Health Sciences In The Media

Medical experts warn of increased COVID-19 transmissions in the wake of a federal judge’s Monday ruling that voided the national mask mandate on airplanes and public transit.

Innovative policies and a diverse scorpion population have led to new treatments in Mexico, providing a model for other developing countries.

Health Start is a statewide program that connects expecting mothers and their babies with a trained public health coach who finds them resources, provides information about their child’s development and serves as a sounding board for their questions.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences received approval from the Arizona Board of Regents to launch three new degree programs that address ongoing workforce shortages in the allied health fields of physical therapy, physician assistant and nurse-midwifery.

The circulating cytokine profile in pulmonary arterial hypertension is dependent on redox and sex, a new study published in Translational Research found.

According to the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, there are 17 different species of rattlesnakes in Arizona, all venomous.

Like the virus’s runny nose and sore throat-causing cousins, experts agree that SARS-CoV-2 may settle into a seasonal pattern, surfacing during certain months then retreating into the dark again.

The Arizona Department of Health Services has stopped reporting some information on COVID-19 hospitalizations but data that is still available suggests Arizona’s outbreak is continuing to improve.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences this month will feature the work of its Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center as part of National Cannabis Awareness Month.

Federal officials threw a lifeline this week to as many as 500,000 Arizonans, days before they were about to lose the Medicaid coverage received under the COVID-19 public health emergency.