The colorectal oncology team at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Banner – University Medicine has earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway for children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years old. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, said families can sign up their children as registration opens this week.

Dr. Terry Badger’s work with cancer survivors and their caregivers is being recognized by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.

Dr. Murtaza Akhter, an emergency physician at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel to discuss the latest COVID-19 vaccine news.

Michael Grandner, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is among a group of sleep experts who give their opinions on various sleep products.

Dr. Murtaza Akhter, an emergency physician at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses vaccine acceptance and the public health consequences of not getting vaccinated.

The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse – especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs – according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

Dr. Christian Bime said his worst day on the job came about a month after Pima County recorded its first coronavirus cases. “The virus came out of nowhere and caught everyone by surprise,” said Dr. Bime, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and medical director for the intensive care unit at Banner-University Medical Center. “There were a lot of unknowns initially. We did not know at first how this virus spread.”

Physician burnout costs the U.S. health care system about $4.6 billion annually. “While we may not have the power to change health care systems, we can change our departmental cultures and give our faculty and trainees the tools to succeed in [the] complex environment,” said Lilah F. Morris-Wiseman, MD, a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Knowing which places have high cumulative rates of COVID-19 cases can help health officials decide where vaccinations are needed most, said Joe Gerald, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "It's (a finding) that we in our group here at the University of Arizona are very convinced of, which is, we need to do more to target vaccinations in areas with high past burden of COVID-19 disease because that's an indicator of current risk."