Health Sciences In The Media

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted saying he supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation that everyone six months and older get the updated vaccine.

Experts weigh in to debunk a social media post claiming the development of technology to forcibly vaccinate people through ‘chemtrails.’

As COVID-19 cases rise in U.S., new boosters have started to arrive at pharmacies this week. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed.

Nonprofit Hyundai Hope on Wheels gave the Hope Scholar Award to Emmanuel Katsanis, MD, professor of pediatrics at the College of Medicine – Tucson, who will use the award's $400,000 grant to research treatments for childhood leukemia and other blood-related cancers.

Previous research led by Janet L. Funk, MD, professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, found curcumin supplements provided some benefits for osteoarthritis and insulin resistance or diabetes; however, some products contained industrial solvent residues, albeit below toxic levels.

AcademyHealth announced four new leaders to its 2024 Board of Directors, including Ricardo Correa, MD, director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Program in the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Experts including Steven Dudley, PharmD, director of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, discuss the health benefits of CBD products, as well as the possibility they could trigger false positive drug tests.

The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy partnered with the Arizona Department of Health Services and Blackbox Healthcare Solutions to launch the Arizona Resource Equity and Access Coordination Hub, a program aimed at enhancing equitable access to care for rural communities.

Experts identify the germiest places at the airport. Kelly Reynolds, PhD, MSPH, professor and chair of the Department of Community, Environment and Policy in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted.

College of Medicine – Phoenix student Kennedy Sparling, who aspires to be a pediatric dermatologist, writes about how her experiences with atopic dermatitis and keratosis pilaris inspired her career choice.