Can COVID-19 Trigger Insomnia? July 16, 2022 The CDC now lists sleep problems and fatigue as symptoms of long COVID. La Semana Del Sur
APS Radio: Dr. Jeff Burgess July 15, 2022 Jeff Burgess, MD, MPH, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, discusses a recent announcement from the World Health Organization officially declaring firefighting a cancer-causing profession. Fire Engineering
How Do Vaccines Affect Periods? A Big COVID Survey Lays Out Some Clues July 15, 2022 Since the COVID-19 vaccines first began rolling out last winter, recipients have noticed unexpected menstrual bleeding after getting the shots. A recent survey of tens of thousands of adults confirms that this experience is relatively common. Popular Science
Your First Aid Kit May Be Expired July 15, 2022 Hydrocortisone ointment is one of several common items in a first aid kit that may have an expiration date. Lifehacker
Harnessing the Power of Bioinformatics to Advance Research July 14, 2022 Two bioinformaticists are dedicated to improving research by applying computer science, mathematics and statistics to analyze biological data. Read more Image
AZ HEROES Study Receives $22M Grant for Continued Research on COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness July 14, 2022 A University of Arizona Health Sciences study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and immunity among frontline workers, families and children has received $22 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue the research for another year. KNAU-FM (Flagstaff, AZ)
Experts Question the FDA's COVID Booster Strategy Ahead of Autumn July 14, 2022 COVID vaccine makers are developing new boosters for a fall campaign. But some experts question the FDA's decision to tell companies to make shots against the BA.4/5 subvariants. NPR
First-year Pharmacy Student Publishes Children’s Book About Pharmacy July 14, 2022 Katrina Zearley, a student in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, discusses why she wrote a children’s book about pharmacy. Pharmacy Times
AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M to Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness July 13, 2022 CDC funding will allow research on COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness to continue as new variants emerge. Read more Image