Hyundai Hope on Wheels Handprint Ceremony
A $400,000 `Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant' will be presented to UA Steele Research Center pediatric cancer researchers Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis and Dr. Yi Zeng at Hyundai Hope on Wheels® Handprint Ceremony
Local Wells Fargo to Deliver Get-Well Gifts to Banner Children's - Diamond Children's Medical Center
As part of their annual Community Support Campaign, local Wells Fargo team members will assemble and deliver get-well gift boxes to the patients at Banner Children's - Diamond Children's Medical Center.
UA Pediatrics Resident-Physician Awarded Grant to Implement Tooth-Brushing Program for Children in Sunnyside District
The one-year American Academy of Pediatrics' CATCH grant will enable Dr. Williamson to implement "Promoting Oral Health through the Classroom" in Tucson's Sunnyside School District.
Curcumin Shows Potential to Prevent Inflammation-Associated Colorectal Cancer, Restore Microbial Gut Ecology
Researchers at the UA Steele Children's Research Center discover that curcumin may be a viable means to prevent inflammation-associated colorectal cancer, while also regulating the microbiota of the gut.
UA and Banner Welcome New Pediatric Specialists
The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children's – Diamond Children's Medical Center welcome new faculty members Jenny Mendelson, MD, and Alicia Palmer, MD.
Banner University Medical Centers in Phoenix and Tucson named to U.S. News 'Best Hospital' ranking
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix and Banner-University Medical Center Tucson have each been named to U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital ranking, and nationally recognized for specialty services.
The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children's – Diamond Children's Medical Center welcome new faculty members Daniel Combs, MD, and Rajan Senguttuvan, MD.
21st Annual Father of the Year Awards Dinner and Gala Raises $150,000 for the UA Steele Children's Research Center
Event celebrated five outstanding Tucson fathers while raising funds to support type 1 diabetes research, faculty recruitment and endowment at the UA Steele Center.
UA Pediatrics Professor Dr. Alan Bedrick Appointed Executive Director of Critical Path Institute's 'International Neonatal Consortium'
As executive director of INC, Dr. Bedrick is responsible for the overall strategic planning and management of collaborative research endeavors among academic neonatologists, industry clinical staff and regulatory agency staff that will accelerate an understanding of medicine use in neonates.
Pediatric Hospitalist Dr. Geetha Gopalakrishnan Joins Banner and UA
The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children's – Diamond Children's Medical Center welcome new faculty member Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD, assistant professor, to the Division of Hospital Medicine.
High School Graduation Party for Cancer Patient Sarah Koenig at Diamond Children's
Senior Sarah Koenig will celebrate her high school graduation in her hospital room at Banner Children's – Diamond Children's Medical Center, on Thursday, May 21, at 4 p.m.
Diamond Children's Clinics Honored for Excellence in Immunization Rates
Two pediatric clinics in Tucson were recognized by The Arizona Partnership for Immunization (TAPI) as centers of excellence for achieving 90 percent or higher in their immunization rates and excellence in immunization education.
PANDA Fashion Show Breaks Fundraising Record; Grosses More Than $1 Million for Research at the UA Steele Children's Research Center
Proceeds will support pediatric research efforts, including cancer research in the area of immunotherapy through the newly established, "PANDA Children's Anti-Tumor Immunity Program," at the UA Steele Center.
UA College of Pharmacy, Diamond Children's Pharmacist Hanna Phan Receives National Honor
Hanna Phan, PharmD, assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and a Banner – University Medical Center Tucson pediatric pharmacist, was presented with the Presidential Citation Award from the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) at the Pediatric Pharmacy Association Conference.
Multi-center Study Shows No Significant Benefit to Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children who Suffered Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Results showed no significant difference in outcomes for children who received therapeutic hypothermia and children who maintained a normal body temperature after suffering cardiac arrest.