Health Sciences In The Media

The Western Region Public Health Training Center, part of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, was awarded $4.1 million by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to continue training and continuing education programs for public health professionals in the western United States and U.S. Pacific Islands.

Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee is in the planning stages of a $10 million project to expand its surgical department and seems to be bucking the national trend of rural hospital closures.

Phillip Kuo, MD, PhD, professor of medical imaging in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is recognized as a semifinalist for “Most Influential Radiology Researcher.”

Ivo Abraham, PhD, professor of practice in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, wrote about the pharmacoeconomics of biosimilars and the savings potential for practices and payers if they prioritize greater biosimilar adoption.

Researchers argue that the clustering of mass shootings suggests this type of violence spreads like a virus and should be treated as one.

As people tire from dealing with the pandemic, experts worry Congress will too, which could affect vaccines, tests and other policies.

Researchers from the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities, part of the College of Medicine – Tucson, are studying memory and brain development in people ages 11 to 20 with Down syndrome.

A study from U.S. News & World Report found that in 2022, the College of Medicine – Tucson has 27.5% minority enrollment, which ties for No. 16 on the list of most diverse medical schools.

Arizona life expectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, according to a new report.

Phillip Kuo, MD, PhD, professor of medical imaging, biomedical engineering and medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, discussed the use of theragnostic treatment and imaging for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer during the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.