Health Sciences In The Media Doctor Warns Patients With Serious Illnesses Are Avoiding Going to the Hospital Due to Fear of COVID March 25, 2021 A commentary written by Joseph S. Alpert, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Medicine, examines the increase in patients with serious illnesses avoiding urgently needed care over concerns they’ll contract COVID-19 in hospitals. Daily Mail (UK) Do Arizonans Still Have To Wear Masks? Here’s What We Know After Ducey Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions March 25, 2021 Medical experts say people should keep wearing masks until more people are vaccinated. From a public health perspective, it’s too soon to lift the mitigation efforts, as not enough people are vaccinated and variants can spread, according to Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, a physician and associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Arizona Republic Dementia-Related Psychosis: How to Manage a Growing Problem March 25, 2021 When managing dementia-related psychosis, experts recommend trying to control behavioral symptoms and optimizing the patient's environment before turning to pharmacotherapy. Pierre N. Tariot, MD, research professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and director of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute, discusses the use of atypical antipsychotics in elderly patients with dementia. Medscape Democratic State Rep. Randy Friese Enters Congressional Race March 25, 2021 State Rep. Randy Friese of Tucson announced Thursday he’s running for Congress. Friese is a trauma surgeon who has served in the Arizona House since 2015. He is a U.S. Navy Medical Corps veteran and a retired University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson professor. U.S. News & World Report Cholesterol May Be Key to New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease, Diabetes March 25, 2021 Gregory Thatcher, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and toxicology in the UArizona College of Pharmacy, examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes to identify a small molecule that may help regulate cholesterol levels in the brain, making it a potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease. Medical Xpress Later Bedtimes and More Sleep Happened During First Few Months of Pandemic, Fitbit Data Finds March 24, 2021 Fitbit data shows that people between the ages of 18 and 24 saw the most variation in sleep during the early months of the pandemic. "Younger adults may live under increased circadian pressure to advance their sleep period to conform to social norms and work schedules. When the opportunity was presented, this age group went to bed later but slept more," wrote Michael A. Grandner, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. MobiHealthNews 4 Ways to Reel In Your Pandemic Drinking March 24, 2021 The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse – especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs – according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers. GQ Mobile Health Unit Assists with Vaccinations in Underserved Communities March 23, 2021 Tuesday was the last day for COVID-19 vaccinations at Harmon Park. The pop-up site in coordination with Maricopa County, the City of Phoenix, and the University of Arizona Health Sciences is working to reach individuals in underserved communities. Jeffery Hanna, a research coordinator for the University of Arizona College of Public Health says many residents in parts of south Phoenix do not have transportation or internet access. He says they’ve been working with senior and public housing facilities to sign them up. KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ) There's Growing Interest in Maricopa County to Repeal the Mask Mandate. Will It Happen? March 23, 2021 There is growing interest among Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors to reconsider the county's mandate requiring masks in public. Elected officials need to proceed with caution right now, said Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, since lifting a mask mandate "is kind of like giving the full green light to people, to act without caution." Arizona Republic Southern Arizona Health Officials Say the State Should See Herd Immunity by May March 23, 2021 In a new report about the status of COVID-19 in Arizona, Joe Gerald, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, said that as case positivity continues to decline and the number of vaccine doses continues to rise, Arizona could see herd immunity by late April or early May, adding that herd immunity is based on several factors including "vaccine efficacy, viral transmissible and natural immunity." KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ) Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Doctor Warns Patients With Serious Illnesses Are Avoiding Going to the Hospital Due to Fear of COVID March 25, 2021 A commentary written by Joseph S. Alpert, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Medicine, examines the increase in patients with serious illnesses avoiding urgently needed care over concerns they’ll contract COVID-19 in hospitals. Daily Mail (UK)
Do Arizonans Still Have To Wear Masks? Here’s What We Know After Ducey Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions March 25, 2021 Medical experts say people should keep wearing masks until more people are vaccinated. From a public health perspective, it’s too soon to lift the mitigation efforts, as not enough people are vaccinated and variants can spread, according to Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, a physician and associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Arizona Republic
Dementia-Related Psychosis: How to Manage a Growing Problem March 25, 2021 When managing dementia-related psychosis, experts recommend trying to control behavioral symptoms and optimizing the patient's environment before turning to pharmacotherapy. Pierre N. Tariot, MD, research professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and director of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute, discusses the use of atypical antipsychotics in elderly patients with dementia. Medscape
Democratic State Rep. Randy Friese Enters Congressional Race March 25, 2021 State Rep. Randy Friese of Tucson announced Thursday he’s running for Congress. Friese is a trauma surgeon who has served in the Arizona House since 2015. He is a U.S. Navy Medical Corps veteran and a retired University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson professor. U.S. News & World Report
Cholesterol May Be Key to New Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease, Diabetes March 25, 2021 Gregory Thatcher, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and toxicology in the UArizona College of Pharmacy, examined the role of cholesterol in both Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes to identify a small molecule that may help regulate cholesterol levels in the brain, making it a potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease. Medical Xpress
Later Bedtimes and More Sleep Happened During First Few Months of Pandemic, Fitbit Data Finds March 24, 2021 Fitbit data shows that people between the ages of 18 and 24 saw the most variation in sleep during the early months of the pandemic. "Younger adults may live under increased circadian pressure to advance their sleep period to conform to social norms and work schedules. When the opportunity was presented, this age group went to bed later but slept more," wrote Michael A. Grandner, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. MobiHealthNews
4 Ways to Reel In Your Pandemic Drinking March 24, 2021 The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse – especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs – according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers. GQ
Mobile Health Unit Assists with Vaccinations in Underserved Communities March 23, 2021 Tuesday was the last day for COVID-19 vaccinations at Harmon Park. The pop-up site in coordination with Maricopa County, the City of Phoenix, and the University of Arizona Health Sciences is working to reach individuals in underserved communities. Jeffery Hanna, a research coordinator for the University of Arizona College of Public Health says many residents in parts of south Phoenix do not have transportation or internet access. He says they’ve been working with senior and public housing facilities to sign them up. KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
There's Growing Interest in Maricopa County to Repeal the Mask Mandate. Will It Happen? March 23, 2021 There is growing interest among Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors to reconsider the county's mandate requiring masks in public. Elected officials need to proceed with caution right now, said Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, since lifting a mask mandate "is kind of like giving the full green light to people, to act without caution." Arizona Republic
Southern Arizona Health Officials Say the State Should See Herd Immunity by May March 23, 2021 In a new report about the status of COVID-19 in Arizona, Joe Gerald, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, said that as case positivity continues to decline and the number of vaccine doses continues to rise, Arizona could see herd immunity by late April or early May, adding that herd immunity is based on several factors including "vaccine efficacy, viral transmissible and natural immunity." KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)