A Day in the Life of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center March 23, 2022 From accidental medicine overdoses to scorpion stings, see how a poison center answers the call (literally) to provide immediate life-saving information and medical expertise. Read more Image
UArizona SensorLab Brings in Student, Faculty and Community for Innovation March 23, 2022 The UArizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab aims to bring students, faculty and the community together through the use of software sensor systems and human-centered hardware. The Health Sciences Office of Communications assisted with this story. KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Sensor Lab Seed Grants Advance Innovative Research March 22, 2022 The UArizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab awarded seed grants to eight faculty members and two student projects to improve health and wellness. Read more Image
Biden Appoints Martinez to President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities March 22, 2022 Gabriel Martinez will serve a two-year term on the committee that provides advice and assistance to the president and the secretary of Health and Human Services on a broad range of topics that impact people with intellectual disabilities. Read more Image
Residency Match Day Returns to In-Person Celebration March 22, 2022 Friends and family gather to honor and celebrate College of Medicine – Tucson and College of Medicine – Phoenix medical students. Read more Image
The BA.2 Variant: What You Need to Know About the Strain Known as 'Stealth Omicron' in Arizona March 22, 2022 Kate Ellingson, PhD, an assistant professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, said BA.2’s impact on overall case numbers will depend on several other factors, including underlying immunity from previous infection and vaccination and how much people take precautions. The Arizona Republic
Do You Need A Second Booster Shot? Experts Divided Amid Report White House Doesn’t Have Funding To Buy Enough For All Americans March 22, 2022 Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor of immunobiology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, said there was evidence vaccine effectiveness is “slipping against omicron” in some age groups—notably older people and kids between 5 and 11—and that vulnerable people who were boosted months ago “may want to get another dose,” but for anyone else “it’s a choice” and probably not needed. Forbes
American Cancer Society Funds Research to Benefit Hispanic Cancer Survivors, Caregivers March 21, 2022 Researchers will target cancer health disparities unique to Hispanic communities by addressing the root causes to accelerate progress in health equity research. Read more Image
Future Doctors Celebrate Match Day March 21, 2022 Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students learned where they’ll launch their careers as new residents. Read more Image