State begins to shed thousands from Medicaid, push them to other care April 5, 2023 Arizona started purging people from the pandemic-inflated Medicaid rolls this month, a process that could end up pushing more than 600,000 people off the plan. KAET-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
How out-of-state students cope with mental health April 4, 2023 Nonresident students are interviewed on their feelings of well-being and how they find the comforts of home. An undergraduate student at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy is quoted. Arizona Daily Wildcat
A look at the cost of climate change on human health April 3, 2023 University of Arizona researchers are setting a broad goal to mitigate the effects of environmental change on human health and performance. Read more Image
UArizona researchers want you to send them ticks April 3, 2023 UArizona researchers are asking the public to contribute to an important community health effort: The Great Arizona Tick Check. Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Dr. David Gullen to hand over Flinn Foundation board chair after more than two decades of service April 3, 2023 Eric Reiman, MD, affiliate professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, has been elected the new chair of the Flinn Foundation. Health Tech Hot Spot
Move AZ improves health and community in Health Sciences March 30, 2023 The program that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle has the added benefit of improving collaboration and comradery. Read more Image
Cannabis education focus of new Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center program March 29, 2023 UArizona Health Sciences center developing educational materials on the responsible use and potential risks of cannabis thanks to a grant from ADHS. Read more Image
New drug combination holds hope for some cancer patients March 29, 2023 A new combination drug treatment showed promising results in patients with pan-refractory, recurrent metastatic head and neck cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Medical Dialogues
Drug-resistant fungal infection surging across the US, cases in Arizona hospitals and nursing homes March 28, 2023 Candida auris, a dangerous multi-drug-resistant fungus, is rapidly spreading in hospitals across the nation. To date in Arizona, there are 22 clinical cases of Candida auris and 18 screening cases. KOLD/KMSB-TV (Tucson, AZ)