Health Sciences In The Media UA Receives Grant to Improve Access to Cancer Screenings in Indigenous Communities Aug. 18, 2020 The University of Arizona Cancer Center received a $3 million grant to continue working with Indigenous communities to remove barriers around screenings for colorectal cancer, the second-most diagnosed cancer and the third-most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Arizona Public Media Arizona’s Handling of COVID 19 Health Data Gets New Challenge Aug. 18, 2020 COVID 19 data compiled by the Arizona Department of Health Services is facing a new challenge over whether it truly reflects the percentage of positive tests. Percent positive is a key metric that’s now guiding decisions to reopen schools and businesses. The number for Arizona varies depending where you go to get the information. Dr. Joe Gerald, associate professor from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, who tracks the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona, discusses the methodology behind the numbers. KNXV-TV (ABC) Phoenix A Black Oncologist’s Drive To Be Seen Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Onyemaechi Okolo recently illustrated how bias can play out in a short “one-woman show,” which she performed for a virtual audience tuning into ASCO Voices, the storytelling educational session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. Okolo has a dual fellowship in hematology-oncology – where she is chief fellow at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Medscape Rural Areas Could Face Challenges During Fall and Winter Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Daniel Derksen, director of the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health, is interviewed about the health disparities experienced by people living in rural areas. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson Can You Get Coronavirus Twice? Promising New Studies Say Probably Not Aug. 17, 2020 According to one of the new studies, which has yet to be peer-reviewed and was posted on MedRxiv over the weekend, researchers at the University of Arizona conclude that "immunity is durable for at least several months after SARS-CoV-2 infection." Deepta Bhattacharya, associate professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson said that he and his colleagues came to their conclusion after they measured antibodies and examined how long they were being produced in COVID-19 patients. Salon Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to COVID-19, Even After Mild Infections Aug. 16, 2020 Disease-fighting antibodies, as well as immune cells called B cells and T cells that are capable of recognizing the virus, appear to persist months after infections have resolved – an encouraging echo of the body's enduring response to other viruses. “Things are really working as they're supposed to,” said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. The New York Times Drop in COVID-19 Deaths Likely Indicator Arizona is Past Peak Aug. 15, 2020 The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths in Arizona recently hit a high-water mark. It’s one of the latest and most concrete signs that the pandemic is getting better statewide, although the virus still presents a significant risk. “For the first time I’m confident that we’ve had a peak in deaths,” said Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. “Things are getting markedly better. That's awesome.” Arizona Daily Star Coronavirus Pandemic: Dr. Murtaza Akhter Answers Questions Aug. 12, 2020 Dr. Murtaza Akhter, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and an emergency room physician, answers questions from viewers about coronavirus. MSNBC Live With Craig Melvin UArizona Report: Pandemic Fuels Rise in Drug-Related Deaths Aug. 10, 2020 The pandemic has also made it more difficult and scarier for some individuals to receive treatment for their substance use disorder from both treatment clinics or emergency departments, says Todd Vanderah, head of the Department of Pharmacology in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson Research Slated for Fall Will Stumble Without Undergraduates Aug. 9, 2020 Rather than see productivity plummet with undergraduates out of the lab, Michael Johnson, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, and other researchers have pivoted to focus on renewing their existing grants, analyzing neglected data, and writing up results for publication. "There's still a lot of work that can be done remotely that is valuable and contributory to the field," Johnson said. The Scientist Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
UA Receives Grant to Improve Access to Cancer Screenings in Indigenous Communities Aug. 18, 2020 The University of Arizona Cancer Center received a $3 million grant to continue working with Indigenous communities to remove barriers around screenings for colorectal cancer, the second-most diagnosed cancer and the third-most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Arizona Public Media
Arizona’s Handling of COVID 19 Health Data Gets New Challenge Aug. 18, 2020 COVID 19 data compiled by the Arizona Department of Health Services is facing a new challenge over whether it truly reflects the percentage of positive tests. Percent positive is a key metric that’s now guiding decisions to reopen schools and businesses. The number for Arizona varies depending where you go to get the information. Dr. Joe Gerald, associate professor from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, who tracks the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona, discusses the methodology behind the numbers. KNXV-TV (ABC) Phoenix
A Black Oncologist’s Drive To Be Seen Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Onyemaechi Okolo recently illustrated how bias can play out in a short “one-woman show,” which she performed for a virtual audience tuning into ASCO Voices, the storytelling educational session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. Okolo has a dual fellowship in hematology-oncology – where she is chief fellow at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Medscape
Rural Areas Could Face Challenges During Fall and Winter Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Daniel Derksen, director of the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health, is interviewed about the health disparities experienced by people living in rural areas. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
Can You Get Coronavirus Twice? Promising New Studies Say Probably Not Aug. 17, 2020 According to one of the new studies, which has yet to be peer-reviewed and was posted on MedRxiv over the weekend, researchers at the University of Arizona conclude that "immunity is durable for at least several months after SARS-CoV-2 infection." Deepta Bhattacharya, associate professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson said that he and his colleagues came to their conclusion after they measured antibodies and examined how long they were being produced in COVID-19 patients. Salon
Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to COVID-19, Even After Mild Infections Aug. 16, 2020 Disease-fighting antibodies, as well as immune cells called B cells and T cells that are capable of recognizing the virus, appear to persist months after infections have resolved – an encouraging echo of the body's enduring response to other viruses. “Things are really working as they're supposed to,” said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. The New York Times
Drop in COVID-19 Deaths Likely Indicator Arizona is Past Peak Aug. 15, 2020 The number of weekly COVID-19 deaths in Arizona recently hit a high-water mark. It’s one of the latest and most concrete signs that the pandemic is getting better statewide, although the virus still presents a significant risk. “For the first time I’m confident that we’ve had a peak in deaths,” said Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. “Things are getting markedly better. That's awesome.” Arizona Daily Star
Coronavirus Pandemic: Dr. Murtaza Akhter Answers Questions Aug. 12, 2020 Dr. Murtaza Akhter, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and an emergency room physician, answers questions from viewers about coronavirus. MSNBC Live With Craig Melvin
UArizona Report: Pandemic Fuels Rise in Drug-Related Deaths Aug. 10, 2020 The pandemic has also made it more difficult and scarier for some individuals to receive treatment for their substance use disorder from both treatment clinics or emergency departments, says Todd Vanderah, head of the Department of Pharmacology in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
Research Slated for Fall Will Stumble Without Undergraduates Aug. 9, 2020 Rather than see productivity plummet with undergraduates out of the lab, Michael Johnson, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, and other researchers have pivoted to focus on renewing their existing grants, analyzing neglected data, and writing up results for publication. "There's still a lot of work that can be done remotely that is valuable and contributory to the field," Johnson said. The Scientist