People in Action Dec. 4, 2020 The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson has named Dr. Monica Kraft the new contact principal investigator for the University of Arizona-Banner Health All of Us Research Program. Kraft will be responsible for leading the program’s efforts to ensure diverse populations are well represented in the national All of Us database. Inside Tucson Business
UA Public Health Researchers Recommend Stay-at-Home Order as Pandemic Surges Dec. 4, 2020 A discussion about current trends with Dr. Joe Gerald, a member of the University of Arizona COVID-19 modeling team and an associate professor of public health policy and management at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. KUAT-TV (PBS) "Arizona 360" Tucson
Health Sciences Research Team Creates New Way to Fight Autoimmune Diseases Dec. 3, 2020 UArizona Health Sciences researchers have created a five-module chimeric antigen receptor T cell that is showing early potential to fight Type 1 diabetes. Read more Thumbnail
Genetically Engineered T Cells Could Lead to Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases Dec. 3, 2020 University of Arizona Health Sciences immunobiologists have created a chimeric antigen receptor T cell that is showing early potential to fight Type 1 diabetes. Read more Image
Tanning Bed Use by Young Women May Up Endometriosis Risk Dec. 3, 2020 Tanning bed use in early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for endometriosis, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Human Reproduction. Leslie V. Farland, Sc.D., from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and colleagues examined the potential associations between ultraviolet radiation and endometriosis risk in a prospective cohort of 116,429 female U.S. nurses from the Nurses' Health Study II. Physician's Weekly
Letters: Coronavirus Is Devastating to the Nation Dec. 3, 2020 The authors of this letter are graduate students in the master’s degree program at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Navajo Times
Genetically Engineered T Cells Could Lead to Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases Dec. 3, 2020 A new study has found that a novel T cell genetically engineered by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers is able to target and attack pathogenic T cells that cause Type 1 diabetes, which could lead to new immunotherapy treatments. ScienceDaily
Best Lip Balms 2020 Dec. 3, 2020 If you’re leaving the house often, you should look for a lip balm with some sun protection (SPF 15 if you won’t be outside for long; SPF 30 if you’re headed to the beach). Lisa Quale, senior health educator at the Skin Cancer Institute at the University of Arizona Cancer Center reminds readers to reapply often when you’re outside because sunscreen wears off very quickly from the lips. New York Times
Holiday Fear: UA Team Calls for Shelter-In-Place Order, Mask Mandate Dec. 3, 2020 Experts from the COVID-19 modeling team at the University of Arizona are calling for a shelter-in-place order, mask mandate and emergency economic relief measures statewide as coronavirus metrics increase to alarming levels. Dr. Joe Gerald, a professor at University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, who creates weekly coronavirus epidemiology reports based on ADHS data, also called for further COVID-19 mitigation tactics as his latest report shows an alarming spread of the virus throughout the state. Tucson Weekly
SUO 2020: Maintaining the Fire: Wellbeing, Resilience, and Intentional Culture Dec. 3, 2020 Dr. Taylor Riall, a professor and surgical oncologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, executive leadership coach, and leader of clinical discipline and surgery oncology at the Arizona Cancer Center, talked about physician burnout in her keynote presentation at the 2020 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Virtual Meeting. UroToday