Health Sciences In The Media

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.

Morphine is commonly used to treat bone pain associated with metastatic cancer, but research recently published in PAIN uncovered a mechanism by which chronic morphine use may increase bone loss and pain.

Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, a postdoctoral scientist in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, writes an opinion column about the tendency of the beauty industry to expose women of color to products with toxic chemicals.

Cyltezo, a biosimilar version of top-selling Crohn's disease medication Humira, was released July 1. Several other similar drugs are also on the way.

Health care system roadblocks often force transgender patients to obtain and self-administer gender-affirming hormones from unregulated, and oftentimes illegal, overseas online pharmacies instead of licensed medical offices.

Sources of stress for retirees include a grab bag of fears. There’s the potential loss of cognitive function, independence and loved ones. Fear of moving from a longtime home, getting a grim medical diagnosis or becoming a caregiver to an ailing partner can also stoke anxiety.

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a 2024 U.S. Senate candidate, cosponsored the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. He discussed the bill Monday at the College of Medicine – Phoenix alongside medical leaders.

Starting July 1, the Center for Excellence in Rural Education will join the Arizona Area Health Education Centers, making it one of six health education centers in the state.

Easton Neitzel, a student at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, and colleagues wrote “Since academic departments are more likely to have radiologists return to on-site work, the degree of remote reading could become a factor that recently trained radiologists consider when deciding between pursuing an academic versus a private practice career,” citing a 2021 study which found that 77% of radiology residents with remote workstations indicated they would be interested in a job that offers this option in the future.

Pierre N. Tariot, MD, research professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Phoenix Business Journal's 2023 Health Care Heroes award ceremony.