance AI-Driven Health Tech
Phoenix, AZ (October 9, 2025) – The concept of smart wearable garments for health applications first emerged in 1996. Nearly two decades later, in 2013, Hexoskin transformed that vision into reality by creating the first commercially available, machine-washable smart garment — marking a major milestone in digital health innovation. Founded in 2006 by Pierre-Alexandre Fournier…
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Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, Joins the College as Chair of Neurosurgery at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, is a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury. Nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury comes back to Phoenix Nicholas Theodore, MD, MS, a nationally recognized expert in brain and spinal cord injury has joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as chair of…
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Biological alarm: Your morning routine might put you at risk of a heart attack
Dignity Health cardiologist discusses dangers on World Heart Day (Phoenix – Sept. 29, 2025) – For many Americans, mornings are a race against the clock: rushing to beat traffic, getting the kids ready for school or tackling emails right out of bed. On World Heart Day, a Dignity Health cardiologist is sounding the alarm on…
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AI research to maximize health care quality, minimize cost
ASU professor of practice seeks to prepare students for careers in health care ASU College of Health Solutions Professor of Practice Roshini Moodley Naidoo. Courtesy photo As an industry executive, Arizona State University College of Health Solutions Professor of Practice Roshini Moodley Naidoo routinely integrated value-based care into her day-to-day work. Now as the faculty lead for the Master of…
