Receiving Second Vaccine Dose “Crucial,” Health Expert Says March 13, 2021 Officials with the Pima County Health Department said some people aren't showing up to receive their second shot of the vaccine. Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, an associate professor of immunobiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, is interviewed. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Why You’re Having Weird Dreams During the COVID-19 Pandemic March 13, 2021 "When we experience stress and anxiety, it means that we are going through something we need to process, or at least cope with. By dreaming through these stressful experiences, it allows us to learn what we need to learn, grow how we need to grow, and understand the greater meaning in the context of our experiences," said Michael Grandner, an associate professor and director of the Sleep and Health Research program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Everyday Health
Tucsonans Talk About What They've Learned and Lost in a Year of Pandemic March 13, 2021 Dr. Christian Bime said his worst day on the job came about a month after Pima County recorded its first coronavirus cases. “The virus came out of nowhere and caught everyone by surprise,” said Dr. Bime, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and medical director for the intensive care unit at Banner-University Medical Center. “There were a lot of unknowns initially. We did not know at first how this virus spread.” Arizona Daily Star
Learning Resilience March 13, 2021 Physician burnout costs the U.S. health care system about $4.6 billion annually. “While we may not have the power to change health care systems, we can change our departmental cultures and give our faculty and trainees the tools to succeed in [the] complex environment,” said Lilah F. Morris-Wiseman, MD, a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. General Surgery News
State Prison Area Has Highest Covid-19 Case Rate, Lowest Vaccination Rate in Tucson March 13, 2021 Knowing which places have high cumulative rates of COVID-19 cases can help health officials decide where vaccinations are needed most, said Joe Gerald, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "It's (a finding) that we in our group here at the University of Arizona are very convinced of, which is, we need to do more to target vaccinations in areas with high past burden of COVID-19 disease because that's an indicator of current risk." Arizona Daily Star
Falling Dust: Considering the COVID-19 Effect on Physician Suicide March 12, 2021 The US has an underreported and perpetuating issue with clinician burnout and suicidality. Mara Windsor, DO, an emergency medicine physician at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, describes a day in the emergency department treating patients in a region which at one point this winter went 59 straight days averaging more than 5000 new COVID-19 cases daily. HCP Live
Persky Reviews Therapies for Treatment-Naïve Chronic Leukocytic Leukemia March 12, 2021 During a virtual Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable event, Daniel O. Persky, MD, professor of medicine and associate director of clinical investigations at University of Arizona Cancer Center, reviewed the case of a 61-year-old patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Targeted Oncology
UArizona College of Pharmacy Receives Gift to Support Students in Dual Pharmacy-Nursing Degree Program March 12, 2021 The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Flinn Foundation to fund scholarships for a dual-degree program offering students the opportunity to simultaneously earn Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Nursing degrees along with a family nurse practitioner certificate. State of Reform
Giving Vax and Taking Names March 11, 2021 Boots on the ground interview with Sana Khan, a doctoral student in epidemiology at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and vaccination site volunteer at the UArizona POD in Tucson. Khan shares her first-hand experience on the ground, and what the 1-year mark means to her. What a Day Podcast
Conecta Arizona Coffee Hour: 3/11/21 March 11, 2021 Dr. Cecilia Rosales, Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Phoenix Programs at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is a guest on the show to discuss the facts about the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy. KNUV-AM (Phoenix, AZ)