A new study will examine the impact of COVID-19 on medication for opioid use disorder access and patient health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking variants of the coronavirus that it considers concerning. The variant traced to the United Kingdom is the most prevalent with more than 5,500 confirmed cases across the U.S., including 50 cases in Arizona. Felicia Goodrum, a virologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine –Tucson, discusses how these variants evolve and whether the current vaccines available are effective at protecting people from serious illness or death.

About 120 students in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Class of 2021 learn where they’ll launch medical careers as resident physicians in virtual ceremony Friday, March 19.

While continuously listening to low decibel calming sounds at night doesn't appear be harmful, there also isn't much science behind how, why -- or even if -- sound machines help sleep. Michael Grandner, who directs the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, explains how white noise machines work.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is now ranked 30th in The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research latest rankings.

Researchers at the UArizona College of Pharmacy took a comprehensive look at interprofessional collaborative practice, which has long been central to optimal primary care though limited evidence existed regarding its association with patient outcomes.

Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy leads the Arizona team tackling the pandemic’s outsize effect on racial and ethnic minority communities across the country.

Health experts say poor sleep can lead to poor brain and heart health. "One of the reasons sleep is important is that it impacts so many systems in the body," said Michael Grandner, director of the Sleep & Health Research Program and associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Immunity to the coronavirus doesn’t just magically manifest the day someone gets the vaccine. Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist and associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, studies immune responses to infections and vaccines. He discusses how long people need to wait until they can consider themselves "fully vaccinated."

The Virtual Spring Summit will highlight examples of how academic research is contributing to the drug discovery ecosystem.