Health Sciences In The Media 3 Ways Physicians Can Help Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Jan. 26, 2021 More than 10 million people in the United States have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, but as more Americans receive the preventive measure every day, there is still a large percentage of the population that is reluctant to get the vaccine. Dr. Ricardo Correa, an AMA member and director for diversity at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center, said the Latino community should feel confident in the vaccine trial results. American Medical Association (AMA) Medical Schools Face Calls for More Change as States Declare Racism a Threat to Public Health Jan. 26, 2021 Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that while white people have the highest overall percentage of COVID-19 cases in the nation, racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the disease and are dying at higher rates. Experts are looking to medical schools to identify strategies to improve care for people of color and eliminate disparities related to a patient's race or ethnicity. Erika Johnson, a 2020 graduate from the University of Arizona College of Nursing, has committed to mentoring Black students. "The experience of racism is not one of just an annoyance. Those things have real biological impacts," Johnson said. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson Some COVID-19 Hospital Numbers Improving in Arizona Jan. 25, 2021 In his latest COVID-19 modeling report, Dr. Joe Gerald, a professor of public health policy at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, noted a "large, unexpected" decline in cases last week. He speculated the holiday closures of universities and K-12 schools might have played a role in the improving metrics, which he cautioned could be short-lived. KNXV-TV (ABC) Phoenix Despite Drop, Arizona 'Not Out Of The Woods' On COVID-19 Surge Jan. 25, 2021 Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, said that despite encouraging recent COVID-19 data in Arizona, it's still too early to tell if the state's numbers are trending downward. KJZZ (NPR) Phoenix Ahwatukee Family Urges More COVID-19 Patients to Look Into a Little-Known Therapy Jan. 24, 2021 Monoclonal antibody therapy can dramatically reduce the need for hospitalization from COVID-19 in some of the most at-risk populations, but only about a quarter of the doses that were shipped to hospitals across the country has been used. Dr. Cheryl O'Malley, is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, and has been trying to get the word out about monoclonal antibody therapy. "We need to add this to the arsenal of all the different things we're trying," said O'Malley. Arizona's Family (3TV/CBS 5) Phoenix Natural Immunity Might Be Slowing COVID-19, but Arizona Is Far From Herd Immunity Jan. 23, 2021 In recent weeks, Arizona and Pima County have seen a record surge in the rate of positive serology tests. At the same time, COVID-19 cases recently dipped from one week to the next. Both metrics, however, still remain at high levels. "It's probably accurate in the sense that ... more Arizonans have been infected and recovered. I think that's an obvious statement that serology doesn't necessarily need to help us answer," said Joe Gerald, an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Arizona Daily Star University of Arizona Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccinations Jan. 22, 2021 To accommodate the rapid expansion of immunization, the county is planning multiple drive-thru vaccination centers, including one on the University of Arizona Mall. “The University of Arizona succeeded last year in developing one of the country’s most effective operations for providing diagnostic and antibody tests for COVID-19 to our campus and the community, and we are well-positioned to do the same for delivering COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Michael D. Dake, senior vice president for UArizona Health Sciences. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson COVID Antibody Test Results Hard to Interpret, Local Health Experts Say Jan. 22, 2021 State health leaders are reporting the highest percentage of positive COVID antibody tests since the pandemic began. About 40% of serology tests have come back positive for the week of Jan. 17, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Joe Gerald, an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is interviewed. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson The Future of Cancer Treatment Lies in Vaccines, Say These Pioneers Jan. 20, 2021 Personalized cancer vaccines, where a person’s own cancer cells are deployed to train their immune system to recognize and kill their cancer, appear to be on the cusp of arriving, and academic institutions like the University of Arizona College of Medicine are trying to expedite that. BioSpace Fewer Residencies Accepting Gifts, Product Samples or Sponsored Activities From Drugmakers, Survey Finds Jan. 20, 2021 A new survey has found that interactions between U.S. family medicine residencies and the pharma industry in 2019 continued a decade-long downward trend. The survey by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, questioned the program directors of 628 family medicine residencies and compared the results to surveys conducted in 2008 and 2013. FDAnews Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
3 Ways Physicians Can Help Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Jan. 26, 2021 More than 10 million people in the United States have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, but as more Americans receive the preventive measure every day, there is still a large percentage of the population that is reluctant to get the vaccine. Dr. Ricardo Correa, an AMA member and director for diversity at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center, said the Latino community should feel confident in the vaccine trial results. American Medical Association (AMA)
Medical Schools Face Calls for More Change as States Declare Racism a Threat to Public Health Jan. 26, 2021 Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that while white people have the highest overall percentage of COVID-19 cases in the nation, racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the disease and are dying at higher rates. Experts are looking to medical schools to identify strategies to improve care for people of color and eliminate disparities related to a patient's race or ethnicity. Erika Johnson, a 2020 graduate from the University of Arizona College of Nursing, has committed to mentoring Black students. "The experience of racism is not one of just an annoyance. Those things have real biological impacts," Johnson said. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
Some COVID-19 Hospital Numbers Improving in Arizona Jan. 25, 2021 In his latest COVID-19 modeling report, Dr. Joe Gerald, a professor of public health policy at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, noted a "large, unexpected" decline in cases last week. He speculated the holiday closures of universities and K-12 schools might have played a role in the improving metrics, which he cautioned could be short-lived. KNXV-TV (ABC) Phoenix
Despite Drop, Arizona 'Not Out Of The Woods' On COVID-19 Surge Jan. 25, 2021 Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, said that despite encouraging recent COVID-19 data in Arizona, it's still too early to tell if the state's numbers are trending downward. KJZZ (NPR) Phoenix
Ahwatukee Family Urges More COVID-19 Patients to Look Into a Little-Known Therapy Jan. 24, 2021 Monoclonal antibody therapy can dramatically reduce the need for hospitalization from COVID-19 in some of the most at-risk populations, but only about a quarter of the doses that were shipped to hospitals across the country has been used. Dr. Cheryl O'Malley, is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, and has been trying to get the word out about monoclonal antibody therapy. "We need to add this to the arsenal of all the different things we're trying," said O'Malley. Arizona's Family (3TV/CBS 5) Phoenix
Natural Immunity Might Be Slowing COVID-19, but Arizona Is Far From Herd Immunity Jan. 23, 2021 In recent weeks, Arizona and Pima County have seen a record surge in the rate of positive serology tests. At the same time, COVID-19 cases recently dipped from one week to the next. Both metrics, however, still remain at high levels. "It's probably accurate in the sense that ... more Arizonans have been infected and recovered. I think that's an obvious statement that serology doesn't necessarily need to help us answer," said Joe Gerald, an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Arizona Daily Star
University of Arizona Begins Administering COVID-19 Vaccinations Jan. 22, 2021 To accommodate the rapid expansion of immunization, the county is planning multiple drive-thru vaccination centers, including one on the University of Arizona Mall. “The University of Arizona succeeded last year in developing one of the country’s most effective operations for providing diagnostic and antibody tests for COVID-19 to our campus and the community, and we are well-positioned to do the same for delivering COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Michael D. Dake, senior vice president for UArizona Health Sciences. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
COVID Antibody Test Results Hard to Interpret, Local Health Experts Say Jan. 22, 2021 State health leaders are reporting the highest percentage of positive COVID antibody tests since the pandemic began. About 40% of serology tests have come back positive for the week of Jan. 17, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Joe Gerald, an associate professor at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is interviewed. KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson
The Future of Cancer Treatment Lies in Vaccines, Say These Pioneers Jan. 20, 2021 Personalized cancer vaccines, where a person’s own cancer cells are deployed to train their immune system to recognize and kill their cancer, appear to be on the cusp of arriving, and academic institutions like the University of Arizona College of Medicine are trying to expedite that. BioSpace
Fewer Residencies Accepting Gifts, Product Samples or Sponsored Activities From Drugmakers, Survey Finds Jan. 20, 2021 A new survey has found that interactions between U.S. family medicine residencies and the pharma industry in 2019 continued a decade-long downward trend. The survey by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, questioned the program directors of 628 family medicine residencies and compared the results to surveys conducted in 2008 and 2013. FDAnews