Five emerging medical specialties you’ve never heard of – until now Oct. 10, 2023 Howard D. Silverman, MD, professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted in an explainer on medical specialties, including biomedical informatics, which involves collecting and analyzing patients’ health information and applying those insights to improve health. American Association of Medical Colleges News
Should cannabis still be a Schedule I drug? Oct. 9, 2023 The Drug Enforcement Agency received a recommendation to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug, a move that would be a boon to research and patient care. Read more Image
Arizona Telemedicine Program to host state, national leaders at Telehealth Policy Summit Oct. 9, 2023 On Oct. 24, legislators, health law experts and others will dicsuss the current state of telehealth policy at the Arizona Telemedicine Program’s annual summit. Read more Image
Cannabis edibles are legal in Arizona. They are usually safe, but watch out for these issues Oct. 9, 2023 Problems with edible cannabis products in Arizona spiked in 2020 during the pandemic and have stayed at a heightened number since voters legalized recreational marijuana that year. The Arizona Republic
Feeling terrible after your COVID shot? Then it’s probably working. Oct. 7, 2023 A new study found that reactions such as chills, fatigue, headache and malaise that can follow vaccination may be signs of a vigorous immune response. The New York Times
COVID-19 is now 'a common respiratory illness,' Arizona health officials say Oct. 7, 2023 Arizona health officials this week scaled back the state's COVID-19 dashboard and declared the disease "a common respiratory illness." The Arizona Republic
Closing down the “on-ramps” to Alzheimer’s Oct. 6, 2023 Presenting at the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation’s annual conference in Phoenix, Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, director of the UArizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science, cited chronic conditions that could lead to Alzheimer's disease. Subtle Yoga
UArizona receives grant to study if long COVID triggers irritable bowel syndrome Oct. 5, 2023 Researchers with the ongoing Arizona CoVHORT research study at the Zuckerman College of Public Health were awarded $3.2 million by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for a study of gastrointestinal symptoms, specifically irritable bowel syndrome, as a condition of long COVID. TS News
Dr. Kuo on flotufolastat F 18 utility in patients with high-risk prostate cancer Oct. 5, 2023 Phillip Kuo, MD, PhD, FACR, professor of medical imaging at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed about his research on the prostate cancer drug flotufolastat F 18, which was presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in San Diego, California. Urology Times