Health Sciences In The Media

Frequent snorers and individuals with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea are less active than those who don’t snore, according to a new study to be presented at SLEEP 2022.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are hoping to catch stomach cancer before it develops in at-risk patients.

Cases in Arizona are rising, including reinfections and infections in people who are vaccinated and boosted.

As the stigma surrounding cannabinoids fades, hemp-derived supplements are gaining traction as popular applications for pain management.

Americans, on the whole, are more protected against COVID now than they were during previous times when infections have soared.

The CDC is beginning to look at death certificates indicating more than 100 people who died had long COVID despite a muddied diagnosis process that has made it harder for researchers to study long Covid.

A community's sleep health is the most significant health predictor of children's opportunities for positive growth and success, according to an analysis to be presented at SLEEP 2022.

Sean Elliott, MD, FAAP, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and emeritus professor of pediatrics at the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes a guest column explaining why it is important for parents, caretakers and families to take kids to the doctor’s office once a year.

A 2016 study found the overuse of albuterol – a common inhaler medication – was associated with more frequent asthma symptoms, worse asthma control and depression.

Reporter Edward Celaya interviews Todd Vanderah, PhD, director of the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, and John Streicher, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, in a podcast about cannabis research at the UArizona Health Sciences.