Arizona poison centers warn parents about use of children’s generic fever, pain medications amid shortages Jan. 4, 2023 Experts from Banner Poison and Drug Information Center and Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center are urging caution for children’s generic acetaminophen and ibuprofen due to shortages of these drugs throughout the nation. KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Arizona inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, women claim Jan. 4, 2023 The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women currently incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona. USA Today
The Top 10 Health Sciences Connect Stories of 2022 Jan. 3, 2023 Ridding medical training of racism, gaining experience by helping the underserved and growing research in Phoenix were some of your favorite stories. Read more Image
New COVID subvariant ‘XBB.1.5′ begins circulating across the US, draws concern in Arizona Jan. 3, 2023 As we enter into a new year, scientists are keeping an eye on a new strain of the Omicron variant called XBB.1.5. According to the CDC, XBB.1.5 makes up more than 40% of new cases across the country. KPHO/KTVK-TV
Arizona inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will Jan. 2, 2023 The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women currently incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona. The Arizona Republic
How nonprofits are filling in southern Arizona's health care gaps Dec. 29, 2022 Clinica Amistad is one of Tucson’s only free primary care clinics, in addition to a clinic run by College of Medicine – Tucson medical students. The Arizona Republic
Arizona’s falling vaccination rates could lead to serious health issues in the future Dec. 28, 2022 Vaccination rates among schoolchildren in Arizona have steadily declined since 2012, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the drop across the state. Cronkite News
The uncounted: People of color are dying at much higher rates than what COVID data suggests Dec. 28, 2022 It’s not always easy to identify a COVID-19 death. If someone dies at home, if they have symptoms not typically associated with the disease or if they die when local health systems are overwhelmed, their death certificate might say “heart disease” or “natural causes” when COVID-19 is, in fact, at fault. USA Today
Three years on, the pandemic — and our response — have been jolting. Here's what even the experts didn't see coming Dec. 27, 2022 People who study infectious diseases and who work in public health have long known a bad pandemic would one day come. They knew such an event would overwhelm hospitals, strain supply chains, and place stresses on society that we would be ill-equipped to meet. STAT