Amid Shortage of COVID-19 Collection Kits, UArizona Scientists Race to Make More March 23, 2020 University researchers produced 1,600 COVID-19 specimen collection kits over the weekend. Read more Image
Health Sciences Toolkit Helps Parents Explain Coronavirus to Kids March 23, 2020 Researchers in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health have created a resource for helping the youngest generation understand the pandemic. Read more Image
UArizona Med Student Residencies Unveiled Amid COVID-19 Pandemic March 23, 2020 More than 200 students at UArizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix are advancing to the next phase of their professional journey. Read more Image
University of Arizona makes 1,600 COVID-19 test kits, with thousands more expected March 23, 2020 Scientists across the University of Arizona are working to give American public health authorities the ability to test widely for COVID-19 by making more specimen collection kits available. The Arizona Republic
Chloroquine treats malaria: Will it work against coronavirus? The side effects are risky, experts say March 22, 2020 Doctors and scientists discuss the claims that two malaria drugs may be a potential antidote for COVID-19. "We definitely don’t want to harm people by using drugs that have known side effects in ways that we know are dangerous," said Raymond Woosley, MD, a pharmacologist and professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. USA Today
How the coronavirus is changing our relationship with technology March 22, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic is changing the lives of people around the world, this week’s Sunday Spotlight story reports on how people are adapting to their adjusted routines. Featuring three students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix on March 20, “Match Day” when they discovered where they matched for residency. TODAY (NBC)
UArizona Health Experts, Students Answer Public Calls on COVID-19 March 21, 2020 Students from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health provide "surge capacity" for overwhelmed county health departments that, in addition to their regular work, are inundated with calls from the public about the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Read more Image
UArizona Researchers Create Toolkit for Talking to Kids about Coronavirus March 21, 2020 Stress experts led by Dr. Patricia Haynes, an associate professor in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, have compiled resources for parents, teachers and administrators for talking to kids during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Read more Image
Aspiring Physicians Celebrate Match Day, Residency Results March 20, 2020 One-third of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2020 will remain in Arizona to practice medicine and pursue their residency training. Nearly 50 percent of the class will pursue primary care — a physician specialty that is critically low in Arizona and the nation. Read more Image
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Hosts Virtual Match Day Celebration March 20, 2020 Pandemic fears were set aside as students celebrated with family through unique Zoom meeting. More than 40 percent of the Class of 2020 will continue training in Arizona, with 30 matching to Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and Tucson. Read more Image