Expensive Drugs Tested for Impact on Covid-19’S Breath-Stealing Damage Jan. 7, 2021 One of the scariest elements of COVID-19 is that even among those who survive the disease, damage to the lungs can linger afterward, and it's unclear whether that tissue will fully recover with time. "It is very concerning because we haven't seen this degree of fibrosis in any other disease in the past, even with the original SARS," said Sachin Chaudhary, MD, director of the Interstital Lung Disease Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. IPP Media
Fauci Effect: Med School Applications Way Up At University Of Arizona College Of Medicine — Phoenix Jan. 7, 2021 Continuing coverage: Glen Fogerty, associate dean of admissions and recruitment at the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Phoenix, talks to "The Show" co-host Mark Brodie about the rise in applications to medical school due to the so-called "Fauci Effect." KJZZ-FM (Phoenix, AZ)
Dr. Frank Porreca Talks Through the Challenges of Measuring Migraine Pain Jan. 6, 2021 Pain is a subjective response with multiple features and components, said Frank Porreca, PhD, professor of pharmacology and anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. American Journal of Managed Care
Is the Pandemic Changing Our Dreams? Jan. 6, 2021 The pandemic has disrupted almost everything in our lives, including the quality of our sleep. Michael Grandner, PhD, the director of the Sleep & Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, talks about what his expertise can tell us about sleeping and dreaming during a global crisis, and tips for better "sleep hygiene." KUAT-TV (Tucson, AZ)
UArizona Will Start Spring Semester With Essential In-Person Classes Jan. 5, 2021 The university will start the spring semester on Jan. 13 in stage one of its reentry plan. Read more Image
What You Need to Know About a COVID-19 Vaccine Jan. 5, 2021 UArizona Health Sciences immunobiologist Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, says the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, and he will take it when it becomes available. Read more Image
Los Angeles Is Running Out of Oxygen For Patients as Covid Hospitalizations Hit Record Highs Nationwide Jan. 5, 2021 Los Angeles County has been so overwhelmed it is running out of oxygen, with ambulance crews instructed to use oxygen only for their worst-case patients. Arizona, once heralded for turning the corner after a summer surge, now has 69 of every 100,000 residents hospitalized with the virus — the highest rate in the country. "The virus is just basically transmitting almost uninhibited through our population,” said Dr. Joe Gerald, who has been tracking the spread of the virus and was among those urging a shelter-in-place order. The Washington Post
UArizona Treatment of Parkinson's Disease With Ketamine Licensed Jan. 5, 2021 Scott Sherman, MD, PhD, and Torsten Falk, PhD, both associate professors in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, have developed a method of using ketamine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The university has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Pharmather Inc., a subsidiary of Newscope Capital Corporation, for the development and commercialization of the method. Arizona Jewish Post
Fact vs Fiction: Dispelling Myths About COVID Vaccines Jan. 5, 2021 Mind controlling microchips and permanently altered DNA are two widely shared conspiracy theories about what the COVID-19 vaccine might do to anyone who takes it. Dr. Elizabeth Connick, an infectious disease expert at the University of Arizona says neither one of those things are true. She's so confident, in fact, that she already took the first dose of Pfizer's vaccine. KGUN-TV (ABC) Tucson