Image Green Light Therapy Shown to Reduce Migraine Frequency, Intensity Sept. 9, 2020 A study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that green light therapy resulted in about a 60% reduction in the pain intensity of the headache phase and number of days per month people experienced migraine headaches. Read more
Fact Finders: Paper Towels vs. Air Dryers? Researchers Look at Hand-Drying Debate Sept. 9, 2020 Many individuals recovering from COVID-19 are experiencing lingering symptoms that can last for weeks. One post-viral symptom is something called "brain fog." Dr. Shad Marvasti, an associate professor and director of public health and prevention curriculum at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, explains the symptoms of brain fog. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix
Buckmaster Show 9/9/2020: The Uncertain Future of Old Tucson Sept. 9, 2020 Dr. Victoria Maizes, executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, discusses the “prescribing cascade” and the health risks to older adults who take multiple medications to treat different chronic conditions. Buckmastser Show
University COVID Cases Sept. 9, 2020 Report on the number of COVID cases among students at Arizona’s three state universities. Dr. Shad Marvasti from the University of Arizona College of Medicine says the amount of partying among students is a concern. KPHO-TV (CBS) Phoenix
'Brain Fog' One Of the Lingering Symptoms Of COVID-19 Sept. 9, 2020 Many individuals recovering from COVID-19 are experiencing lingering symptoms that can last for weeks. One post-viral symptom is something called "brain fog." Dr. Shad Marvasti, an associate professor and director of public health and prevention curriculum at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, explains the symptoms of brain fog. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix
Image College of Medicine – Phoenix Media Production Team Honored with Bronze Telly Award Sept. 8, 2020 Read more
Image Paper Towels vs. Air Hand Dryers: UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Evaluate Effectiveness of Both Hand-Drying Methods Sept. 8, 2020 A review of research studies on the hygienic benefits of hand-drying methods compared paper towels to electric warm-air hand dryers. The results found neither method has a clear hygienic advantage. Read more
UA Arthritis Center's Virtual Fundraiser Includes Panel Talk, Reception Sept. 8, 2020 The 2020 University of Arizona Arthritis Center “Bear Down for Health: Sport and Science in the Era of COVID-19” livestream panel discussion and reception is Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. Arizona Daily Star
If You Can Grocery Shop in Person, You Can Vote in Person Sept. 8, 2020 Many health experts say the health risk of casting an in-person ballot is relatively low. In a risk-assessment chart co-created by Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, voting would go in the same low-medium risk category as playing golf or tennis. The Atlantic
As Threat of Valley Fever Grows Beyond the Southwest, Push Is on for Vaccine Sept. 8, 2020 John Galgiani, head of the University of Arizona’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence, is heading up vaccine research at the center and believes the vaccine shown to prevent valley fever in mice should be available for dogs, which also get infected in large numbers. Tucson Sentinel
