Health Sciences In The Media Prior Infections Can Protect Against Other Future Diseases Dec. 6, 2021 A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications found that an infection can strengthen the immune system against that agent as well as new invaders. Senior author on the study was Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Immunobiology. Clinical OMICs Number of COVID-19 Deaths Decreasing per Week as Winter Approaches Dec. 6, 2021 According to health officials, the number of hospitalizations compared to last year at this time have slightly decreased as some hospitals are reaching capacity once again. KTVK/KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ) Pregnancy: It’s Complicated – Mohave County Area Suffers from Lack of OB/GYNs, Drug Use Dec. 6, 2021 Along with new life comes challenges for mothers in Mohave County, including the rural location, level of income and number of OB/GYNs. Today's News-Herald Do Vaccines Work Against Omicron? Lab Studies Are Coming, But Won’t Tell Whole Story. Dec. 3, 2021 In a lab at New York University, a virologist is growing an engineered version of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The “pseudovirus” — which can’t infect humans — will be used to understand how well antibodies produced by the COVID-19 vaccines can fight off the variant. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed. NBC News Researchers Find Surprising Benefit to the Immune System Following Infection Dec. 3, 2021 The human body’s immune system weakens over time, making older adults more susceptible to infections and leaving scientists with the puzzling dilemma of how to maintain health across the lifespan. Medical Xpress The Role of Travel Restrictions Amid Omicron Dec. 2, 2021 Now that the COVID variant Omicron is confirmed in the U.S., questions are arising around the role of the travel ban. This as new details are emerging about a new travel requirement government leaders are now considering. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor and director of the public health policy and management program at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, says to make the travel restrictions more effective he thinks we should also be doing testing, quarantining and isolation. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ) Record-Breaking Autism Rates Reported With New CDC Criteria Dec. 2, 2021 Childhood autism rates are at the highest level since the CDC began tracking the disorder in 2000. The increase likely reflects improvements in diagnosis and identification, not an increase in incidence. Sydney Pettygrove, PhD, associate research professor and epidemiologist at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and a principal investigator for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring site in Arizona, is quoted. Medscape Omicron Could Threaten COVID-19 Immunity — But We’re Not Going Back to ‘Square One’ Dec. 1, 2021 Immunologists and virologists say that while it will still take time to determine the variant's real-world impact, our immunity from vaccines and prior infection could take a significant hit if it takes off globally. "I wouldn't say that this one's going to put us back to zero," said Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor and immunobiologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson. "But I do think that if it does spread, it's going to be a bigger problem than any of the variants we've seen before." Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) University of Arizona Joins Clinical Trial to Evaluate Aiberry AI Platform’s Ability to Detect Depression Dec. 1, 2021 Allison J. Huff, DHEd, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is involved in a clinical trial using artificial intelligence technology that analyzes a patient’s words, voice, and facial expressions to detect mental health conditions and integrates with telehealth services. AZoRobotics ‘Interesting and Important’ Results from AVATAR Trial Presented at AHA Dec. 1, 2021 Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the UArizona Sarver Heart Center, discusses results from the AVATAR trial presented at this year’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. The trial evaluated surgical aortic valve replacement among asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis. Healio Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Prior Infections Can Protect Against Other Future Diseases Dec. 6, 2021 A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications found that an infection can strengthen the immune system against that agent as well as new invaders. Senior author on the study was Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Immunobiology. Clinical OMICs
Number of COVID-19 Deaths Decreasing per Week as Winter Approaches Dec. 6, 2021 According to health officials, the number of hospitalizations compared to last year at this time have slightly decreased as some hospitals are reaching capacity once again. KTVK/KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Pregnancy: It’s Complicated – Mohave County Area Suffers from Lack of OB/GYNs, Drug Use Dec. 6, 2021 Along with new life comes challenges for mothers in Mohave County, including the rural location, level of income and number of OB/GYNs. Today's News-Herald
Do Vaccines Work Against Omicron? Lab Studies Are Coming, But Won’t Tell Whole Story. Dec. 3, 2021 In a lab at New York University, a virologist is growing an engineered version of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The “pseudovirus” — which can’t infect humans — will be used to understand how well antibodies produced by the COVID-19 vaccines can fight off the variant. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed. NBC News
Researchers Find Surprising Benefit to the Immune System Following Infection Dec. 3, 2021 The human body’s immune system weakens over time, making older adults more susceptible to infections and leaving scientists with the puzzling dilemma of how to maintain health across the lifespan. Medical Xpress
The Role of Travel Restrictions Amid Omicron Dec. 2, 2021 Now that the COVID variant Omicron is confirmed in the U.S., questions are arising around the role of the travel ban. This as new details are emerging about a new travel requirement government leaders are now considering. Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor and director of the public health policy and management program at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, says to make the travel restrictions more effective he thinks we should also be doing testing, quarantining and isolation. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Record-Breaking Autism Rates Reported With New CDC Criteria Dec. 2, 2021 Childhood autism rates are at the highest level since the CDC began tracking the disorder in 2000. The increase likely reflects improvements in diagnosis and identification, not an increase in incidence. Sydney Pettygrove, PhD, associate research professor and epidemiologist at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and a principal investigator for the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring site in Arizona, is quoted. Medscape
Omicron Could Threaten COVID-19 Immunity — But We’re Not Going Back to ‘Square One’ Dec. 1, 2021 Immunologists and virologists say that while it will still take time to determine the variant's real-world impact, our immunity from vaccines and prior infection could take a significant hit if it takes off globally. "I wouldn't say that this one's going to put us back to zero," said Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor and immunobiologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson. "But I do think that if it does spread, it's going to be a bigger problem than any of the variants we've seen before." Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
University of Arizona Joins Clinical Trial to Evaluate Aiberry AI Platform’s Ability to Detect Depression Dec. 1, 2021 Allison J. Huff, DHEd, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is involved in a clinical trial using artificial intelligence technology that analyzes a patient’s words, voice, and facial expressions to detect mental health conditions and integrates with telehealth services. AZoRobotics
‘Interesting and Important’ Results from AVATAR Trial Presented at AHA Dec. 1, 2021 Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the UArizona Sarver Heart Center, discusses results from the AVATAR trial presented at this year’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. The trial evaluated surgical aortic valve replacement among asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis. Healio