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
College of Medicine – Tucson researchers tackle immune rejection of biomedical implants Sept. 25, 2023 College of Medicine – Tucson researchers identified a protein that appears to help drive the body to reject biomedical implants. The findings were published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Science Magazine
A new study will aid in the counting of farmworkers in Arizona Sept. 25, 2023 The Arizona Farmworker Enumeration Profiles Study will allow researchers at the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to produce current and credible counts of farmworkers and their household members in Arizona to provide organizations and agencies with the data to meet the needs of the community. KAET-TV (Tempe, AZ)
UArizona researchers discover novel method to target cancer cells Sept. 25, 2023 UArizona Cancer Center researchers identified a new method of activating specific molecules to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Science Magazine