Health Sciences In The Media

Jonathan Credo, a student in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is a co-principal investigator for a study that received a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess air and water quality on the Cocopah Indian Reservation.

Frank A. von Hippel, PhD, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and lead of the UArizona Health Sciences One Health Research Initiative, discussed his book “The Chemical Age: How Chemists Fought Famine and Disease, Killed Millions, and Changed Our Relationship with the Earth.”

Lower vaccination rates among Republicans could explain the partisan gap for COVID-19 death rates, but some researchers say mask use and social distancing were bigger factors.

Stories about a UArizona professor who was shot and killed by a former student reference a previous on-campus tragedy at the College of Nursing 20 years ago this month.

Virtual nursing could help combat the shortage of nurses in Arizona where 31.36% of hospitals are experiencing critical staffing shortages.

The American Cancer Society’s "Pink Out the Park," presented by TMC Health, returns to Tucson at the UArizona Tech Park from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 16. The UArizona Cancer Center will provide breast cancer awareness and education about screening.

Patients with carpometacarpal arthritis recover faster from carpometacarpal denervation than carpometacarpal arthroplasty.

A scorpion sting turned into a medical and scientific mystery. Envenomation information provided by Leslie Boyer, MD, professor emerita in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is cited.

The Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AzAHEC) Program at the UArizona Health Sciences will receive $7.2 million in state and federal funding over the next five years to continue growing the health professions workforce in the state.

Thirst isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it is an early sign of dehydration. Natasha Bhuyan, MD, clinical assistant professor in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted.