Health Sciences newsletter changes for the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 9, 2023 University of Arizona Health Sciences Read more
Buckmaster Show 11/8/2023: How the food we eat has changed Nov. 9, 2023 Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is interviewed about topics including the health ramifications of eating processed food. KVOI-Radio (Tucson, AZ)
Huachuca City Library uses grant funds to help families with diapers, other baby supplies Nov. 8, 2023 The Huachuca City Public Library is using a $4,000 grant from the Arizona Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to support its local diaper bank. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
UArizona announces $118.65M in gifts toward $3B campaign Nov. 8, 2023 UArizona announced the public phase of its $3 billion fundraising campaign, Fuel Wonder. The story cites philanthropy that led to the naming of the R. Ken Coit College of Pharamacy and donor investments in the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. BizTucson
2023 Health Professions HEED Award Field Guide Nov. 8, 2023 The College of Medicine – Phoenix was named as a recipient of a 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award. Insight into Diversity
Why Valley fever could eventually impact more people across the Western US Nov. 8, 2023 Valley fever, which traditionally afflicts patients in Arizona and California, has started spreading eastward. InvestigateTV
Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute Director to fly donations to Navajo Nation Nov. 8, 2023 Dr. Geoffrey Block will participate in the Navajo Christmas Airlift, flying donations collected in Tucson to New Mexico in time for the holidays. Read more Image
Department of Defense grant supports study of potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries Nov. 8, 2023 A new clinical trial will examine angiotensin 1-7’s ability to reduce neuropsychological impairments following traumatic brain injury. Read more Image
Eating fiber may be as good as Ozempic Nov. 7, 2023 The popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy cause dramatic weight loss. Both contain a compound, semaglutide, that squelches hunger by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1 that our bodies naturally make when we eat. NPR