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Expert panel makes recommendations to engage more participants in Alzheimer's research
11/01/2022
With an expected 13 million Americans projected to develop Alzheimer’s disease by 2050, the disease threatens to overwhelm the health care system, families, and caregivers. Yet only one new therapy drug, aducanumab, has been approved in the last 20 years. Discovering new treatments will require making it easier for more people from diverse backgrounds who are willing and qualified to participate in clinical trials.
Read MorePartners in Wellness featuring Fishkind, Bakewell, Maltzman, Hunter & Associates Eye Care and Surgery Center
10/26/2022
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Banner Health Foundation is delighted to acknowledge Fishkind, Bakewell, Maltzman, Hunter & Associates Eye Care and Surgery Center for supporting Banner’s youngest patients through the Play Zone at Diamond Children’s Medical Center.
Read MorePartners in Wellness featuring Sogeti/Capgemini
10/12/2022
Banner Health Foundation is delighted to acknowledge Sogeti/Capgemini for supporting Banner’s youngest patients through the Banner Children’s Open and the Pulse of the City Soiree. Their support for these two worthy initiatives makes life better for the thousands of Arizona children in our care each year.
Read MoreBashas’ partners with Banner Health Foundation to support mobile mammography
10/03/2022
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, Bashas’ Family of Stores has once again partnered with the Banner Health Foundation to support The Big Pink Bus, a mobile unit that will bring 3D mammography to women in outlying areas of the Valley. Customers at Maricopa County Bashas’ and Food City stores can support this effort by donating at the cash register and/or buying a case of Bashas’ pink-labeled water bottles.
Read MoreStead family donates $5 million for dedicated Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus center
10/03/2022
Banner Health plans to open a center specializing in a reversible, yet often misdiagnosed, condition known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, thanks to a $5 million philanthropic gift to the Banner Health Foundation from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead. The center will be part of the Brain & Spine Institute at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix.
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