Results of patient-ordered tests for Valley fever are showing disease activity, indicating a possible second spike in cases of the respiratory ailment since last fall when the first spike was reported by University of Arizona infectious diseases specialists to have occurred. Recent…

The renowned Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP), established in 1996 at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, came up against a workforce roadblock in 2013.Hospitals, clinics and other health-care organizations did not know how to connect with the physicians,…

Nearly 80 million Americans — 1 of every 4 — are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). Of those millions, more than 31,000 will be diagnosed with an HPV-related cancer this year. Despite those staggering figures, HPV vaccination remains low in…

It has been a busy first half of 2018 for the Pima County Medical Society – and a good one.  The first part of the year was marked by coordinating with other medical associations in Arizona to respond to the…

Pima County Medical Society member Monica Kraft, MD, professor and chair of the University of Arizona Department of Medicine, has received the American Thoracic Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award. The award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to fighting respiratory…

The Arizona Medical Association has announced they have joined 83 national specialty and state medical societies to urged the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to reconsider certain provisions of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact (APRN Compact) that…

Physicians at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson are developing a new tool that detects urine, or urethral, blockage. The technique may soon make it easier for patients to test themselves for the condition from the comfort of their…

Many young physicians I work with are excited to enter into recruitment agreements with hospitals and medical practices in rural and health care shortage areas. The incentives for such arrangements can include a hefty signing bonus, relocation allowance, student loan…

The new SPARCC office opened at 5199 E. Farness Rd, Ste 100 next to the administrative offices of the Pima County Medical Society. Mo Mortazavi, MD and Jon Minor, MD serve as medical directors for the practice. Features offered to…

Jon Minor MD, has been named Co-Medical Director of the SPARCC Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Concussion Center. The new facility opened in February at 5199 E. Farness Rd, Ste 100. Minor is a pediatric non-operative sports medicine physician who is…