Health Sciences In The Media

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on screening for skin cancer focuses on the effectiveness of visual skin exams for children and adults who do not have any symptoms.

Health care workers in Arizona reported more than 4,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, with many people exhibiting a new symptom: conjunctivitis, or "pink eye."

Fractal noise machines or programs that generate different "colors" of sound promise to help people sleep better.

Culinary medicine uses nutritional science and behavioral medicine to adapt to a person’s needs and preferences, taking into account their cultural traditions and beliefs, budget and other personal circumstances that play a role in dietary decisions.

A panel - featuring a range of local officials, crisis service providers and treatment providers - gathered Friday in Madison to exchange ideas on the topic at the Chief Justice’s Summit on Mental Health.

A story suggests medical residents consider the Integrative Medicine Elective Rotation at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson.

The CDC didn’t find a link between the vaccines and hundreds of new cases of tinnitus, a debilitating ringing in the ears, but some scientists say it must do more to investigate.

An article cites a study of the most hygienic hand-drying methods that was led by Kelly Reynolds, PhD, MSPH, professor and chair of the Department of Community, Environment and Policy in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did not include people age 65 and older in its recommendation last year to screen adults for anxiety. The task force noted that questionnaires used to screen for anxiety may be unreliable for older adults.

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.