I am Health Sciences: Will Holst July 21, 2022 A new monthly video series focuses on the staff who help make the University of Arizona Health Sciences a special place to work. Read more Thumbnail
Women With Endometriosis May Have Higher Risk of Stroke July 21, 2022 A large, prospective study found that women with endometriosis may have a higher risk of stroke compared with women without the chronic inflammatory condition. Science Magazine
President Joe Biden Has Been Vaccinated and Boosted. Here's Why He Still Got COVID-19 July 21, 2022 An increasing number of people, including President Joe Biden, are getting infected with COVID-19 in spite of being vaccinated and boosted, but that doesn't mean the COVID-19 vaccine isn't working. The Arizona Republic
Research Collaboration Informs International Classification of Firefighting as Carcinogenic July 20, 2022 A long-time partnership between the Tucson Fire Department and researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences provided evidence that occupational exposure as a firefighter causes cancer. Read more Image
Wastewater Being Used to Estimate BA-5 Cases in Pima County July 20, 2022 Wastewater research suggests there are far more new cases of COVID-19 than shown on the state data dashboard. KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Three Ways Nanotechnology Is Changing The Healthcare Industry July 20, 2022 A team of University of Arizona Health Sciences and College of Engineering researchers created a simple, portable and inexpensive method for detecting extremely low levels of norovirus. Forbes
Gene Therapy Fails to Improve Survival in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer July 20, 2022 A phase 3 clinical trial studying the use of ofranergene obadenovec in combination with paclitaxel failed to meet its primary endpoint in improving progression-free survival or overall survival in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. CGTLive
ADCs Begin to Carve a Place in the Treatment Landscape for Ovarian Cancer July 20, 2022 Patients with recurrent, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer have limited effective treatment options available, but a class of targeted antibody-drug conjugates represent a promising development for this population. OncLive
International Agency for Research on Cancer Classifies Firefighting as Carcinogenic July 20, 2022 The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic, changing the previous classification of possibly carcinogenic. News Medical