Health Sciences In The Media

The U.S. is one step closer to having new COVID-19 booster shots available as soon as this fall.

Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, developed the 4-7-8 sleep method, which he calls “a natural tranquilizer for the nervous system."

In addition to organ donation, Arizona residents have another option: whole body donation.

A condition called sleep apnea may be responsible for restless nights.

Spinal News International’s top 10 industry news highlights included a study by Ali Baaj, MD, associate professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, about the routine use of antibiotics after spine surgery.

Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, and Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, are interviewed about the documentary “The Quest for Sleep.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is using a controversial strategy to evaluate the next generation of COVID-19 boosters.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Arizona Area Health Education Center Program recently selected the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care to develop the 6th AHEC Regional Center in the state.

The Phoenix Business Journal honored the Valley’s unsung Health Care Heroes at its annual awards event.

A recent study calls into question research from 2021 suggesting that no consistent link exists between dust storms and Valley fever.