Category: In the News
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Working to Diagnose Valley Fever More Quickly
A rapid test, developed by an ASU professor working with Mayo Clinic, could be available for use by the end of the year. A medical illustration of coccidioides, the fungus that causes valley fever. Image by the CDC Up to 3% of people in the Southwest are exposed to valley fever annually — the fungi…
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C-Path’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator Announces New Grant Award for Drug Development Project in Type 1 Diabetes
TUCSON, Ariz., June 18, 2025 — Critical Path Institute’s® (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) proudly announced today a $250,000 grant award aimed at developing a novel treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D). Kyle Apley, Ph.D., Cory Berkland, Ph.D., and Peggy Kendall M.D., at Washington University in St. Louis, have received this TRxA award to advance their…
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Arizona Wins Fifth Consecutive Gold Shovel Award Recognizing Best-In-Class Economic Momentum
TSMC’s third fab expansion wins “Manufacturing Project Of The Year” PHOENIX, AZ (June 18, 2025) – In recognition of yet another banner year for economic development wins, Arizona today received a prestigious “Gold Shovel” award from Area Development Magazine in the 5-8 million state population category, marking the state’s fifth consecutive gold shovel. The Shovel Awards recognize states that…
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Phoenix Children’s Expands Expert Neonatal Care to Three HonorHealth Hospitals
New collaboration brings comprehensive pediatric care closer to home for Valley families PHOENIX June 16, 2025 – Phoenix Children’s announces a new collaboration with HonorHealth to bring the pediatric health system’s expert neonatology care closer to families throughout the Valley. Beginning today, Phoenix Children’s Division of Neonatology will expand its physician services to provide neonatal care in three…
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Interview: How autism is diagnosed—and how symptoms vary across the spectrum
Art by Sara Montes Delgadillo Editor’s note: This interview was originally published in Doing Well, a health news outlet from ASU Media Enterprise and ASU Learning Enterprise. Subscribe to Doing Well to get interviews with health experts delivered to your inbox weekly. Autism—or the clinical term, autism spectrum disorder—is a developmental condition that is associated with difficulties in communication, sensory sensitivities,…
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New U of A 3-year medical degree program receives ABOR approval
Medical students who want to specialize in primary care can take advantage of an accelerated pathway to residency training. The shortage of primary care physicians in Arizona affects the entire state, especially people in rural communities. Photo by Kris Hanning, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications The University of Arizona’s efforts to reduce…
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Wexford Science & Technology Launches Pre-Leasing for 800 PBC
Builds on Momentum of PBC, ASU Health With 850 PBC Nearing Full Capacity Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, a leading developer of innovation-centric Knowledge Communities across the country, is pleased to announce the launch of pre-leasing for 800 PBC, the newest purpose-built laboratory and innovation building on the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC). This 200,000-square-foot facility…
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Exact Sciences Launches the Cologuard™ Plus Test, Transforming Colorectal Cancer Screening
The Cologuard Plus test demonstrated 95% sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection at 94% specificity, making it the most accurate noninvasive CRC screening test reported in studies to date Madison, Wis., March 31, 2025 — Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced the launch of Cologuard Plus™, the…
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Anuncia Medical Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for ReFlow® External Ventricular Drains (EVD)
Company Supporting Global and Local Initiatives Reducing the Impact of Hydrocephalus SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Anuncia Medical, Inc. (“Anuncia”), a pioneering company in CSF management and neurocritical care, has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for its ReFlow® EVD, an innovative solution for external ventricular drains (EVDs) used to manage brain swelling and…
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Statewide initiative to speed transfer of ASU lab research to marketplace
Board of Regents grant to fund technology-transfer project for 3 state universities A new statewide initiative will help Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University move their research from the laboratory to the marketplace faster, a process called “technology transfer.” A $1.5 million grant from the Arizona Board of Regents will…
