Health Sciences In The Media

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faster and longer-lasting alternative to Narcan®, but experts warn its focus on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and outdated data could mask potential drawbacks.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.

Biotech company Quantgene provides intelligent genomics that use artificial intelligence to detect and fight cancer at early stages. The technology is used at clinical research institutions including the UArizona Cancer Center.

UArizona has been named a member of the Age-Friendly University Global Network, a group of higher education institutions committed to promoting positive and healthy aging and enhancing the lives of older members of the global community.

In the Nurse.org Student Choice Awards, which polls students nationwide, the College of Nursing was named the top nursing school in Arizona.