Health Sciences In The Media

New research finds nearly 10% of Americans are living with depression, with rates about twice that among teens and young adults.

Proposition 209, the initiative to limit interest rates on debt from health care services, will be on the ballot for Arizona voters this November.

In some ways, the country is undoubtedly in a better position than it was two years ago, but scientists still barely understand the long-term consequences of COVID infection.

Nicole Person-Rennell, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Family and Community Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses childhood and adolescent obesity.

New research suggests that poor sleep quality, including moving around too much or having sleep apnea, may increase the risk for a future heart problem.

Sabrina Plattner, senior health educator in the Department of Health Promotion Sciences in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, discusses the importance of health education for childhood obesity prevention and healthy lifestyles for all.

The UArizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab promotes research that relates to human physiology and behavior and emphasizes sensor-based research.

A medical manufacturer has been working with Tucson government officials to build a plant that would sterilize products vital to the supply chain, but many local residents don't want it.

Ricardo Correa, MD, director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Program in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, joined a discussion about the role of screeners, navigators, community health workers and promotoras in infection control.

Older age is associated with many health conditions that could potentially benefit from psychedelic-assisted therapy, yet few older adults have been included in clinical trials of psychedelics, new research shows.