Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are studying the potential environmental and occupational health risks specific to women in the fire service. Funded by a $1.5 million FEMA grant, the study will examine how being a firefighter affects stress levels, reproductive health and cancer risk.

While everyone has different sleeping habits, the one habit most people have in common is the tendency to sleep under a blanket. Dr. Michael Grandner, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, explains why people sleep with a blanket even when it's hot outside.

Among veterans with premature atherosclerotic CVD, women received less aggressive secondary prevention treatments compared with men and demonstrated lower levels of statin adherence in ischemic heart disease. According to data published in JAMA Cardiology, additional disparities were observed for race, in which women with ASCVD were more often Black than white or Asian. Dr. Martha Gulati, professor and chief of the Division of Cardiology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, provides perspective on the study.

Medical students from the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson will shadow UArizona Cancer Center members to explore oncology career opportunities.

The University of Arizona is a national leader in workforce diversity, according to Forbes.

Researchers at the University of Arizona are looking at the effects of taking the full course of one COVID-19 vaccine and then taking the full course of another one. Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, said there is no immunological reason why a person couldn't get two different shots.

Gov. Doug Ducey removed the statewide order that directed K-12 schools to require masks Monday afternoon, putting responsibility on local school leaders to decide whether masks will be required for the final weeks of the school year. The biggest problem with rescinding mask requirements in schools is that children under the age of 16 are not yet eligible to be vaccinated, said Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, a physician and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Around 40% of people who have a heart attack also suffer from depression, and women have twice the risk of experiencing the combination of major depression and cardiovascular disease. The College of Medicine – Phoenix received an $8 million grant to investigate the sex disparities in these debilitating conditions.

More than half of all adult Americans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The younger you are, experts say, the more likely it is that you will experience a side effect. "It's actually expected to see more side effects the younger you are because our immune system has a more robust response to the vaccines," said Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

If you’re feeling more symptoms with the COVID-19 vaccine than with the flu shot, you’re not alone. Health experts say there’s a reason for that. Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson, says the reason why more people are having more reactions to COVID-19 vaccines compared to flu vaccines is because they're made differently. “Vaccines are really engineered and designed to trigger some of that inflammation.” Bhattacharya says the flu vaccine does not trigger the same reaction.