Health Sciences In The Media

Climate change is allowing Valley fever, which traditionally afflicts patients in Arizona, to potentially spread to places as far away as Canada.

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy will partner with a Cochise County-based health care services company to launch a pharmacy residency program at the Sierra Vista hospital.

Maternal deaths are increasing in the U.S. and Arizona had one of the nation's highest pregnancy-associated death rate spikes over the past two decades, according to a new study published in Journal of the American Medical Association.

White people and people of color with alcohol use disorder generally have similar, elevated levels of suicide ideation, but people of color receive less suicide prevention care when visiting emergency departments, according to a new study.

According to a study, 40% of Medicare beneficiaries living with Parkinson’s disease didn’t see a neurologist. The story mentions a College of Medicine – Tucson program that hosts neurology clinics on the Navajo and Hopi reservations.

Temperatures around Phoenix can stay well above 100 degrees for hours after sundown, which can take a toll on both physical and mental health. People exposed to intense heat for too long will often exhibit symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Researchers from the University of Arizona announced in 2021 they had successfully found a way to prevent Valley fever in dogs, which is now up for approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture with support from Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. Mark Kelly.

The effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder on people stuck inside during cold spells in northern latitudes are well documented, but the same phenomenon can occur among residents of warmer climates during the summer.

At the UArizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, a team created a wig boutique for chemotherapy patients experiencing hair loss, which offered a sense of privacy and care for their emotional well-being.

The Society of Academic Emergency Medicine released 15 evidence-based recommendations related to adults with acute dizziness or vertigo, which represent up to 3.6% of emergency department visits per year in the U.S.