Sandra Kurtin, PhD, ANP-C, AOCN, a hematology/oncology nurse practitioner at the UArizona Cancer Center, outlines the pathophysiology, risks, prognosis, and challenges in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as therapeutic options and the multidisciplinary management strategies for common adverse events in MDS.

The Phoenix Bioscience Core is home to BacVax, which uses molecular genetics to study Haemophilus influenzae, a common cause of ear infections. It was founded by Terrence Stull, MD, a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, who moved the startup from the College of Medicine – Phoenix to the PBC in July 2021.

University of Arizona graduate programs earned high marks in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings. The College of Medicine – Tucson scored high in several categories, including a tie for No. 16 overall on the diversity index and No. 27 in an index measuring how many graduates are practicing direct care in geographic regions that are experiencing health professional shortages.

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Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, distinguished laureate professor of public health at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, writes that the COVID-19 vaccine is another in a long, well-researched and well developed history of lifesaving vaccines.

Geoffrey Ahern, MD, PhD, who held the Bruce and Lorraine Cumming Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Research and was a professor of neurology and psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, as well as a professor of psychology and a member of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, recently passed away.