COVID Has Changed the Way I Eat. Don’t Take Chances With Omicron. Jan. 28, 2022 This article cites a University of Arizona Health Sciences study that found 67 percent of people who recovered from “mild or moderate” infections experienced long COVID symptoms more than 30 days after their positive test. The Washington Post
New UArizona Health Sciences Study to Focus on Link Between Knee Aging and Osteoarthritis Jan. 28, 2022 A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers to study the links between knee structure changes and clinical outcomes in people with osteoarthritis. PharmaLive
Kids’ Mask Use Linked With Fewer Childcare Closings Jan. 28, 2022 Mask-wearing in childcare programs is linked with fewer COVID-19-related program closures, new data released suggest. Paloma Beamer, PhD, a professor of public health and exposure scientist at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted. MDEdge
New UArizona Health Sciences Study to Focus on Link Between Knee Aging and Osteoarthritis Jan. 27, 2022 University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers will study the links between knee structure changes and clinical outcomes in people with osteoarthritis. Read more Image
Three UArizona Faculty Named AAAS Fellows Jan. 27, 2022 Drs. A. Elizabeth "Betsy" Arnold, Carol Gregorio and Cecile McKee are the newest fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more Image
Emergency Medicine Podcast Bolsters Scientific Integrity Jan. 27, 2022 Dr. Aaron Leetch launched the AZEMCast, which recently produced its 100th episode, in 2013 to help train residents in evidence-based research. Read more Image
This is What Your Sex Dreams Really Mean Jan. 27, 2022 Rubin Naiman, PhD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine and dream expert at the UArizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, says dreaming is healing. It’s kind of a "digestive process” — taking difficult experiences, like a breakup, and spelling them out to provide understanding. CNN Indonesia
University of Arizona Initiative Promotes Longer, Happier Lives Jan. 27, 2022 Innovations in Healthy Aging, is a collaboration across campus to enhance the lives of older adults through integration, partnerships, research and education. Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN, a professor at the UArizona College of Nursing, said they are finding aging isn’t a period of decline but a positive experience. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Patchwork System for Rationing a COVID Drug Sends Immunocompromised Patients on a ‘Hunger Games Hunt' Jan. 27, 2022 In December, the FDA authorized Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody combination designed to prevent COVID-19 in people who are seriously immunocompromised or who have had serious adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, a professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine –Tucson, is interviewed. STAT
