Health Sciences In The Media Pima County Schools Weigh Whether to Lift Mask Mandates March 1, 2022 The district will still apply certain masking and quarantine mandates for those who test positive for COVID-19 or for those who come in direct contact with an infected person. Other county school districts are still deciding what to do. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. Arizona Daily Star Vaccine Protection Against Moderate Illness Waned Among Adolescents, New CDC Data Suggests March 1, 2022 Five months after immunization, two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appeared to offer virtually no defense against moderate illness caused by the omicron variant — as measured by visits to emergency departments and urgent care clinics — among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, according to data published by the CDC. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The Japan Times UArizona Launches New Valley Fever Initiative Feb. 28, 2022 A new program unites Arizona’s three universities in the fight against Valley fever. “Two-thirds of all Valley fever infections in the United States occur in Arizona,” said John Galgiani, MD, director of the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ) Why is Arizona's COVID-19 Death Rate So High? Here Are the Theories Feb. 28, 2022 Arizona has one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Certainly we can look to Texas and Florida and go, gosh, how did we beat them?" said Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. The Arizona Republic Arizona Health Department Seeks Info, Cost Estimates for Marijuana Clinical Trials Feb. 28, 2022 The Arizona Department of Health Services wants to know who has the desire and credentials to do human studies on whether marijuana can treat health conditions such as autism. Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, wants to someday learn if cannabis can treat migraines. “Until we are able to run these clinical trials in a well-thought out manner, we’re never going to know the answer,” she said. KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ) Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show Feb. 28, 2022 The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is much less effective in preventing infection in children ages 5 to 11 years than in older adolescents or adults, according to a large new set of data collected by health officials in New York. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The New York Times Is Never Cleaning Your Yoga Mat Really That Bad? | Livestrong.com Feb. 27, 2022 Harmful bacteria on a dirty yoga mat can put you at risk for a skin infection. Kelly Reynolds, MSPH, PhD, professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. LIVESTRONG For Many Immunosuppressed, Churches Stopped Being a Safe Place Feb. 27, 2022 As states across the country are lifting COVID-19 precautions such as mask mandates and some churches have dropped online services, the immunocompromised are weighing their risk of possible exposure in worship services. And some are finding their fellow parishioners and church leaders aren't taking measures to protect them. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The Washington Post Train Your Brain for Better Sleep With 3 Expert Tips Feb. 24, 2022 Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Heath Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, provides his top three ways to train your brain to fall asleep. CNN Scrase: You Don’t Need Scientific Evidence to Remove a Mask Mandate Feb. 24, 2022 Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, a professor of epidemiology at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. She joined 400 public health researchers, practitioners, physicians and educators in signing an open letter encouraging elected officials to reevaluate ending mask mandates for schools. Source New Mexico Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Pima County Schools Weigh Whether to Lift Mask Mandates March 1, 2022 The district will still apply certain masking and quarantine mandates for those who test positive for COVID-19 or for those who come in direct contact with an infected person. Other county school districts are still deciding what to do. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. Arizona Daily Star
Vaccine Protection Against Moderate Illness Waned Among Adolescents, New CDC Data Suggests March 1, 2022 Five months after immunization, two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appeared to offer virtually no defense against moderate illness caused by the omicron variant — as measured by visits to emergency departments and urgent care clinics — among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, according to data published by the CDC. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The Japan Times
UArizona Launches New Valley Fever Initiative Feb. 28, 2022 A new program unites Arizona’s three universities in the fight against Valley fever. “Two-thirds of all Valley fever infections in the United States occur in Arizona,” said John Galgiani, MD, director of the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Why is Arizona's COVID-19 Death Rate So High? Here Are the Theories Feb. 28, 2022 Arizona has one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Certainly we can look to Texas and Florida and go, gosh, how did we beat them?" said Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. The Arizona Republic
Arizona Health Department Seeks Info, Cost Estimates for Marijuana Clinical Trials Feb. 28, 2022 The Arizona Department of Health Services wants to know who has the desire and credentials to do human studies on whether marijuana can treat health conditions such as autism. Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, wants to someday learn if cannabis can treat migraines. “Until we are able to run these clinical trials in a well-thought out manner, we’re never going to know the answer,” she said. KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show Feb. 28, 2022 The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is much less effective in preventing infection in children ages 5 to 11 years than in older adolescents or adults, according to a large new set of data collected by health officials in New York. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The New York Times
Is Never Cleaning Your Yoga Mat Really That Bad? | Livestrong.com Feb. 27, 2022 Harmful bacteria on a dirty yoga mat can put you at risk for a skin infection. Kelly Reynolds, MSPH, PhD, professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. LIVESTRONG
For Many Immunosuppressed, Churches Stopped Being a Safe Place Feb. 27, 2022 As states across the country are lifting COVID-19 precautions such as mask mandates and some churches have dropped online services, the immunocompromised are weighing their risk of possible exposure in worship services. And some are finding their fellow parishioners and church leaders aren't taking measures to protect them. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The Washington Post
Train Your Brain for Better Sleep With 3 Expert Tips Feb. 24, 2022 Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Heath Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, provides his top three ways to train your brain to fall asleep. CNN
Scrase: You Don’t Need Scientific Evidence to Remove a Mask Mandate Feb. 24, 2022 Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, a professor of epidemiology at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. She joined 400 public health researchers, practitioners, physicians and educators in signing an open letter encouraging elected officials to reevaluate ending mask mandates for schools. Source New Mexico