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
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
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
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
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
Pain Syndromes Common in Patients with "Long COVID" Jan. 26, 2022 Continuing coverage: Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD, medical director of the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, said he is seeing mostly diffuse muscle and joint pain. Less common pain complaints have included headache and neuropathic pain. Rheumatology Advisor
Health Affairs Briefing: Racism & Health Virtual Symposium Jan. 26, 2022 Agnes Attakai, MPA, director of Health Disparities Outreach and Prevention Education at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, will speak at Health Affairs’s Racism & Health Virtual Symposium on Feb. 8. Health Affairs
Orthopedic Surgeons Tackle Latest Surge in COVID-19 Cases Jan. 25, 2022 With the resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the U.S., some states and hospitals are implementing a limit to or postponement of nonessential and elective surgeries. Michael McKee, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Banner University Medical Center and professor and chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted. Healio