Medical Experts Warn of Hike in COVID-19 Cases After Federal Judge Lifts National Mask Mandate on Public Transit April 19, 2022 Medical experts warn of increased COVID-19 transmissions in the wake of a federal judge’s Monday ruling that voided the national mask mandate on airplanes and public transit. MSN
PD-L1 Test Debated in Gastroesophageal Cancer Immunotherapy April 19, 2022 Clinicians are struggling to make sense of conflicting regulations from the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency on whether measuring programmed death–ligand 1 (PD-L1) is essential before prescribing checkpoint inhibitors for gastroesophageal cancer. MDedge Hematology and Oncology
MRIs Are Finding Connections Between Brain Activity and Psychology April 19, 2022 Researchers are increasingly using magnetic resonance imaging to find links between what is seen on an MRI, like cortical thickness or patterns of connection and complicated psychological traits, like cognitive ability or mental-health conditions. The New York Times
Colleges Provide Tools to Help Students Avoid Career Burnout April 18, 2022 The five Health Sciences colleges are preparing medical, nursing, pharmacy and public health students to manage stress, survive and thrive as they enter the workforce. Read more Image
How Mexico Revolutionized the Science of Antivenom April 18, 2022 Innovative policies and a diverse scorpion population have led to new treatments in Mexico, providing a model for other developing countries. National Geographic
UArizona Launching Programs for Physician Assistants, Physical Therapists, Nurse-midwives April 15, 2022 The University of Arizona Health Sciences received approval from the Arizona Board of Regents to launch three new degree programs that address ongoing workforce shortages in the allied health fields of physical therapy, physician assistant and nurse-midwifery. Phoenix Business Journal
Machine Learning Useful for Predicting PAH Mortality April 15, 2022 The circulating cytokine profile in pulmonary arterial hypertension is dependent on redox and sex, a new study published in Translational Research found. Rare Disease Advisory
Arizona Program Hopes to be Nationwide Model for Healthy Babies April 15, 2022 Health Start is a statewide program that connects expecting mothers and their babies with a trained public health coach who finds them resources, provides information about their child’s development and serves as a sounding board for their questions. Arizona Daily Star