Pembrolizumab Tied to Good Quality of Life in Women With Advanced Cervical Cancer March 19, 2022 The addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, in women with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer was linked with better quality of life, reported Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. MedPage Today
Beleaguered Health Care System Struggles to Treat Poor, Isolated Patients March 19, 2022 People living in economically distressed parts of Pima County, as well as those in rural areas and tribal lands throughout southern Arizona, are experiencing greater health challenges due to the pandemic. Students and faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson are quoted. Arizona Daily Star
World Sleep Day: Sleep Myths That May Be Keeping You From a Good Night's Rest March 18, 2022 Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, recommends against lying in bed for more than 15 to 20 minutes because it will train the brain to associate bed with a lack of sleep, which can lead to chronic insomnia. CNN
Tapping into Technology to Improve Health Care Research March 17, 2022 The new UArizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab is expanding health care research by providing access to wearable sensors and advanced digital technologies. Read more Image
Health Sciences Sensor Lab Open for Collaboration March 17, 2022 The Sensor Lab is available to faculty, staff and students across the university. Read more Image
A Match Made on an Orientation Bus March 17, 2022 Despite not being matched in the same city, engaged pharmacy students happy with residency postings for Pharmacy Match Day 2022. Read more Image
This Antioxidant Is Vital To Cellular Health — Are You Getting Enough? March 17, 2022 If combatting free radicals and oxidative stress while striking redox balance and homeostasis in the body were a sport, glutathione would be the reigning champion across all divisions. Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO, associate director of the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the UArizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, is quoted. MindBodyGreen