UArizona Hockey Team to Host ‘Pink the Rink’ Game Jan. 27 Jan. 21, 2022 Wildcat Hockey will raise awareness for cancer with proceeds going to the UArizona Cancer Center when it faces ASU Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Tucson Arena. Read more Image
Student and Alumni Podcasts Promote Public Health Jan. 21, 2022 UArizona Zuckerman College of Public Health students, alumni and faculty engage new audiences with podcasts and blogs Read more Image
Arizona’s Rural Areas and Primary Care Needs Hit Hardest by Doctor Shortage Jan. 21, 2022 For primary care physicians actually seeing patients, Arizona ranks 40th, with only 74 doctors per 100,000 residents. “Arizona has a significant shortage of physicians from top to bottom,” said Daniel Derksen, MD, a professor of public health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Arizona Daily Star
Li Receives National Recognition for Discoveries in Hand Biomechanics Jan. 20, 2022 Dr. Zong-Ming Li of the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson has been honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his work on human hands. Read more Image
Public Health Internship Yields Arizona Law to Support Women’s Health Jan. 20, 2022 Dr. Laura Mercer was the driving force behind the passage of a new law expanding access to prescription birth control. Read more Image
These Are the Masks Infectious Disease Experts Wear at Work and at Home Jan. 20, 2022 Infectious disease experts share their thoughts on the CDC’s updated guidance for wearing masks. Elizabeth Connick, MD, professor and chief of the division of infectious diseases at the College of Medicine – Tucson and member of Healio's Infectious Disease News Editorial Board, is quoted. Healio
One AZ Public Health Official Predicts COVID-19 Pandemic Could Become Endemic by Early Spring Jan. 20, 2022 As we head into a third year of the pandemic, Kristen Pogreba-Brown, PhD, MPH, assistant professor and epidemiologist at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, says it's too early to tell if we are on the precipice of the coronavirus becoming endemic. KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ)
People Seeking Asylum in the United States Have Little Access to Health Care. Medical Schools Are Working To Change That. Jan. 20, 2022 The Migrant Health Interest Group at the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix is one example of how people within the academic medicine community — from students to administrators — are working to provide medical services to immigrants who face significant barriers to accessing the traditional health care system in the United States. AAMC
UArizona Health Sciences to Expand Education, Research and Workforce Development in 2022 Jan. 19, 2022 Multiple new health care initiatives will leverage strengths developed during the pandemic and coincide with the academic medical center’s 55th year. Read more Image