AHSC In The News - Friday, May 1, 2009

NATIONAL NEWS

Medical News Today (press release)

• Ovarian Cancer - Masters Of Hematology And Oncology: David Alberts, MD (director of the Arizona Cancer Center)

PHOENIX NEWS

Phoenix Business Journal

• Diabetes group to present awards (Lawrence J. Mandarino, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix)

LOCAL NEWS

Arizona Daily Star

• Governor: State university system needs overhaul; College needs to be more accessible, cheaper to students, she says, pledging stimulus dollars to make it happen

• University of Arizona prof's IHS nomination passes committee (Yvette Roubideaux)

• Surcharge lowered; UA costs still soar

• Pima County has 20 tested for swine flu

Inside Tucson Business

• UA launches new program for clinical laboratory scientists (University Medical Center)

Arizona Daily Wildcat

• Regents approve surcharge

Tucson Citizen

• TPD focusing on 8 at UMC in photographing patient

• Governor scolds regents on cost of higher ed

• Regents OK lower surcharge, but tuition hike sets UA record

• UA prof's Indian Health Service nomination passes committee (Yvette Roubideaux)

OTHER NEWS

Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD

• Roubideaux passes Senate committee nod (Yvette Roubideaux, assistant professor at UA College of Medicine)

Indian Country Today

• Senators to Roubideaux: Hone managerial skills

BROADCAST NEWS

• UMC suspends nurses: UMC statement
  KVOA-TV, 6, 10 PM News
  KMSB-TV, 9 PM News
  KOLD-TV, 10 PM News
  KGUN-TV
  

• Swine flu case in Arizona: Fran Smeal; Dr. Arthur Martinez, El Rio Health Clinic; Patti Woodcock, Pima County Health; Dr. Richard Carmona; Jeanette Hamby
  KGUN-TV, 6, 10 PM News

• Swine Flu leads to a variety of behavior (UMC)
  KOLD-TV