Thursday - August 27, 2026

Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City)

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NRC Issues Event Notification for Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56218) involving Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona: * * * AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PATIENT UNDERDOSE The following information was received from the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) via email: "On November 10, 2022, the Department received notification from the licensee about a medical event involving Y-90 Theraspheres. A patient was prescribed a dose of  more
University of Arizona: Researchers Develop Drug To Treat Alzheimer's Disease In Down Syndrome Patients
TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Research on the drug, known as DYR533, was conducted at the the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and BIO5 Institute, in partnership with the Biodesign Institute in Phoenix. * * * When a baby is born, each cell in his or her body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes or 46 chromosomes in total, with half coming from each parent. At least, this is the case most of the time.   more