QuidelOrtho Global Health Scholarships awarded to UArizona Health Sciences students Sept. 26, 2023 Five students, each from a different college at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, were selected to receive scholarships funded by a gift from QuidelOrtho. Read more Image
Arizona can’t keep up with the demand for doctors. Here’s why Sept. 26, 2023 Experts said Arizona could be short 2,000 primary care physicians by 2030 if the trend isn't reversed. “[We are] about 667 full-time equivalent primary care physicians short of where we should be, and that number will grow," said Dan Derksen, associate vice president at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. KPNX-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
CMS issues new reimbursement code for PSMA PET agent Posulma Sept. 26, 2023 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a pass-through payment reimbursement code for the drug flotufolastat F 18, marketed as Posluma. Tthe code may make it easier for doctors to prescribe the drug for prostate cancer imaging for Medicare patients. Diagnostic Imaging
Experts: Slight 2022 Arizona health insurance gains likely to vanish in 2023 Sept. 26, 2023 The number of Arizonans with health insurance rose in 2022, a post-pandemic bump that experts say has likely turned sharply south in the year since, as COVID-19 benefits have been phased out. Cronkite News (Tempe, AZ)
‘Street medicine is important’: Phoenix groups prioritize access to skin care for unhoused folks Sept. 26, 2023 As Phoenix experienced record-breaking heat this summer that caused severe burns, deaths and other heat-related issues, homeless people face barriers to finding basic health care treatment. The Arizona Republic
College of Medicine – Tucson researchers tackle immune rejection of biomedical implants Sept. 25, 2023 Biomedical implants, such as breast implants and pacemakers, improve patient health and quality of life but may be rejected as foreign bodies. Suppressing production of an immune protein could reduce this risk. Read more Image
The top 50 women leaders in medicine of 2023 Sept. 25, 2023 The list of influential women in the medical field includes Kenna Stephenson, MD, FAAFP, associate clinical professor in the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. Women We Admire