Health Sciences In The Media

According to the National Academy of Medicine, Americans spend nearly $700 million on sleep aids every year. Sleep supplements don't, however, address anxiety, which is often at the root of insomnia.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is doing its part to help alleviate what the American Red Cross is calling a nationwide blood shortage.

Injuries, sickness and aging should cause adaptations to your workout routine.

During her annual State of the State address, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs mentioned doubling the size of the College of Medicine – Phoenix and College of Medicine – Tucson as part of a larger effort to expand access to health care statewide.

Opvee®, a recently approved nasal spray for opioid overdose reversal, offers a faster and longer-lasting alternative to Narcan®, but experts warn its focus on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and outdated data could mask potential drawbacks.

A growing body of research shows getting little or poor sleep doesn’t just make people feel tired the next day – it places them at higher risk for heart attacks and early death, along with cognitive decline, dementia, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, depression and other chronic health conditions.

Spencer Willis Jr., DrPH, associate professor of practice at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, co-authors an article about helping educators from diverse institutions boost career readiness by presenting various strategies that suit different comfort levels and degrees of engagement.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved pembrolizumab, an anti-programmed death receptor-1 therapy, plus chemoradiotherapy, to treat individuals with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2014 stage III-IVA cervical cancer.

New research led by Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, could open new opportunities for stem cell therapies. Bhattacharya's team genetically modified pluripotent stem cells to avoid immune rejection.

Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed about topics including the health benefits and risks of eating salmon.