Health Sciences In The Media

Even though it’s only August, flu shots are now being offered at many pharmacies. Shad Marvasti, MD, associate professor of family and community medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, recommends waiting until September or October to get the shot.

The Arizona Bioindustry Association announced that John Galgiani, MD, professor and director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is the 2023 recipient of the AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The 20th Anniversary Big Deal Poker Party – Vegas, Baby! on Friday, Sept. 22, at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, will raise funds for the Steele Children’s Research Center. The center is slated to receive $800,000 to fund the renovation of five laboratories and a research office at the Angel Charity for Children Wings for Genetic Research.

Hyochol “Brian” Ahn, PhD, MSN, MS-CTS, MS-ECE, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN, the first Asian-American dean of the College of Nursing, is interviewed.

The Cottonwood Public Library, in partnership with the Cottonwood Parks and Recreation Department, took a group of teenagers to the top of the Mount Humphreys trail in Flagstaff on July 16 as part of the Get Out program. Get Out was funded by a grant from the American Library Association, in conjunction with the Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

A new study by UArizona Cancer Center researchers piloted a unique outreach strategy to foster dialogue between basic scientists and community members.

The Arizona State Nursing Board is addressing the state’s nursing shortage through new grant funding approved by lawmakers. The board received $75 million for the next three years through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.

The number of people aged 60 and older who committed suicide in Pima County rose between 2018 to 2022. Experts say the key to combating suicides is to recognize the signs of depression and to get treatment as early as possible.

The UArizona College of Nursing was one of 50 institutions nationwide to receive a Health Resources and Services Administration grant to increase the number and diversity of Doctor of Nursing Practice students in clinical rotations at Federally Qualified Health Center partners in southern Arizona.

Joann Sweasy, PhD, Nancy C. and Craig M. Berge Endowed Chair and UArizona Cancer Center director, has been elected by the members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes to serve as vice president/president-elect of the organization's board of directors.