Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to Combine toForm New Catholic Health System Focused on Creating Healthier Communities

New Organization to Preserve and Expand Access to Quality Care with Geographically Complementary Facilities Across 28 States

The University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical center is one of the first-class facilities Dignity Health has in Arizona. These include seven area acute care hospitals supported by 14 imaging centers, a number of specialty care centers and medical groups. The organization strives for excellence in all its practices and offers unique expertise in emergency care, neurology, cardiology, orthopedics, and oncology.

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Four Life Science Companies in the Top 10 for the Fall Arizona Innovation Challenge

Breezing, GT Medical Technologies, Life365, and Resonea are finalists for the Fall Arizona Innovation Challenge.Continue reading

FDA Accepts New Drug Application (NDA) for Buprenorphine Sublingual Spray from INSYS Therapeutics

Novel formulation of partial opioid offers potential benefits compared to current alternatives

FDA Provides Clearance for New Test for Valley Fever

DxNA LLC receives a de novo regulatory clearance by the FDA for the GeneSTAT.MDx™ Coccidioides Test on the GeneSTAT® Analyzer – the only FDA cleared molecular test for Valley Fever. With technology developed by TGen, the test allows for rapid definitive diagnosis of Valley Fever.

Jennifer Barton Named Director of BIO5 Institute

After a national search, biomedical engineer Jennifer Kehlet Barton has been named director of the BIO5 Institute.

UA Researchers Pinpoint Pathway to Muscle Paralysis

Researchers have discovered a key player in the molecular process that causes the communication breakdown between nerves in fatal muscle degeneration disease.

C-Path and FARA announce collaborative Data Aggregation Project for Friedreich’s Ataxia

Use of this database will promote collaborative research to support the understanding of natural history, potential biomarkers, and potential clinical endpoints for patients with FA, which will help researchers develop more efficient clinical trial protocols to test new therapies more quickly and effectively.

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