Health Sciences In The Media

To reduce the area's mosquito population in the New Orleans area, a biologist hunts for mosquito larvae and calls for a helicopter to spray larvicide over the marsh.

Studies have shown late intervention in menopause – especially combined with early onset menopause – can increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

A story about EMSHelp.org's "Stop Our Stignma" campaign cites a study that found that paramedics, EMTs and firefighters in Arizona have a 39% higher rate of suicide than the general public.

A team at the College of Medicine – Tucson's Valley Fever Center for Excellence created a forecasting tool to determine when the illness is spiking. Data for July indicate Arizona is now in a Valley fever season.

To improve their sleep, many people turn to a sound machine to help block ambient noise that might keep them awake.

Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them.

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on the Lourdes Office of Medical Observations, where world-renowned doctors and researchers conduct decade-long investigations into the countless claims of cures.

Around the world, communities have been contending with record-breaking heat waves and the life-threatening dangers that go along with them.

POCN – a nurse practitioner and physician associate network in the U.S. – is honoring Lisa Heidi Kiser, DNP, CNM, WHNP, assistant clinical professor at the College of Nursing, as the recipient of the 2023 Q2 Community Advocacy Award.

Delta Dental of Arizona and the Banner Health Foundation announced the expansion of the Hospital Oral Care and Periodontal Disease Education program protocol to Banner’s 28 acute-care hospitals across six states.