Is it Safe to Stay in a Hotel, Cabin or Rental Home Yet? June 11, 2020 Paloma Beamer, an associate professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, writes about ways to minimize risk of coronavirus infection in hotel rooms. The Conversation
Arizona’s COVID-19 Spread is ‘Alarming' and Action is Needed, Experts Warn June 10, 2020 Experts around the country and in Arizona are raising alarms about Arizona's COVID-19 situation because cases and hospitalizations have increased for the past two weeks. Kacey Ernst, an infectious disease epidemiologist and Dr. at the University of Arizona, said all signs seem to point to increasing transmission of the disease. Increased testing could explain increased cases, but not increased hospitalizations, she said. Arizona does appear to be increasing more than other states, she said. USA Today
UA Expands COVID-19 Antibody Testing to More Groups June 10, 2020 The University of Arizona and the state of Arizona are expanding COVID-19 antibody testing eligibility across the state to include all hospital employees, as well as health care professionals licensed by the boards of naturopathy, homeopathy, podiatry, chiropractic examiners, optometry and nine other health care categories. In addition, eligibility will include corrections officers and child safety workers employed by the state. Testing capacity also is expanding to include a new site in Nogales. Arizona Public Media
Dr. Noshene Ranjbar Presented with Innovation Award by Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine June 9, 2020 Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Awarded $2.4M to Study Stress and Resilience in Vulnerable Latino Populations June 8, 2020 The federal funding will allow researchers to develop programs that weigh cultural factors to promote better health outcomes in communities with high-poverty Latino populations in Yuma County, Ariz. Read more Image
Balancing Individual Rights, Public Health During a Pandemic June 8, 2020 While stay-at-home orders are lifting nationwide, quarantine and isolation orders can still be issued due to emergency declarations that remain in effect. Read more Image
A Look Back at Health Sciences’ COVID-19 Response and Relief Efforts June 4, 2020 The University of Arizona Health Sciences spearheads a COVID-19 community response effort: ranging from outreach to widespread antibody testing and more. Read more Image
New Safeguards Allow Cancer Care, Research to Continue June 4, 2020 UArizona Cancer Center, Banner – University Medicine continue state-of-the-art cancer care and cutting-edge research during COVID-19 pandemic Read more Image