A newly detected variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 could complicate efforts to control the pandemic, but Arizona public health officials say more investigation is needed to clearly understand the situation.

#6 Nighttime Snacking: While eating late may not seem like a huge problem, research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences suggests that it could lead to obesity and diabetes in the long run.

Mindy Fain, MD, co-director of the University of Arizona Center on Aging, discusses the new Interprofessional End-of-Life Care Training Program that will build on the current curriculum to prepare students for having difficult conversations with patients.

More Americans are getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that 32 percent of people in the U.S. remain unlikely to get vaccinated against the virus.

Changes in transmissibility, clinical presentation and ability to evade immunity “are going to be the three key pieces to look for as more is learned about the variant in the next several weeks,” said Joe Gerald, MD, PhD, an associate professor of public health policy and management at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Emotionally fraught conversations are best navigated by listening actively, understanding people’s concerns and avoiding divisive side topics.

New research has found that those who suffer from endometriosis are at a higher risk for stroke, even after accounting for known risk factors. “Cardiovascular disease presents differently between women and men,” said Leslie V. Farland, ScD, MSc, assistant professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

Researchers will partner with tobacco quitlines and community organizations to recruit participants to receive phone-based tobacco cessation interventions.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center hosted a free presentation by Van Johnson, the former University of Arizona football star and NFL wide receiver. Johnson shared his problems with addiction and domestic issues while growing up.