Connecting With Dean Reed: Leading a Capital City Med School May 9, 2022 Continuous growth and improvement, adaptation and diversification are helping to build a unique alternative at the College of Medicine – Phoenix. Read more Image
Whole Diet Approach to Lower Cardiovascular Risk Has More Evidence Than Low-fat Diets May 9, 2022 A study published in The American Journal of Medicine reveals a whole diet approach with increased intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish, has more evidence for reducing cardiovascular risk than strategies focusing on reduced fat. ScienceDaily
As Death Rates Rise, Medical Examiners Struggle to Keep Pace With Caseload May 9, 2022 Gregory L. Hess, MD, the chief medical examiner for Pima County and an associate clinical assistant professor of pathology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, attributes his office’s ability to avoid the forensic pathologist shortage to the availability of the University of Arizona’s pathology residency program. Cronkite News
Tribes Credited With Elevating Vaccinations in Rural Arizona May 7, 2022 In a pandemic that has seen sharp divides between urban and rural vaccination rates nationwide, Arizona is the only state where rural vaccine rates outpaced more populated counties, according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated Press
P-MAP Clears Obstacles and Cheers Alumni, Expanding Physician Pipeline May 6, 2022 Ceremony will honor alumni completing residencies, students receiving medical degrees and students who are preparing to enter medical school in July. Read more Image
Stay Sun-safe With These Skin Protection Tips May 6, 2022 Lisa Quale, BS, the senior health educator at the University of Arizona Cancer Center’s Skin Cancer Institute, shares the best ways to protect your skin and the consequences of not protecting it. Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Scientists Have Mapped 100,000 Coronavirus Genomes, But Say the Work Isn't Done May 6, 2022 Arizona scientists have hit a key milestone: They have sequenced over 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes statewide since the start of the pandemic. The Arizona Republic
Research to Focus on Use of Azithromycin for Wheeze, Asthma in Preschoolers May 6, 2022 Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are using a $6.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study azithromycin therapy in preschoolers who are diagnosed with severe wheezing episodes at hospital emergency departments. RT Magazine
FDA Restricts J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Risk of Blood Clots May 6, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it was limiting the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults due to studies showing people developing life-threatening blood clots. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)