Health Sciences In The Media

Studies have suggested that cannabis can suppress REM sleep and that those findings may explain why many cannabis users report that they dream very little or not at all.

Felicia Goodrum, PhD, professor of immunobiology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, co-authored a commentary signed by over 150 virologists that says all the evidence to date indicates that the coronavirus pandemic started naturally, and it wasn't the result of some kind of lab accident or malicious attack.

An interview with Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses how natural medicine and an integrative approach could help control costs and improve the health care system.

The U.S. Secret Service released a threat assessment report tracking multiple years of mass attacks. The report found half of the attackers retaliated for perceived wrongs, and over half of the attackers experienced mental health symptoms prior to or at the time of their attacks, including depression, psychotic symptoms and suicidal thoughts.

Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses how "awe" triggers a positive psychological response in the body and how brief bursts of activity — or micro-workouts — could be a substantial health benefit.

A record number of Arizonans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

A new study suggests that high temperatures, stress and the ‘forever chemicals’ firefighters are exposed to could be factors in pregnancy and fertility complications.

An interview with Andrew Weil, MD, discusses how the landscape of modern medicine has changed since he became a doctor and what can be done to facilitate changes in the health care system to improve patient outcomes.

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a major shift in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine strategy. The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps adopt an approach similar that used for the flu vaccine, with annual updates to match whatever strain of the virus is circulating.

Newly appointed state health director Theresa Cullen, MD, clinical associate professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, must go through a Senate confirmation process to make her appointment official, although nominees may serve in their posts for up to a year before they need to be confirmed.