Health Sciences In The Media How to Support The Hurting Quarantine Body, According to Experts March 31, 2021 Sleep is paramount for healing. A simple bedtime ritual like using a dimmable light which automatically dims to a warm glow over 45 minutes, can help establish that bedtime routine. “The dimming light not only helps your natural melatonin production, but is a reminder to your brain and body to start winding down,” Dr. Michael Grandner, Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. Forbes Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer March 31, 2021 Even in patients with stage 2 pancreatic cancer, surgery is typically worthwhile after chemotherapy, because it appears to extend patients' lives, a new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons concludes. The study was led by Dr. Amanda Arrington, a surgical oncologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. HealthDay AZ HEROES “First of Its Kind” Study To Look at Vaccine Effectiveness March 30, 2021 Data from ongoing University of Arizona Health Sciences research have confirmed the findings from Phase III clinical trials conducted by Pfizer and Moderna for COVID-19 vaccine approval. The findings, published by the CDC, are the first in the U.S. to measure vaccine effectiveness against both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 specifically among first responders, health care and frontline workers. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ) Medical Expert: Rescinding Mask Mandates Leaves Arizona Vulnerable March 30, 2021 Dr. Shad Marvasti, associate professor with the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix discusses the current state of COVID-19 in Arizona. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix, AZ Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines May Reduce Coronavirus Transmission March 30, 2021 Even after just one dose of the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, the vaccines reduced the chance of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers report March 29 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “We clearly showed in our study that if you were at least 14 days out from your first shot, you had 80% protection" from infection, said Jeff Burgess, associate dean for research at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. Science News Investigating Immune Responses in Emphysema March 29, 2021 A $3.3 million NIH grant will allow University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers to characterize the unique immune response associated with emphysema, ultimately informing earlier and more personalized treatment approaches for COPD. RT Magazine Here’s How to Carefully Celebrate the Spring Holidays as More Arizonans Get Vaccinated March 27, 2021 In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that small gatherings of vaccinated people are low risk. Kelly Reynolds, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, recommends taking precautions if you don’t know whether the people you will be with are vaccinated. Arizona Republic Mixed Reactions After Restaurants Allowed to Resume ‘Normal Operations’ Under Executive Order March 26, 2021 Businesses are now being given the option to go back to normal. This comes a year after safety measures were first put in place. Dr. Shad Marvasti with the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine – Phoenix says people should still be wearing masks. In regards to Ducey’s order, he said, “I think it's premature. I would have liked to see us wait until we have at least 60% of the population vaccinated." KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ) Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19? Here’s What Health Experts Say is Safe for You to Do March 26, 2021 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty and physicians Dr. Natasha Bhuyan and Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti answer questions about travel safety for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Arizona Republic Side Effects Mean Your COVID-19 Vaccine is Working. But What if You Don't Have a Reaction? March 26, 2021 As millions now know from personal experience, the COVID-19 vaccines can cause temporary side effects. But if you don’t experience side effects, does that mean the vaccine did not work? The short answer is no, infectious-disease experts say. Sarah Coles, a family physician and assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, is interviewed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
How to Support The Hurting Quarantine Body, According to Experts March 31, 2021 Sleep is paramount for healing. A simple bedtime ritual like using a dimmable light which automatically dims to a warm glow over 45 minutes, can help establish that bedtime routine. “The dimming light not only helps your natural melatonin production, but is a reminder to your brain and body to start winding down,” Dr. Michael Grandner, Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. Forbes
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer March 31, 2021 Even in patients with stage 2 pancreatic cancer, surgery is typically worthwhile after chemotherapy, because it appears to extend patients' lives, a new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons concludes. The study was led by Dr. Amanda Arrington, a surgical oncologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. HealthDay
AZ HEROES “First of Its Kind” Study To Look at Vaccine Effectiveness March 30, 2021 Data from ongoing University of Arizona Health Sciences research have confirmed the findings from Phase III clinical trials conducted by Pfizer and Moderna for COVID-19 vaccine approval. The findings, published by the CDC, are the first in the U.S. to measure vaccine effectiveness against both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 specifically among first responders, health care and frontline workers. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Medical Expert: Rescinding Mask Mandates Leaves Arizona Vulnerable March 30, 2021 Dr. Shad Marvasti, associate professor with the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix discusses the current state of COVID-19 in Arizona. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix, AZ
Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines May Reduce Coronavirus Transmission March 30, 2021 Even after just one dose of the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, the vaccines reduced the chance of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers report March 29 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “We clearly showed in our study that if you were at least 14 days out from your first shot, you had 80% protection" from infection, said Jeff Burgess, associate dean for research at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. Science News
Investigating Immune Responses in Emphysema March 29, 2021 A $3.3 million NIH grant will allow University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers to characterize the unique immune response associated with emphysema, ultimately informing earlier and more personalized treatment approaches for COPD. RT Magazine
Here’s How to Carefully Celebrate the Spring Holidays as More Arizonans Get Vaccinated March 27, 2021 In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that small gatherings of vaccinated people are low risk. Kelly Reynolds, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, recommends taking precautions if you don’t know whether the people you will be with are vaccinated. Arizona Republic
Mixed Reactions After Restaurants Allowed to Resume ‘Normal Operations’ Under Executive Order March 26, 2021 Businesses are now being given the option to go back to normal. This comes a year after safety measures were first put in place. Dr. Shad Marvasti with the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine – Phoenix says people should still be wearing masks. In regards to Ducey’s order, he said, “I think it's premature. I would have liked to see us wait until we have at least 60% of the population vaccinated." KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19? Here’s What Health Experts Say is Safe for You to Do March 26, 2021 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty and physicians Dr. Natasha Bhuyan and Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti answer questions about travel safety for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Arizona Republic
Side Effects Mean Your COVID-19 Vaccine is Working. But What if You Don't Have a Reaction? March 26, 2021 As millions now know from personal experience, the COVID-19 vaccines can cause temporary side effects. But if you don’t experience side effects, does that mean the vaccine did not work? The short answer is no, infectious-disease experts say. Sarah Coles, a family physician and assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, is interviewed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution