UArizona great Hunley helps in UArizona Arthritis Center passing $2 Million raised Oct. 7, 2022 The UArizona Arthritis Center once again teamed up with the UArizona Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to present the 2022 UArizona Arthritis Center ‘Bear Down Celebration.' KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
UNR researcher leads team to track chemicals through food web, mitigate impacts in Alaska Oct. 7, 2022 A research team is studying the potential for human exposure to toxic substances that may persist in the environment from hundreds of formerly used defense sites in Alaska. KTVN-TV (Reno, NV)
Eegee's and Tryst Cafe raise money for cancer research with pink drinks this October Oct. 7, 2022 Tucson sandwich chain eegee's has created a pink lemonade flavor of its famous frozen drinks, which raises money for the UArizona Cancer Center. Phoenix New Times
Chemical Age: How war tools became pesticides Oct. 6, 2022 Frank A. von Hippel, PhD, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and lead of the UArizona Health Sciences One Health Research Initiative, discussed his book “The Chemical Age: How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth.” The Joe Gardener Show
Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats. The reason is up for debate. Oct. 6, 2022 Lower vaccination rates among Republicans could explain the partisan gap for COVID-19 death rates, but some researchers say mask use and social distancing were bigger factors. NBC News
$200K EPA study will test air, water at Cocopah Head Start facility Oct. 6, 2022 Jonathan Credo, a student in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is a co-principal investigator for a study that received a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess air and water quality on the Cocopah Indian Reservation. KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
'Pink Out the Park' returns to Tucson Oct. 5, 2022 The American Cancer Society’s "Pink Out the Park," presented by TMC Health, returns to Tucson at the UArizona Tech Park from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 16. The UArizona Cancer Center will provide breast cancer awareness and education about screening. Foothills News (Tucson, AZ)
VIDEO: Recovery time after carpometacarpal arthritis treatment matters to patients Oct. 5, 2022 Patients with carpometacarpal arthritis recover faster from carpometacarpal denervation than carpometacarpal arthroplasty. Healio
Paralyzed by a scorpion in the Grand Canyon Oct. 5, 2022 A scorpion sting turned into a medical and scientific mystery. Envenomation information provided by Leslie Boyer, MD, professor emerita in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is cited. Outside