Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences will lead a statewide effort to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 with a projected $9.2 million in first-year funding from the National Institutes of Health.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center hosted a free presentation by Van Johnson, the former University of Arizona football star and NFL wide receiver. Johnson shared his problems with addiction and domestic issues while growing up.

Dr. Tommy Begay is using sleep research to combat PTSD for Native populations impacted by historical trauma.

Arizona has the second highest number of childhood deaths due to COVID-19, second only to Texas in 2020, said Sean Elliott, MD, a professor emeritus at the College of Medicine – Tucson who specializes in pediatric infectious diseases.

The article cites research led by Rajesh Khanna, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Pharmacology, that found a link between a COVIDinfection, neuropilin and pain.

A hard-to-treat form of heart failure may be relieved by an experimental device that creates a hole inside the heart muscle, according to new clinical trial results.

New weekly COVID-19 cases have continued to rise in Pima County and Arizona, although not as fast as prior weeks.

The NIH RECOVER Initiative aims to identify risks contributing to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and approaches for treatment and prevention.

Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the Sarver Heart Center, is quoted in an article about the results of a clinical trial in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure.

The University of Arizona has big plans to earn its reputation as a major research institution.