Indigenous communities see increased focus on health care outcomes, job training Dec. 15, 2022 The AzAHEC program at UArizona Health Sciences selected the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care to develop a new American Indian Health AHEC Regional Center dedicated to developing health profession education initiatives and expanding access to health care for tribal communities in Arizona. The Arizona Republic
Feds expand free COVID-19 tests, hospital support ahead of holidays Dec. 15, 2022 The Biden administration released a COVID-19 preparedness plan Thursday announcing access to free tests and vaccines as well as hospital staff support and equipment in anticipation of increased disease transmission. Courthouse News Service
A Christmas COVID surge is looking more likely, again. But getting sick isn’t inevitable Dec. 14, 2022 Public health experts fear we’re headed into yet another post-holiday COVID-19 surge, based on how numbers are trending. Grid
International Dual-Degree Program Making an Impact Dec. 13, 2022 The first 30 graduates from the Health Sciences International dual-degree program are poised to address the world’s health care challenges. Read more Image
Yellen Family Donates Art Collection to College of Medicine – Phoenix Dec. 13, 2022 Barry and Patricia Yellen's art collection, valued at more than $1 million, will advance the future of health care in Arizona. Read more Image
Combined epigenetic and immunotherapy for blastic and classical mantle cell lymphoma Dec. 13, 2022 A team of researchers including Jeffrey J. Pu, MD, PhD, associate professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson, tested a new therapy and reported better outcomes than current treatment regimens for patients with mantle cell lymphoma. SCIENMAG
The best natural remedies to relieve cold and flu symptoms Dec. 13, 2022 Dr. Pooja J. Shah, MD, clinical instructor for obstetrics and gynecology in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, was the medical reviewer for a guide of the best remedies to relieve cold and flu symptoms. INSIDER
UM leads multi-university partnership that aims to predict cognitive fatigue in individuals Dec. 13, 2022 William D.S. Killgore, PhD, director of the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry, is a research collaborator on a multi-university partnership led by the University of Michigan that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in individuals. News Medical
Revenge of the gaslit patients: Now, as scientists, they’re tackling Ehlers-Danlos syndromes Dec. 12, 2022 Sarrah Hannon, a doctoral candidate in pharmacology and toxicology at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, is studying hormone levels in people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and how they align with patients’ menstrual cycles to assess whether hormonal fluctuations are behind the higher rates of gender dysphoria in EDS populations. STAT