Health Sciences In The Media

Can changing the way we think about and treat pain lead to relief? Evidence-based, drug-free approaches may help heal chronic pain problems.

Terry Badger, PhD, RN, was one of only four recipients of a $4 million American Cancer Society grant to develop a “Cancer Health Equity Research Center” with the goal of improving health equity for Hispanic cancer survivors and family caregivers.

A new partnership between the state’s three universities and several state agencies aims to increase understanding of issues like Valley Fever and ozone levels in Arizona – and come up with solutions.

Public health experts are divided over how many people are getting long COVID, a potentially debilitating condition that comes after a patient has recovered from COVID-19.

Most people have made changes to their hand hygiene practices since the start of the pandemic. This story reviews the efficacy of a commercial hand dryer. University of Arizona Health Sciences research found a non-appreciable difference in hygiene between air- and towel-drying one's hands.

As the nation reaches one million deaths from the Coronavirus, nearly 120 graduates received their diplomas from the College of Medicine – Tucson on Thursday. The graduates will be heading off to start their residencies 63 hospitals in 28 states. Recent graduates are quoted.

Immunotherapy is fast becoming the go-to treatment for many cancers. The University of Arizona Health Sciences expanded a study after releasing positive Phase 1 results in 2020. Five of 10 patients with head and neck cancer experienced a clinical response and two patients showed no detectable disease after treatment.

Steven J. Barker, PhD, MD, professor emeritus in the department of anesthesiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, co-authors an article discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought patient safety to the forefront.

Recently, there has been a groundswell of interest in addressing health disparities and working toward health equity, including in environmental health sciences.

Convocation event information is listed for University of Arizona Health Sciences colleges, including the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, the College of Nursing and the College of Medicine – Tucson.