Health Sciences In The Media

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed female cancer worldwide. Encouragingly, new therapeutic options are continuously emerging, which in most cases are tailored according to the specific subtype of breast cancer.

Legislation that would allow certain Arizona psychologists to prescribe medications for mental health disorders appears dead, for now. A November 2020 report on Arizona's behavioral health workforce from the Center for Rural Health is cited.

Efforts to develop a cure for Valley fever could involve the use of live attenuated vaccines, which elicit a robust immune response – including T cells – but also run the risk of replicating uncontrollably in people with compromised immune systems. Preventing that is now possible.

Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program and associate professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about the importance of building some buffer time between work and bedtime to ensure the best possible night's sleep.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved another bivalent COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems in an effort to bolster protection against the virus this spring.

There are no HIV vaccines currently available, and after the recent failures of three experimental vaccines in development, there are now zero candidates in late-stage trials.

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it would temporarily keep in place federal regulations for use of mifepristone, while it considers issues raised by a federal judge's ruling that suspended FDA approval of the medication and its use in abortion procedures.

Adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab can help patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer “live longer and better,” according to a study.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in remote jobs, hybrid work and work-from-home arrangements. While these options present flexibility that can be beneficial, they can also disrupt people's sleep patterns and make it challenging to achieve work-life balance.

Not regulating the synthetic byproducts of hemp-derived products like Delta-8 could result in a public health crisis.