Children Produce Weaker Coronavirus Antibodies, Study Finds Nov. 6, 2020 Children infected with the coronavirus produce weaker antibodies and fewer types of them than adults do, suggesting they clear their infection much faster, according to a new study. "Having a ton of antibody isn't necessarily a marker of a good thing," said Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunologist at the University of Arizona. "It usually means that something went wrong early in the response." Chicago Tribune, 11/06/20
An Election Worker in Connecticut Tested Positive for COVID-19, Prompting a Dozen Colleagues to Go into Quarantine Nov. 5, 2020 Despite the incident at city hall in New Haven, Connecticut, the risk of contracting the coronavirus while voting in person is about the same as when ordering takeout, one epidemiologist previously told Business Insider. "There are so many safety protocols put into place for safe voting that it is really a lower-risk activity," Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist and leading expert on coronavirus transmission at the University of Arizona told Business Insider. Business Insider
Party Foul: Campus Cases on Rise as Police Encounter More Student Gatherings Nov. 5, 2020 The University of Arizona is reporting elevated COVID-19 cases reflective of a state-wide uptick after large gatherings occurred over the Halloween weekend, reported UA President Robert C. Robbins and campus reentry task force head Dr. Richard Carmona in a news conference Monday, Nov. 2. Tucson Weekly
Special Education Aid in Phoenix Dies after COVID-19 Diagnosis Nov. 5, 2020 As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across Arizona with 39 more deaths reported Wednesday morning, University of Arizona College of Medicine (Phoenix) Public Health Director and physician Dr. Shad Marvasti says school officials need to think about the impact the virus could have on schools as we the holiday and influenza season, suggesting they may need to go completely virtual. KPNX-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Connecting with Dean Hakim: Changing World of Public Health Nov. 4, 2020 Dr. Iman Hakim shares her views on the pandemic, changes in public health education, and her pride in the college. Read more Thumbnail
From Med-Start to PCP Scholarship: One Student’s Journey Nov. 4, 2020 The Health Sciences Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has built a health care career pipeline for students from underrepresented communities. Read more Image
University of Arizona to Test Students Before Thanksgiving Nov. 4, 2020 Recognizing that Thanksgiving poses an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission due to holiday travel, the University of Arizona will test students before the holiday and switch to remote learning after. Current plans do include a return to in-person classes to start the spring semester, but the UA could still revert to online-only classes, according to Dr. Richard Carmona, director of the re-entry task force, if cases continue to increase locally and nationally. The College Post
Letters to the Editor: Doctor’s Orders Nov. 4, 2020 In a letter to the editor, Zoe Baccam, a graduate student at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, argued that being tired of COVID-19 and its precautions is "an invalid excuse" to not follow health and safety guidelines. Tucson Local Media
US Just Hit 100,000 New Coronavirus Cases in Single Day for First Time Nov. 4, 2020 For the first time since the start of the pandemic, more than 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported across the U.S. on Wednesday, according to data collected by the COVID Tracking Project. "I'm increasingly concerned that this will be a rather steep and long third wave," Saskia Popescu, an epidemiologist at the University of Arizona and a member of the Federation of American Scientists' Coronavirus Task Force, told BuzzFeed News late last month. BuzzFeed News
A Host of New Treatments Promises Relief from that Election-induced Headache* Nov. 4, 2020 A roundup covering ways to treat headaches caused by stress notes that, while sensitivity to light can be a trigger for some migraine sufferers, a recent University of Arizona study found exposure to green light one to two hours a day can reduce the number of headache days per month by an average of 60%. Vogue