$10.8M Initiative Unites Engineering, Health Researchers to Improve Cancer Treatments Dec. 15, 2022 A University of Arizona project creates humanlike cancer models and growth environments to help improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Read more Image
New Partnership with Pima Community College Provides Pathway to BA in Wellness Degree Dec. 15, 2022 Students interested in health and wellness careers will benefit from a 2+2 program that culminates with a bachelor’s degree in a field with tremendous career growth potential. Read more Image
Feds expand free COVID-19 tests, hospital support ahead of holidays Dec. 15, 2022 The Biden administration released a COVID-19 preparedness plan Thursday announcing access to free tests and vaccines as well as hospital staff support and equipment in anticipation of increased disease transmission. Courthouse News Service
How a viral siege is making some people sick for weeks, even months Dec. 15, 2022 The U.S. is experiencing an unusually high uptick in both flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, while COVID-19 cases continue to linger. The Washington Post
Universities are studying weed's health effects – and being funded by Big Cannabis Dec. 15, 2022 In 2003, a study conducted at the Yale University School of Medicine found that industry-funded studies were 3.6 times more likely to produce outcomes favorable to their sponsors. Biomedical researchers say there are greater safeguards in place today than in the past. Los Angeles Times
Indigenous communities see increased focus on health care outcomes, job training Dec. 15, 2022 The AzAHEC program at UArizona Health Sciences selected the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care to develop a new American Indian Health AHEC Regional Center dedicated to developing health profession education initiatives and expanding access to health care for tribal communities in Arizona. The Arizona Republic
A Christmas COVID surge is looking more likely, again. But getting sick isn’t inevitable Dec. 14, 2022 Public health experts fear we’re headed into yet another post-holiday COVID-19 surge, based on how numbers are trending. Grid
International Dual-Degree Program Making an Impact Dec. 13, 2022 The first 30 graduates from the Health Sciences International dual-degree program are poised to address the world’s health care challenges. Read more Image
Yellen Family Donates Art Collection to College of Medicine – Phoenix Dec. 13, 2022 Barry and Patricia Yellen's art collection, valued at more than $1 million, will advance the future of health care in Arizona. Read more Image
UM leads multi-university partnership that aims to predict cognitive fatigue in individuals Dec. 13, 2022 William D.S. Killgore, PhD, director of the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry, is a research collaborator on a multi-university partnership led by the University of Michigan that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in individuals. News Medical