University of Arizona Making Strides in Cancer Treatment and Options June 3, 2021 Dr. Rachna Shroff, section chief of GI Medical Oncology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, discusses the progress for cancer treatment, options and outcomes. “I think about where we’ve come from and how much incredible progress we’ve made, and it gives me so much hope. It’s a new era in cancer therapy. We have cracked the code on so many different cancers and we’re making progress in every single one,” Dr. Shroff said. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Safe to Come Out: As Long as You’re Vaccinated, Experts Say You Can Resume Most of Your Old Activities June 3, 2021 Kelly Reynolds, professor and chair of the community, environment and policy department and Joe Gerald, associate professor of public health policy and management from the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, share information about the activities and minimal risks for fully vaccinated individuals. Tucson Weekly
Thumbnail Designing Creative Solutions to Health Care Challenges June 2, 2021 A new UArizona Health Sciences class is preparing students from across the university to creatively solve health care challenges using design thinking. Read more
FACT FINDERS: How Much Protection Do You Have Against COVID-19? June 2, 2021 The Arizona Department of Health Services warns people not to use antibody testing to assess immunity and not to use it to get another dose of the vaccine if your antibody level is low or negative. ”I think one of the things we don't fully understand is exactly how many or how much antibody you need to confer protection and so I think that's sort of the next frontier of things we've got to figure out," said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the College of Medicine – Tucson. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Image Connection Vital for Older Adults During the Pandemic June 1, 2021 Health Sciences experts say resilience helped many older adults overcome the “second pandemic” of social isolation. Read more
Revisiting Our Favorite Conversations on Coronavirus June 1, 2021 Sana Khan, a doctoral student at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and a vaccination site volunteer, was interviewed in March about what things look like on the ground at the university's high-capacity state vaccination site and what the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic means to her. What a Day Podcast
Grad Schools That Offer Online Nursing Programs June 1, 2021 The Master of Science in Nursing program at the UArizona College of Nursing has three pathways for students—clinical systems leadership, nursing education, and global nursing leadership. Arizona Daily Star
'It's Just a Shame to Waste It': Some of Arizona's COVID-19 Supply Will Expire in June May 30, 2021 Dr. Cecilia Rosales, associate dean of community engagement and outreach at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and leader of the MOVE-UP program, is working to distribute unused doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. “We have lots of the Janssen vaccine that is pretty close to expiring, and if we don’t get this vaccination out, we have to dispose of it, and I hate to do that,” she said. The Arizona Republic
Blood Type and COVID-19: The Reality Behind the Rumor May 28, 2021 Dr. Ricardo Correa, an endocrinologist at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, addressed rumors about people with O negative blood type having immunity to COVID-19. “There is no way that they [people with O negative blood] could be immune to COVID because blood type is not related with how the virus affects the system,” Correa said. KPNX-TV (Phoenix, AZ)