Julia Liatti, a first-year medical student, writes about the experiences that put her on the path to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

The University of Arizona will soon begin analyzing blood samples from hundreds of thousands of Arizonans to determine who has been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 and developed antibodies against it. Dr. Michael Dake, senior vice president of the University of Arizona Health Sciences, talks about the state’s efforts to ramp up testing for the Covid-19 anti-body.

Accessible, easy-to-use tool helps provide real-time data about health, before people end up in hospitals or in need of testing.

Not everyone can volunteer on the health care front lines, but there are other ways to help the community cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Third-year student’s Scholarly Project research taps into his biomechanics background to improve and test robotic exoskeleton therapy.

The University of Arizona recently launched a texting system called, "AZCOVIDTXT" to help track the health of the surrounding community and keep community members informed during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts say heart disease may be particularly worrisome in the era of the new coronavirus. Fearing COVID-19, "patients experiencing a heart attack or stroke are delaying their essential care, causing a new public health crisis,” said Dr. Martha Gulati, chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

A research team at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Data Science Institute has launched a crowd-source texting system to gather vital public health data to help fight COVID-19 in Arizona.

Antibody testing will help health experts better assess how many people contracted the novel coronavirus. "As they grow, they'll start to produce the spike protein," University of Arizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya said. "You can basically trick the cells into making what you want."