The COVID-19 vaccine authorization for younger children was delayed as the FDA seeks to review new data. Saman Nematollahi, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed.

The legacy of racism in healthcare for Black patients in America has been a pressing issue that has an impact when someone goes in for critical care. Victoria Murrain, DO, vice dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses what the college is doing to build an environment where true diversity can thrive.

Besides the health department recommendation to extend the mask mandate, some health professionals felt an extension would be a good idea because case numbers still high. Extending the mask mandate sends the right message, says Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, an associate professor of public health policy at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that people who suffer from migraine may benefit from green light therapy, which was shown to reduce the frequency and intensity of headaches and improve patient quality of life. This content originated with a Health Sciences news release.

The UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Urology awarded seed grants to support early research that may lead to advances in treatments.

Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have spread beyond the Colleges of Medicine as the other Health Sciences colleges address racism in health care.

Researchers are exploring a potential link between COVID-19 vaccination and tinnitus. Shaowen Bao, PhD, an associate professor of neuroscience, physiological sciences, and physiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses his research on the association between tinnitus and SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination, and whether patients who develop tinnitus after vaccination should receive a booster dose.

Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Heath Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, explains the history of weighted blankets, originally an occupational therapy tool designed to help children with developmental disabilities who often sleep restlessly and benefit from movement restriction therapies.

Researchers at the College of Medicine – Phoenix have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how medications used to treat hypertension may provide insight into novel treatments to produce long-lasting protection against heart disease. Taben Hale, PhD, associate professor and director of the Hale Laboratory, will lead the study.