Health Sciences In The Media

According to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, more than half of those bitten intentionally provoked the snake in some way.

According to a new study, adults who share a bed with their partners sleep better than those who sleep alone.

Cases in Arizona are rising, including reinfections and infections in people who are vaccinated and boosted.

Americans, on the whole, are more protected against COVID now than they were during previous times when infections have soared.

The CDC is beginning to look at death certificates indicating more than 100 people who died had long COVID despite a muddied diagnosis process that has made it harder for researchers to study long Covid.

A community's sleep health is the most significant health predictor of children's opportunities for positive growth and success, according to an analysis to be presented at SLEEP 2022.

As the stigma surrounding cannabinoids fades, hemp-derived supplements are gaining traction as popular applications for pain management.

Sean Elliott, MD, FAAP, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and emeritus professor of pediatrics at the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes a guest column explaining why it is important for parents, caretakers and families to take kids to the doctor’s office once a year.

Reporter Edward Celaya interviews Todd Vanderah, PhD, director of the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine – Tucson, and John Streicher, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, in a podcast about cannabis research at the UArizona Health Sciences.

A number of studies indicate hormone replacement therapy, often prescribed for women going through menopause, may benefit brain health.