Health Sciences In The Media Omicron COVID-19 Variant Now Overwhelmingly Dominant in Arizona, Sequencing Labs Say Jan. 8, 2022 The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is now overwhelmingly dominant in Arizona. Three researchers and physicians from the University of Health Sciences, are quoted. The Arizona Republic Global COVID Cases Top 300 Million With Omicron Driving Surge in U.S. Jan. 7, 2022 Shad Marvasti, MD, an associate professor of family and community medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the recent surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant. CBS News How Much Dust Do Children Swallow? Jan. 7, 2022 Three researchers from the University of Miami, the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, are recruiting 100 households for a study to quantify the amount of dust kids inadvertently ingest at home. Mirage News Omicron May Be Less Severe. It’s Still A Big Healthcare Problem. Jan. 7, 2022 Saskia Popescu, PhD, infectious disease epidemiologist and infection prevention expert at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, discusses the severity of Omicron’s toll on the healthcare system. Science Friday (NPR) Virus-Related ER Visits in Arizona Up As More Seek Tests Jan. 6, 2022 Virus-related emergency room visits have set a pandemic record in Arizona, where hospitals are crowded and cases are up even though deaths from COVID-19 have tapered off a bit. Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, a professor of emergency medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, attributed the jump to increased testing demand as more people arrive at emergency departments because they don’t know where to get tested. Associated Press Will ‘Forever Boosting’ Beat the Coronavirus? Jan. 6, 2022 Persuading people to line up for shots every few months is probably a losing proposition. About 73 percent of American adults are fully vaccinated, but so far just over a third have opted for a booster. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The New York Times Dr. Monk on the Emergence of NaPi2b as a Target in Ovarian Cancer Jan. 5, 2022 Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the emergence and utility of NaPi2b as a target in ovarian cancer. OncLive Dr. Ronald Weinstein, Telepathology Pioneer, Dies at 83 Jan. 5, 2022 Donald S. Weinstein, MD, was a founder of the widely admired Arizona Telemedicine Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson. The New York Times This Is What Too Much Salt Does to Your Body, and How You Can Cut Back Jan. 4, 2022 For some people, consuming salt can cause high blood pressure, especially as we age, putting us at risk for hypertension and heart disease. Nachiket Patel, MD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix and an interventional cardiologist, is interviewed. MarketWatch Five Sleep Mistakes to Avoid This Year Jan. 4, 2022 Sleep experts share the top sleep mistakes we’ve been making. Not using sleep-friendly lighting can be a problem. Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, says red light is best. WASH-FM (Rockville, MD) Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Omicron COVID-19 Variant Now Overwhelmingly Dominant in Arizona, Sequencing Labs Say Jan. 8, 2022 The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is now overwhelmingly dominant in Arizona. Three researchers and physicians from the University of Health Sciences, are quoted. The Arizona Republic
Global COVID Cases Top 300 Million With Omicron Driving Surge in U.S. Jan. 7, 2022 Shad Marvasti, MD, an associate professor of family and community medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the recent surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant. CBS News
How Much Dust Do Children Swallow? Jan. 7, 2022 Three researchers from the University of Miami, the UArizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, are recruiting 100 households for a study to quantify the amount of dust kids inadvertently ingest at home. Mirage News
Omicron May Be Less Severe. It’s Still A Big Healthcare Problem. Jan. 7, 2022 Saskia Popescu, PhD, infectious disease epidemiologist and infection prevention expert at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, discusses the severity of Omicron’s toll on the healthcare system. Science Friday (NPR)
Virus-Related ER Visits in Arizona Up As More Seek Tests Jan. 6, 2022 Virus-related emergency room visits have set a pandemic record in Arizona, where hospitals are crowded and cases are up even though deaths from COVID-19 have tapered off a bit. Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, a professor of emergency medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, attributed the jump to increased testing demand as more people arrive at emergency departments because they don’t know where to get tested. Associated Press
Will ‘Forever Boosting’ Beat the Coronavirus? Jan. 6, 2022 Persuading people to line up for shots every few months is probably a losing proposition. About 73 percent of American adults are fully vaccinated, but so far just over a third have opted for a booster. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. The New York Times
Dr. Monk on the Emergence of NaPi2b as a Target in Ovarian Cancer Jan. 5, 2022 Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, discusses the emergence and utility of NaPi2b as a target in ovarian cancer. OncLive
Dr. Ronald Weinstein, Telepathology Pioneer, Dies at 83 Jan. 5, 2022 Donald S. Weinstein, MD, was a founder of the widely admired Arizona Telemedicine Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson. The New York Times
This Is What Too Much Salt Does to Your Body, and How You Can Cut Back Jan. 4, 2022 For some people, consuming salt can cause high blood pressure, especially as we age, putting us at risk for hypertension and heart disease. Nachiket Patel, MD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Phoenix and an interventional cardiologist, is interviewed. MarketWatch
Five Sleep Mistakes to Avoid This Year Jan. 4, 2022 Sleep experts share the top sleep mistakes we’ve been making. Not using sleep-friendly lighting can be a problem. Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, says red light is best. WASH-FM (Rockville, MD)