People living in economically distressed parts of Pima County, as well as those in rural areas and tribal lands throughout southern Arizona, are experiencing greater health challenges due to the pandemic. Students and faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson are quoted.

The addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, in women with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer was linked with better quality of life, reported Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Michael Grandner, PhD, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the College of Medicine – Tucson, recommends against lying in bed for more than 15 to 20 minutes because it will train the brain to associate bed with a lack of sleep, which can lead to chronic insomnia.

The new UArizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab is expanding health care research by providing access to wearable sensors and advanced digital technologies.

The Sensor Lab is available to faculty, staff and students across the university.

Despite not being matched in the same city, engaged pharmacy students happy with residency postings for Pharmacy Match Day 2022.

New research offers hope for stopping the spread of triple-negative breast cancer. Pavani Chalasani, MD, MPH, an associate professor of medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson who was not involved in the research, commented on the study.