Health Sciences In The Media Inclusive Endocrine Workforce Requires Diverse Networks, Mentors Feb. 18, 2021 Diversity and inclusion in the science and health care workforce remain low, and endocrinology is no exception. Data show racial and ethnic concordance between health care providers and their patients is associated with important and positive outcomes. “If I look at the majority of my colleagues that I interact with, I can tell you that 95% of them are not endocrinologists of color,” said Ricardo Correa, MD, program director of endocrinology fellowship and director for diversity at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Healio University of Arizona Studying COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Feb. 17, 2021 The University of Arizona has been studying COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Dr. Jeff Burgess, an Associate Dean for Research and Professor in the College of Public Health, has been leading a study that has followed more than 2,500 people throughout the pandemic. Dr. Burgess has been examining the risk of reinfection to those who are in high-risk environments like nurses and first responders. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ) UArizona Researchers Release Report on the Declining Period of Crisis to One of Elevated Risk Feb. 17, 2021 With the fourth week in a row of declining COVID-19 cases in Pima County, Arizona has evolved from a state of "crisis" to one of "elevated risk," according to Joe Gerald, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health who creates weekly coronavirus epidemiology reports based on Arizona Department of Health Services data. KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ) Don’t Look for the “Quick Fix” to Regain Your Sense of Smell After Having COVID-19 Feb. 17, 2021 There are different stages to loss of smell, but what is most commonly reported as a COVID-19 symptom is a complete loss of smell or anosmia. Dr. Eugene Chang, a surgeon-scientist and the vice-chair of the UArizona otolaryngology department at the College of Medicine - Tucson, explains why the loss of smell is one of the first symptoms that can present with COVID- 19 infection. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ) Doctor Addresses Concerns Over Lower Vaccine Efficacy Feb. 17, 2021 Now that multiple COVID-19 vaccinations are on, or are soon to be on the market, there's a percentage of efficacy attached to each of them. Pfizer and Moderna are promising about 95% protection after two doses. And Johnson and Johnson is promising 66% after one dose. But what does that actually mean? "It's not like me, myself, now has 66% immunity. It's more of a population measure," says Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, University of Arizona College of Medicine. It comes down to clinical trials. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ) Coronavirus Lockdowns Saw Rise in Alcohol Use, Study Finds Feb. 16, 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. Fox News UArizona Immunobiology Professor Tackles Common COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Feb. 16, 2021 Vaccination efforts are racing against community spread of COVID-19. As more people become eligible for vaccination, Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, answers common questions about what to expect after the shot. KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ) New Support for Monitoring and Reducing Contamination of Private Well Water Supplies Feb. 15, 2021 In the US and much of the world, private well water supplies are unregulated, untested and untreated. Kelly A. Reynolds, professor and chair of the Community, Environment and Policy Department at the University of Arizona College of Public Health, writes about new support for education and training in private well construction and water treatment, along with new technologies for quality monitoring, to improve the safety of well water supplies. Water Conditioning & Purification Experts: New Enrollment for Obamacare Could be 'Really Good' for State Feb. 15, 2021 Health advocates welcomed Monday's reopening of enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage, saying the opportunity for more people to get or renew their health insurance could be "really good for Arizona." The normal period for Americans to sign up for coverage ended Dec. 15, but President Joe Biden called for this special 90-day open enrollment period in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The change could open the door to subsidized health insurance for thousands in Arizona, where as many as 900,000 people may not have health insurance, according to Dr. Dan Derksen, director of the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health. Cronkite News Arizona Doctor Explains Why COVID-19 Cases are Trending Downward Feb. 15, 2021 Cases of COVID-19 across the country and in Arizona are trending downward. Doctors are attributing that not only to the vaccine, but also because of increased mask-wearing. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted. 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Inclusive Endocrine Workforce Requires Diverse Networks, Mentors Feb. 18, 2021 Diversity and inclusion in the science and health care workforce remain low, and endocrinology is no exception. Data show racial and ethnic concordance between health care providers and their patients is associated with important and positive outcomes. “If I look at the majority of my colleagues that I interact with, I can tell you that 95% of them are not endocrinologists of color,” said Ricardo Correa, MD, program director of endocrinology fellowship and director for diversity at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Healio
University of Arizona Studying COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Feb. 17, 2021 The University of Arizona has been studying COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Dr. Jeff Burgess, an Associate Dean for Research and Professor in the College of Public Health, has been leading a study that has followed more than 2,500 people throughout the pandemic. Dr. Burgess has been examining the risk of reinfection to those who are in high-risk environments like nurses and first responders. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
UArizona Researchers Release Report on the Declining Period of Crisis to One of Elevated Risk Feb. 17, 2021 With the fourth week in a row of declining COVID-19 cases in Pima County, Arizona has evolved from a state of "crisis" to one of "elevated risk," according to Joe Gerald, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health who creates weekly coronavirus epidemiology reports based on Arizona Department of Health Services data. KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Don’t Look for the “Quick Fix” to Regain Your Sense of Smell After Having COVID-19 Feb. 17, 2021 There are different stages to loss of smell, but what is most commonly reported as a COVID-19 symptom is a complete loss of smell or anosmia. Dr. Eugene Chang, a surgeon-scientist and the vice-chair of the UArizona otolaryngology department at the College of Medicine - Tucson, explains why the loss of smell is one of the first symptoms that can present with COVID- 19 infection. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Doctor Addresses Concerns Over Lower Vaccine Efficacy Feb. 17, 2021 Now that multiple COVID-19 vaccinations are on, or are soon to be on the market, there's a percentage of efficacy attached to each of them. Pfizer and Moderna are promising about 95% protection after two doses. And Johnson and Johnson is promising 66% after one dose. But what does that actually mean? "It's not like me, myself, now has 66% immunity. It's more of a population measure," says Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, University of Arizona College of Medicine. It comes down to clinical trials. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Coronavirus Lockdowns Saw Rise in Alcohol Use, Study Finds Feb. 16, 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. Fox News
UArizona Immunobiology Professor Tackles Common COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Feb. 16, 2021 Vaccination efforts are racing against community spread of COVID-19. As more people become eligible for vaccination, Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, answers common questions about what to expect after the shot. KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
New Support for Monitoring and Reducing Contamination of Private Well Water Supplies Feb. 15, 2021 In the US and much of the world, private well water supplies are unregulated, untested and untreated. Kelly A. Reynolds, professor and chair of the Community, Environment and Policy Department at the University of Arizona College of Public Health, writes about new support for education and training in private well construction and water treatment, along with new technologies for quality monitoring, to improve the safety of well water supplies. Water Conditioning & Purification
Experts: New Enrollment for Obamacare Could be 'Really Good' for State Feb. 15, 2021 Health advocates welcomed Monday's reopening of enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage, saying the opportunity for more people to get or renew their health insurance could be "really good for Arizona." The normal period for Americans to sign up for coverage ended Dec. 15, but President Joe Biden called for this special 90-day open enrollment period in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The change could open the door to subsidized health insurance for thousands in Arizona, where as many as 900,000 people may not have health insurance, according to Dr. Dan Derksen, director of the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health. Cronkite News
Arizona Doctor Explains Why COVID-19 Cases are Trending Downward Feb. 15, 2021 Cases of COVID-19 across the country and in Arizona are trending downward. Doctors are attributing that not only to the vaccine, but also because of increased mask-wearing. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted. KSAZ-TV (Phoenix, AZ)