AZ HEROES Study Receives $22M Grant for Continued Research on COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness July 14, 2022 A University of Arizona Health Sciences study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and immunity among frontline workers, families and children has received $22 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue the research for another year. KNAU-FM (Flagstaff, AZ)
Experts Question the FDA's COVID Booster Strategy Ahead of Autumn July 14, 2022 COVID vaccine makers are developing new boosters for a fall campaign. But some experts question the FDA's decision to tell companies to make shots against the BA.4/5 subvariants. NPR
AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M to Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness July 13, 2022 CDC funding will allow research on COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness to continue as new variants emerge. Read more Image
COVID Cases Rise in Arizona as BA-5 Variant Becomes Dominant Strain July 13, 2022 The new BA-5 variant of the coronavirus is now the dominant strain in Arizona, where it is responsible for slightly less than 60% of new cases. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Patients Taking Methotrexate Face New Barriers Under Roe v Wade Decision July 12, 2022 A commonly prescribed cancer and arthritis drug sometimes used as an oral abortifacient is facing prescription roadblocks in wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. Medscape
Medical Matters Weekly Features Expert in the Connection Between Environment and Wellbeing July 12, 2022 Esther M. Sternberg, MD, professor of medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, will be featured on the July 20 edition of Medical Matters Weekly, produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care. Vermont Business Magazine
A Look at the 988 Soft Launch July 12, 2022 Margie Balfour, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine – Tucson, co-authors a story on the upcoming “soft launch” of a new emergency number for behavioral health emergencies. Psychiatric Times
Connecting with Patricia Lebensohn July 11, 2022 Patricia Lebensohn, MD, medical director of the Commitment to Underserved People Program, shared her experiences in a recent issue of The New Physician. Read more Image
How One Health Plan Reduced Disparities in Medication Adherence July 11, 2022 Pharmacists and navigators learned how to better relate to Black and Hispanic patients using an education program designed by the Western Region Public Health Training Center in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Harvard Business Review