Molecular Testing Continues to Predict Treatment Efficacy in Ovarian Cancer July 22, 2022 Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the importance of helping patients make informed decisions about their care and the future role of antibody-drug conjugate targets in the biomarker testing arena. OncLive
Image White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Next Generation of Physicians July 21, 2022 UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson medical students will receive their white coats representing their future profession on July 29 at Centennial Hall. Read more
Thumbnail I am Health Sciences: Will Holst July 21, 2022 A new monthly video series focuses on the staff who help make the University of Arizona Health Sciences a special place to work. Read more
Women With Endometriosis May Have Higher Risk of Stroke July 21, 2022 A large, prospective study found that women with endometriosis may have a higher risk of stroke compared with women without the chronic inflammatory condition. Science Magazine
President Joe Biden Has Been Vaccinated and Boosted. Here's Why He Still Got COVID-19 July 21, 2022 An increasing number of people, including President Joe Biden, are getting infected with COVID-19 in spite of being vaccinated and boosted, but that doesn't mean the COVID-19 vaccine isn't working. The Arizona Republic
Image Research Collaboration Informs International Classification of Firefighting as Carcinogenic July 20, 2022 A long-time partnership between the Tucson Fire Department and researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences provided evidence that occupational exposure as a firefighter causes cancer. Read more
Wastewater Being Used to Estimate BA-5 Cases in Pima County July 20, 2022 Wastewater research suggests there are far more new cases of COVID-19 than shown on the state data dashboard. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Three Ways Nanotechnology Is Changing The Healthcare Industry July 20, 2022 A team of University of Arizona Health Sciences and College of Engineering researchers created a simple, portable and inexpensive method for detecting extremely low levels of norovirus. Forbes
Gene Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer July 20, 2022 A phase 3 clinical trial studying the use of ofranergene obadenovec in combination with paclitaxel failed to meet its primary endpoint in improving progression-free survival or overall survival in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. CGTLive