Health Sciences In The Media Fungal Infection Can Mimic Lung Cancer Metastases Oct. 25, 2021 Arizona accounted for about 10,000 out of 18,000 reported Valley fever cases in 2019, according to the latest statistics from the CDC. Coccidioidomycosis is frequently mistaken not only for cancer, but also for rheumatic conditions and bacterial infections, according to Valley fever specialist John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona in Tucson. "Where Valley fever is common, it should very frequently be in the differential for masses that are thought to be cancer," Galgiani said in an interview. Medscape Arizona’s Pandemic Outlook Worries Experts as Mask and Vaccine Mandate Battles Rage Oct. 25, 2021 During the summer of 2020, Arizona’s health authorities activated crisis standards of care, and hospitals began rationing medical supplies. The situation has improved, but the persistently high levels of cases and deaths following a long period of low community transmission are concerning, according to a recent report written by Joe K. Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and Patrick Wightman, PhD, MPP, a researcher at the Center for Population Science and Discovery. The Washington Post First Responder COVID-19 Infection Rate Higher Than Health Care Workers, UArizona Study Finds Oct. 25, 2021 Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders – including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers – are at elevated risk of COVID-19 infection compared with other essential workers and frontline health care personnel. KTAZ-TV (Phoenix, AZ – Telemundo Arizona) Arizona’s Pandemic Outlook Worries Experts as Mask and Vaccine Mandate Battles Rage Oct. 25, 2021 During the summer of 2020, Arizona’s health authorities activated crisis standards of care, and hospitals began rationing medical supplies. The situation has improved, but the persistently high levels of cases and deaths following a long period of low community transmission are concerning, according to a recent report written by Joe K. Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and Patrick Wightman, PhD, MPP, a researcher at the Center for Population Science and Discovery. This article originally published in The Washington Post. Boston.com Women With Endometriosis Have an Increased Risk of Stroke: Presented at ASRM Oct. 25, 2021 Women with endometriosis appear to have a greater risk of stroke, even after taking into account known risk factors for stroke, according to a study presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Leslie Farland, ScD, MSc, an assistant professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and colleagues, examined data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, where women were followed from 1989 until 2017 for development of incident stroke. FirstWord Pharma It’s Been Nearly a Year. Why Aren’t More Arizonans Vaccinated? Oct. 22, 2021 Dan Derksen, MD, director of the UArizona Center for Rural Health, discusses the low vaccination rates in rural Arizona. Maiya Block, PhD, lead researcher for the UArizona Alliance for Vaccine Literacy, discusses the concerns people have about flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Arizona Public Media 9 Cardiologists on the Move Oct. 22, 2021 The UArizona Sarver Heart Center recently welcomed four cardiologists: Michel Corban, MD, Craig Hoover, MD, and Saad Kubba, MD, joined the Division of Cardiology; and Robert L. Hooker, MD, joined the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. All are faculty members in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Medicine, and all are seeing patients at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. Becker's Hospital Review Is a Moderna, Pfizer or J&J Covid-19 Booster Shot Best for You? What to Know About Mixing Vaccines Oct. 21, 2021 Evidence that the Moderna vaccine produces a higher level of antibodies than the Pfizer vaccine might give it an edge as a booster, some scientists say. Yet some people experience more side effects with Moderna, albeit mostly moderate ones, such as fatigue, muscle aches and chills. And the antibody difference between Pfizer and Moderna isn’t huge. “From the data we’ve got, Moderna is doing a touch bit better,” says Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson. “We’re not talking orders of magnitude.” The Wall Street Journal Mount Sinai Selects 11 Medical Schools for Anti-Racism Initiative Oct. 21, 2021 The College of Medicine – Phoenix is one of 11 medical schools in a new anti-racism initiative. The Anti-Racist Transformation in Medical Education initiative at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai seeks to use a formal change management process developed at New York City-based Mount Sinai to address deeply entrenched racism and bias. Yahoo Finance AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection Oct. 21, 2021 Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders – including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers – are at elevated risk of COVID-19 infection compared with other essential workers and frontline health care personnel. California News Times Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Fungal Infection Can Mimic Lung Cancer Metastases Oct. 25, 2021 Arizona accounted for about 10,000 out of 18,000 reported Valley fever cases in 2019, according to the latest statistics from the CDC. Coccidioidomycosis is frequently mistaken not only for cancer, but also for rheumatic conditions and bacterial infections, according to Valley fever specialist John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona in Tucson. "Where Valley fever is common, it should very frequently be in the differential for masses that are thought to be cancer," Galgiani said in an interview. Medscape
Arizona’s Pandemic Outlook Worries Experts as Mask and Vaccine Mandate Battles Rage Oct. 25, 2021 During the summer of 2020, Arizona’s health authorities activated crisis standards of care, and hospitals began rationing medical supplies. The situation has improved, but the persistently high levels of cases and deaths following a long period of low community transmission are concerning, according to a recent report written by Joe K. Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and Patrick Wightman, PhD, MPP, a researcher at the Center for Population Science and Discovery. The Washington Post
First Responder COVID-19 Infection Rate Higher Than Health Care Workers, UArizona Study Finds Oct. 25, 2021 Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders – including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers – are at elevated risk of COVID-19 infection compared with other essential workers and frontline health care personnel. KTAZ-TV (Phoenix, AZ – Telemundo Arizona)
Arizona’s Pandemic Outlook Worries Experts as Mask and Vaccine Mandate Battles Rage Oct. 25, 2021 During the summer of 2020, Arizona’s health authorities activated crisis standards of care, and hospitals began rationing medical supplies. The situation has improved, but the persistently high levels of cases and deaths following a long period of low community transmission are concerning, according to a recent report written by Joe K. Gerald, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and Patrick Wightman, PhD, MPP, a researcher at the Center for Population Science and Discovery. This article originally published in The Washington Post. Boston.com
Women With Endometriosis Have an Increased Risk of Stroke: Presented at ASRM Oct. 25, 2021 Women with endometriosis appear to have a greater risk of stroke, even after taking into account known risk factors for stroke, according to a study presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Leslie Farland, ScD, MSc, an assistant professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and colleagues, examined data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, where women were followed from 1989 until 2017 for development of incident stroke. FirstWord Pharma
It’s Been Nearly a Year. Why Aren’t More Arizonans Vaccinated? Oct. 22, 2021 Dan Derksen, MD, director of the UArizona Center for Rural Health, discusses the low vaccination rates in rural Arizona. Maiya Block, PhD, lead researcher for the UArizona Alliance for Vaccine Literacy, discusses the concerns people have about flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Arizona Public Media
9 Cardiologists on the Move Oct. 22, 2021 The UArizona Sarver Heart Center recently welcomed four cardiologists: Michel Corban, MD, Craig Hoover, MD, and Saad Kubba, MD, joined the Division of Cardiology; and Robert L. Hooker, MD, joined the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. All are faculty members in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Medicine, and all are seeing patients at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. Becker's Hospital Review
Is a Moderna, Pfizer or J&J Covid-19 Booster Shot Best for You? What to Know About Mixing Vaccines Oct. 21, 2021 Evidence that the Moderna vaccine produces a higher level of antibodies than the Pfizer vaccine might give it an edge as a booster, some scientists say. Yet some people experience more side effects with Moderna, albeit mostly moderate ones, such as fatigue, muscle aches and chills. And the antibody difference between Pfizer and Moderna isn’t huge. “From the data we’ve got, Moderna is doing a touch bit better,” says Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson. “We’re not talking orders of magnitude.” The Wall Street Journal
Mount Sinai Selects 11 Medical Schools for Anti-Racism Initiative Oct. 21, 2021 The College of Medicine – Phoenix is one of 11 medical schools in a new anti-racism initiative. The Anti-Racist Transformation in Medical Education initiative at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai seeks to use a formal change management process developed at New York City-based Mount Sinai to address deeply entrenched racism and bias. Yahoo Finance
AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection Oct. 21, 2021 Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders – including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers – are at elevated risk of COVID-19 infection compared with other essential workers and frontline health care personnel. California News Times