Health Sciences In The Media CDC Confirms That Your Cloth Mask May Protect You, Not Just Others Nov. 11, 2020 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says wearing cloth masks not only keeps people from unknowingly transmitting the virus, it keeps people from inhaling the virus from the air. Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, tweeted, "We know that even fabric masks offer some variable protection for the wearer, but I think the bigger issue is that the CDC has to reiterate this to get people to wear a mask." The Boston Globe COVID-19 Study Suggests 20% Capacity for Restaurants, Which Could Hurt Arizona Economy Nov. 11, 2020 A study published in the journal "Nature" suggests reducing restaurant capacity even further to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Shad Marvasti, with the University of Arizona's College of Medicine, says he is not surprised the study identified restaurants as high risk when they are operating at normal conditions. But he says Arizona leaders should take drastic action to stop the current spike in cases. Arizona's Family (3TV/CBS 5) Phoenix Pharmather Inc. Licenses UArizona Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Nov. 10, 2020 Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson have developed a method of using ketamine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The university has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Pharmather Inc., a subsidiary of Newscope Capital Corporation, for the development and commercialization of the method. BizTucson Arizona Doctor Cautiously Optimistic About Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Nov. 10, 2020 On Monday, pharmaceutical maker Pfizer reported it’s COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 90% effective. Dr. Shad Marvasti, with the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, is cautiously optimistic about the news. “We still want to look at the details to verify this, but it definitely sounds very promising and it’s good to hear,” Marvasti said. However, Marvasti cautions that adhering to mitigation efforts like wearing a mask and social distancing is critical even if the vaccine is approved. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix Expert Warns Coronavirus in Arizona Could Reach ‘Crisis Point’ After Thanksgiving Nov. 10, 2020 As coronavirus cases grow in Arizona, the state could reach a “crisis point” after Thanksgiving, one expert recently warned. “I don’t see us reaching any particular crisis point before Thanksgiving,” Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the University of Arizona’s Zuckerman College of Public Health, told the Arizona Daily Star. “But once we hit Thanksgiving and move towards Christmas and New Year’s, I think we will eventually reach a crisis point.” New York Post Local Doctors Hopeful After Promising Pfizer Vaccine News Nov. 10, 2020 A potential COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough after big pharma giant Pfizer said Monday its vaccine is 90 percent effective. "It's incredibly encouraging that the Pfizer vaccine worked," Connick, a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, said. "I think it bodes well for all the vaccines that they may all be successful which will be successful." KVOA-TV (NBC) Tucson Kids Contract COVID-19 But More Research Needs To Be Done On Possible Long-Term Effects Nov. 10, 2020 Last month, 200,000 children across much of the country were infected with COVID-19, according to a report by the Academy of Pediatrics. While severe illness among kids appears to be rare, researchers don’t know much about the possible long-term effects. Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona's College of Public Health, is interviewed. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix Pandemic Shines Light on Complex Coexistence of Modern Times, Traditional Ways on Navajo Nation Nov. 10, 2020 Traditional healers, who once played critical roles in governance and health care in the Navajo Nation, are dwindling in number and influence, experts and community leaders say, even as a deadly coronavirus assaults the tribe. Michelle Kahn-John, a professor of nursing at the University of Arizona and secretary of the Diné Hataalii Association, is quoted. This article was first published by the syndicated Cronkite News service on 11/10/20. Cronkite News Arizona Medical Expert Says There Could Be Challenges in Distributing COVID-19 Vaccine Nov. 10, 2020 Despite news on Nov. 9 that a COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective, it is important to note that it still could be several more months until it's widely available, and there are some potential issues that come with it. "The challenges with this vaccine is it has to be stored at -94 degree," said Dr. Shad Marvasti, Director of Public Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. "Most vaccines are stored at 35°F to 45°F, in a standard refrigerator." KSAZ-TV (Fox) Phoenix Compounds that Inhibit Coronavirus Entry, Replication in Human Cells Identified Nov. 9, 2020 A new study by researchers at the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, offers insight into designing antiviral drugs against COVID-19. Tribune (India) Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
CDC Confirms That Your Cloth Mask May Protect You, Not Just Others Nov. 11, 2020 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says wearing cloth masks not only keeps people from unknowingly transmitting the virus, it keeps people from inhaling the virus from the air. Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Arizona, tweeted, "We know that even fabric masks offer some variable protection for the wearer, but I think the bigger issue is that the CDC has to reiterate this to get people to wear a mask." The Boston Globe
COVID-19 Study Suggests 20% Capacity for Restaurants, Which Could Hurt Arizona Economy Nov. 11, 2020 A study published in the journal "Nature" suggests reducing restaurant capacity even further to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Shad Marvasti, with the University of Arizona's College of Medicine, says he is not surprised the study identified restaurants as high risk when they are operating at normal conditions. But he says Arizona leaders should take drastic action to stop the current spike in cases. Arizona's Family (3TV/CBS 5) Phoenix
Pharmather Inc. Licenses UArizona Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Nov. 10, 2020 Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson have developed a method of using ketamine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The university has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Pharmather Inc., a subsidiary of Newscope Capital Corporation, for the development and commercialization of the method. BizTucson
Arizona Doctor Cautiously Optimistic About Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Nov. 10, 2020 On Monday, pharmaceutical maker Pfizer reported it’s COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 90% effective. Dr. Shad Marvasti, with the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, is cautiously optimistic about the news. “We still want to look at the details to verify this, but it definitely sounds very promising and it’s good to hear,” Marvasti said. However, Marvasti cautions that adhering to mitigation efforts like wearing a mask and social distancing is critical even if the vaccine is approved. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix
Expert Warns Coronavirus in Arizona Could Reach ‘Crisis Point’ After Thanksgiving Nov. 10, 2020 As coronavirus cases grow in Arizona, the state could reach a “crisis point” after Thanksgiving, one expert recently warned. “I don’t see us reaching any particular crisis point before Thanksgiving,” Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the University of Arizona’s Zuckerman College of Public Health, told the Arizona Daily Star. “But once we hit Thanksgiving and move towards Christmas and New Year’s, I think we will eventually reach a crisis point.” New York Post
Local Doctors Hopeful After Promising Pfizer Vaccine News Nov. 10, 2020 A potential COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough after big pharma giant Pfizer said Monday its vaccine is 90 percent effective. "It's incredibly encouraging that the Pfizer vaccine worked," Connick, a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, said. "I think it bodes well for all the vaccines that they may all be successful which will be successful." KVOA-TV (NBC) Tucson
Kids Contract COVID-19 But More Research Needs To Be Done On Possible Long-Term Effects Nov. 10, 2020 Last month, 200,000 children across much of the country were infected with COVID-19, according to a report by the Academy of Pediatrics. While severe illness among kids appears to be rare, researchers don’t know much about the possible long-term effects. Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona's College of Public Health, is interviewed. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix
Pandemic Shines Light on Complex Coexistence of Modern Times, Traditional Ways on Navajo Nation Nov. 10, 2020 Traditional healers, who once played critical roles in governance and health care in the Navajo Nation, are dwindling in number and influence, experts and community leaders say, even as a deadly coronavirus assaults the tribe. Michelle Kahn-John, a professor of nursing at the University of Arizona and secretary of the Diné Hataalii Association, is quoted. This article was first published by the syndicated Cronkite News service on 11/10/20. Cronkite News
Arizona Medical Expert Says There Could Be Challenges in Distributing COVID-19 Vaccine Nov. 10, 2020 Despite news on Nov. 9 that a COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective, it is important to note that it still could be several more months until it's widely available, and there are some potential issues that come with it. "The challenges with this vaccine is it has to be stored at -94 degree," said Dr. Shad Marvasti, Director of Public Health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. "Most vaccines are stored at 35°F to 45°F, in a standard refrigerator." KSAZ-TV (Fox) Phoenix
Compounds that Inhibit Coronavirus Entry, Replication in Human Cells Identified Nov. 9, 2020 A new study by researchers at the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, offers insight into designing antiviral drugs against COVID-19. Tribune (India)