Health Sciences In The Media

Researchers at the University of Colorado studied a daily five-minute breathing technique using a handheld device called PowerBreathe to examine how training breathing muscles can help lower your chances of high blood pressure.

What should you do if your dog is stung by a scorpion? It depends on the species.

The UArizona Health Sciences launched the state’s only certified nurse-midwife program in August, and enrollment is open to nurses who want to specialize in maternal care.

Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS, chair and professor of orthopedic surgery in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, demonstrated the site of a Levy 3 fracture proximal to the base of the acromion that occurred after reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

A study found that a vaccine strategy involving formulation changes, an initial escalating dose and a longer wait for booster immunization results in more effective antibody production against HIV in rhesus monkeys.

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

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

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.

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.