EPA-funded Study Will Measure Soil and Dust Ingestion Levels in US Children May 25, 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health researchers will examine how much dust kids swallow and use the data to protect children from exposure. Read more Image
Climate Change Might Be Keeping You From a Good Night’s Sleep, Study Finds May 25, 2022 Humans could lose up to two weeks of sleep a year by the end of the century, study finds. New York Post
Navajo Doctor at Tuba City Regional Recognized for Outstanding OB/GYN Services May 24, 2022 Jennifer Whitehair, MD, an associate clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, received the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Outstanding American Indian/Alaska Native Women’s Healthcare Clinician Award. Navajo-Hopi Observer
Dr. Ayman Fanous Finds Music Among Tools to Explore the Mind May 23, 2022 The College of Medicine – Phoenix’s new psychiatry chair sees great potential in research and music to provide precision solutions to aid mental health. Read more Image
Pediatric Suicide Attempts on Rise in Southern Arizona May 23, 2022 Suicide attempts among preteens are on the rise nationwide and in southern Arizona. Steven Dudley, PharmD, DABAT, director of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, said his office has noticed an increase in intentional overdoses that spiked during the pandemic. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Why Do People Get Long COVID? A Virus That May Cause MS Could Reveal Clues May 23, 2022 Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, professor of epidemiology in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, head of the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Immunobiology, are quoted in an article about long COVID. USA Today
The Surprising Things Research Is Telling Us About Terpenes May 23, 2022 A review by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences concluded (with the caveat that there's much more research to be done) that terpenes may be highly effective in developing pain medications, especially because they are safer than traditional painkillers. Green Entrepreneur