With Thanksgiving approaching, families who have loved ones in assisted living centers may want to bring them home for the holiday. Dr. Melvin Hector, a geriatrics specialist and associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, said the severity of mental health effects of isolation, like those seen during the shutdown, depend on the person's pre-existing health.

Ali McBride from the University of Arizona Cancer Center and colleagues discuss a number of topics pertaining to immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), including the diagnosis, clinical manifestations, traditional treatment options, and the advances we’ve seen in the past few years.

How long might immunity to the coronavirus last? Years, maybe even decades, according to a new study – the most hopeful answer yet to a question that has shadowed plans for widespread vaccination. These studies "are all by and large painting the same picture, which is that once you get past those first few critical weeks, the rest of the response looks pretty conventional," said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson who was not involved in the studies.

A clinical trial at the University of Arizona Health Sciences designed to study the safety and effectiveness of a personalized cancer vaccine in combination with the immunotherapy drug Pembrolizumab will expand its cohort after promising preliminary data was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Immunotherapy of Cancer.

University of Arizona College of Nursing student Jaime Criswell, DNP, is the recipient of the Uniform Advantage-GNSA Scholarship Fund, which supports students who are seeking a master’s or doctoral degree in nursing and are members of the Graduate Nursing Student Academy.

In a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon, Governor Doug Ducey announced COVID-19 testing sites would be added to three Arizona airports. "If it's a PCR test, it's more reliable," said Dr. Shad Marvasti, with the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix. "But a negative test result by itself again it’s just one snapshot in time."

Researchers are expanding research showing that creating good sleeping habits can help people quit smoking to focus on smokers who are HIV positive.

An early interest in how the mind works led Dr. Rastogi to specialize in pediatric headaches, a widespread and under-studied health problem.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix's Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) Taking Action received the 2020 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for several programs: hosting a national conference and a series of dialogue sessions to address police brutality and protests around the country. Through these sessions, a 12-step action plan was developed to work toward dismantling racism as well as eradicating the barriers and deficits that it creates.