Health Sciences In The Media

Nonprofit Trust for the Public Land is revamping parks and outdoor spaces to create more access to green spaces green spaces for people of color and low-income communities.

Nasal screening for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus could be helpful in confirming the absence of MRSA pneumonia in critically ill children and adults, according to new data from two separate studies.

Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, is gearing up to test its technology in humans. The FDA approved Neuralink’s first-in-human trials for a device designed to connect human brains to computers.

Vaginal dysbiosis has long been a taboo subject, but studying and optimizing the vaginal microbiome could be a game changer for women’s health.

Masyno Holding LLC has paid $12 million to buy a one-acre development in downtown Phoenix near the College of Medicine – Phoenix. The space has room for 741 residential homes.

Medical residents are training on the use of portable ultrasound devices which promise to make internal imaging more efficient and less expensive.

A study published in the medical journal Sleep finds the use of near-infrared phototherapy before bed may help people sleep better and improve how they function during daylight hours.

Researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson's Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center are participating in a nationwide, multicenter clinical trial to standardize treatment for children suffering from seizures before they arrive at hospital emergency departments.

A team of College of Medicine – Tucson physicians held the “Docs in the Kitchen” event at the retirement community Hacienda at the River to showcase meals that can help manage celiac disease and other gut related issues. Attendees learned different nutritional strategies, including food therapy.

Health advisers on Friday unanimously backed the full approval of a closely watched Alzheimer's drug, a key step toward opening insurance coverage to U.S. seniors with early stages of the brain-robbing disease.