Health Sciences In The Media

An article about research to improve the diagnosing of or to lessen the effects of Alzheimer’s disease mentions a University of Arizona Health Sciences study that is using digital technology to improve medication adherence among older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Coughing up blood requires immediate medical attention, as this can be a warning sign of serious lung disease.

Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, Regents Professor of pharmacology and director of the UArizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, participated in a discussion about the National Institute of Health’s Advanced Research Project Agency for Health.

Valley fever cases can rise during the summer as the risk of inhaling airborne spores increases when the desert soil dries out and spores become airborne.

Research has found private bathrooms harbor the same potentially harmful pathogens as public ones, including Staphylococcus, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), human papilloma virus (HPV) and herpes.

More than a dozen students from BASIS Tucson North, Tanque Verde and Sunnyside high schools, Pima Community College and the UArizona attended an event to introduce kids and teens of diverse backgrounds to careers as judges.

This story cites an article in The Arizona Republic about an increasing body of research linking long COVID to a reactivation of latent viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis in a certain percentage of people.

The CDC now lists “sleep problems” and fatigue as symptoms of long COVID.

Saira Kalia, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about the lack of research and data on maternal mental health.

More local kids under 5 are rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but some shots will go unused because of concerns from parents.