Health Sciences In The Media

Valley fever continues to spread and poses a threat to those who work outside. Valley fever’s mortality rate is about one death per 1,000 infections, according to John Galgiani, MD, director of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson's Valley Fever Center for Excellence.

UArizona Health Sciences, the College of Medicine – Tucson and the UArizona Cancer Center are mentinoed in a story about the expansion of Arizona's bioscience segment and health care infrastructure.

Rattlesnakes play an important role in the desert ecosystem, but they can be dangerous when people stumble upon them.

The Arizona Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health offers opportunities for students to become certified to help people dropped from Medicaid determine whether they can transition to health care through the ACA marketplace or requalify for Medicaid.

UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center researchers will use a $2.4 million grant from the United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity to determine the effectiveness of green light therapy on postsurgical pain and inflammation.

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

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.

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.