$200K EPA study will test air, water at Cocopah Head Start facility Oct. 6, 2022 Jonathan Credo, a student in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is a co-principal investigator for a study that received a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess air and water quality on the Cocopah Indian Reservation. KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
Chemical Age: How war tools became pesticides Oct. 6, 2022 Frank A. von Hippel, PhD, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and lead of the UArizona Health Sciences One Health Research Initiative, discussed his book “The Chemical Age: How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth.” The Joe Gardener Show
UArizona professor shot and killed on campus Oct. 5, 2022 Stories about a UArizona professor who was shot and killed by a former student reference a previous on-campus tragedy at the College of Nursing 20 years ago this month. Associated Press
Could virtual nursing help combat the shortage of nurses? Oct. 5, 2022 Virtual nursing could help combat the shortage of nurses in Arizona where 31.36% of hospitals are experiencing critical staffing shortages. AZ Big Media
'Pink Out the Park' returns to Tucson Oct. 5, 2022 The American Cancer Society’s "Pink Out the Park," presented by TMC Health, returns to Tucson at the UArizona Tech Park from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 16. The UArizona Cancer Center will provide breast cancer awareness and education about screening. Foothills News (Tucson, AZ)
VIDEO: Recovery time after carpometacarpal arthritis treatment matters to patients Oct. 5, 2022 Patients with carpometacarpal arthritis recover faster from carpometacarpal denervation than carpometacarpal arthroplasty. Healio
Paralyzed by a scorpion in the Grand Canyon Oct. 5, 2022 A scorpion sting turned into a medical and scientific mystery. Envenomation information provided by Leslie Boyer, MD, professor emerita in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is cited. Outside
Carbajal Named All of Us Arizona Health Champion Oct. 4, 2022 Berta Carbajal is being honored for her dedication to the the Hispanic/Latino community and her support of the work of “promotores.” Read more Image
Arizona's three public universities collaborate in health care workforce program for rural, underserved populations Oct. 4, 2022 The Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AzAHEC) Program at the UArizona Health Sciences will receive $7.2 million in state and federal funding over the next five years to continue growing the health professions workforce in the state. KNAU-FM (Flagstaff, AZ)