Around 40 percent of Brits are thought to suffer with high, or borderline high cholesterol levels. The article cites a study led by Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, that found links to sleeping issues and high cholesterol.

A University of Arizona Health Sciences effort to reduce disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccines has hosted hundreds of mobile vaccine clinics.

As eligibility for COVID-19 boosters widens in parts of the U.S., some people wonder when they should time their shots to maximize protection.

The UArizona Health Sciences Office of Communications team walked away with multiple honors at the 2021 Impact Awards ceremony for the Southern Arizona chapter of the Public Relations Society of America on Nov. 2 in Tucson. The team won in the categories for General Marketing Communications, News Release or PSA, Social Media Communications, Community Relations and Best in Show.

A $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding a study through the University of Arizona Health Sciences on the cancer risks for wildland firefighters.

A new study will measure carcinogen exposure to evaluate cancer risk among wildland firefighters, who are often exposed to harmful compounds on the job.

The Native Center for Disabilities aims to improve disability services and employment access for Native youth and adults with disabilities.

Continuing coverage: At the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence, researchers had a breakthrough for a vaccine that can be used to prevent Valley fever in dogs – with the hope it can be used for people one day. "It would be useful to prevent valley fever in dogs, but if we showed that, it would indicate this vaccine would give us lots of information suggesting it should go forward in clinical trials in humans as well," said John Galgiani, MD, professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson.