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A panel of judges selected Sharry Veres, MD, chief of the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, as one of the Phoenix Business Journal's 28 Outstanding Women in Business for 2024.

Bill Madden, MD, a retired associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the College of Medicine – Tucson, and a retired U.S. Army colonel, recounts his experience rendering aid to a gunshot victim during a 1996 shooting spree at a Tucson plant nursery.

The publication lists the dual Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD program offered at the College of Nursing as one of the seven best in the country.

Janet L. Funk, MD, professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, commented on a study that examined whether daily doses of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid reduced the risk for autoimmune diseases.

Won Hee Lee, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, was senior co-author on a study that identified mechanisms that cause the cancer drug ponatinib to harm the heart. Researchers also identified a promising treatment that could reverse this process.

In honor of American Heart Month, fitness expert Denise Austin posted a viral workout on Instagram geared to support circulation.

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are developing a portable tool to diagnose military personnel on the battlefield.