Opinions & Observations: Rapid COVID-19 Tests Can Be Useful. But There Are Far Too Few to Put a Dent in the Pandemic. Dec. 1, 2020 Continuing coverage: University of Arizona professors Katherine Ellingson in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and Bonnie LaFleur from the BIO5 Institute, discuss the availability and accuracy of rapid COVID-19 tests and how effective they are at slowing the spread of the virus in communities. Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Tanning Beds and Sunbathing May Be Linked to Greater Endometriosis Risk - Study Dec. 1, 2020 Tanning beds and sunbathing may be linked to a greater risk of developing endometriosis, according to a new study. Leslie Farland, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Public Health and the leader of the research, said the association between endometriosis and melanoma may reflect a common genetic background or an underlying association between sun exposure and risk of endometriosis. Daily Mail (UK)
Tanning Beds and Sunbathing May Be Linked to Greater Endometriosis Risk - Study Dec. 1, 2020 Tanning beds and sunbathing may be linked to a greater risk of developing endometriosis, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of Arizona College of Public Health. Daily Mail (UK)
UA Professor Leads First Statewide Study On Risk Factors, Long-Term Effects Of COVID-19 Dec. 1, 2020 A lot of what we hear about the pandemic and its impacts has focused on hospitalizations and deaths. As those numbers stack up, the implications of this virus become fearfully clear. But what about everyone else who has contracted COVID-19? Kristen Pogreba-Brown with the University of Arizona College of Public Health is leading a new study that looks at the rest of the people who get COVID-19. KJZZ-FM (NPR) Phoenix
Tucson Mayor to Seek Mandatory City Curfew to Slow Coronavirus Spread Dec. 1, 2020 Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is set to ask the City Council to consider establishing a mandatory nightly curfew in the city starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1. Pima County is already under a voluntary curfew. “The epidemiology of this outbreak is well known and described, and if we do nothing, there are enough susceptible Arizonans left to sustain this outbreak for many, many weeks past Christmas and achieving levels of transmission that pale in comparison to what we’re seeing today,” said Dr. Joe Gerald, an associate professor with the UA’s Zuckerman College of Public Health. Arizona Daily Star
Why Health Officials Are Terrified of a Pandemic Christmas Dec. 1, 2020 Despite warnings, millions traveled and gathered for Thanksgiving. As officials brace for the surge ahead, they say a new approach is needed. "Testing itself isn't a bad thing, but people started using it to justify doing whatever they wanted," said Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist and adjunct professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "And people who really needed tests couldn't get them because sites were overwhelmed." The Washington Post
Why Health Officials Are Terrified of a Pandemic Christmas Dec. 1, 2020 Despite warnings, millions traveled and gathered for Thanksgiving. As officials brace for the surge ahead, they say a new approach is needed. "Testing itself isn't a bad thing, but people started using it to justify doing whatever they wanted," said Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. "And people who really needed tests couldn't get them because sites were overwhelmed." The Washington Post
UArizona Nursing Researchers Develop Web-based Skin Cancer Prevention Training for Massage Therapists Nov. 30, 2020 E-training helped massage therapists increase their knowledge of skin cancer and become more comfortable discussing risk reduction with clients. Read more Image
UA Researchers Say Shelter-in-Place Order Could Avert 'Catastrophe' in Arizona Hospitals Nov. 30, 2020 A team of university researchers says a statewide shelter-in-place order could help avert a "catastrophe" in Arizona hospitals. "It has now reached a point to where we are truly in a crisis here in Arizona. The sooner we intervene the better off we will be. Every day of delay will result in needless hospital admissions and ultimately, what we also care about — deaths," Joe Gerald, UA public health researcher and COVID-19 modeling team leader. The Arizona Republic
Coronavirus out of Control According to Health Officials Nov. 30, 2020 The health officials in charge of making models, or predictions, as to where the virus is spreading are painting a dire warning about the holidays. “If something is not done quickly, we worry that this outbreak will overwhelm our hospital system by the end of December,” said Joe Gerald, PhD, an Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Arizona. “We’re very worried that his is a very vulnerable period.” KOLD-TV (CBS) Tucson