UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Names New Department of Medicine Chair Nov. 30, 2022 A fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, James Liao, MD, joins the University of Arizona Health Sciences from the University of Chicago. Read more Image
1 in 3 patients with unstable pelvic fractures die, study shows Nov. 30, 2022 A recent study published in JAMA Surgey and led by researchers in the College of Medicine – Tucson's Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns and Emergency Surgery, concluded that 1 in 3 patients with unstable pelvic fractures die despite the availability of advanced hemorrhage control interventions. MedPage Today
Meet a Medical Student Paying It Forward Nov. 30, 2022 For second-year medical student Adam Carl, MS, community and mentorship is key to empowering the next generation of Native American physicians. Read more Image
My trip to Poland and climate implications Nov. 30, 2022 Andrzej Honory, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Tucson, recounts a trip to Poland to visit aging extended family while considering implications of climate change. Psychiatric News
Buckeye to get 2 new hospitals virtually side-by-side Nov. 27, 2022 Two new hospitals will open virtually side by side in Buckeye, Arizona's largest city geographically, sprawling across 640 square miles. The Arizona Republic
How to protect your heart, from top integrative physician Andrew Weil Nov. 25, 2022 Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about ways to improve heart health. Prevention
Pain, brain science helps Tucson-area providers better serve patients Nov. 25, 2022 Researchers continue to learn more about the relationship between pain and the brain, and that understanding is helping local providers better serve patients. Arizona Daily Star
Wireless smart bandage may help heal chronic, refractory wounds Nov. 24, 2022 Researchers have created a smart 'band-aid' that uses electrical currents to heal wounds 25% faster than traditional methods by stimulating tissue to speed up recovery. Daily Mail (UK)
Endemic mycoses: Better diagnosis and reporting needed Nov. 23, 2022 An opinion piece in Annals of Internal Medicine states there is a need to improve the diagnosis and reporting of blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) and histoplasmosis, the most prevalent endemic fungal diseases (mycoses) in North America, to better serve patients. Medscape
What to do about vaginal pain during pregnancy Nov. 23, 2022 Pregnancy comes with all sorts of not-so-fun symptoms and side effects. Michelle Davis, DNP, a certified nurse-midwife and assistant professor of practice in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted. Health Reporter