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
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. News Medical
Using Tanning Beds May ‘Increase the Risk of Developing Endometriosis by 30%’ Dec. 3, 2020 A new study by the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that exposure to UVA light may also increase the chance of developing ends. Daily Star (UK)
Doctor: COVID-19 Spread Will Only Worsen Without Restrictions, Economic Support Dec. 3, 2020 Health officials are clear. The case load and death rate will only get worse before the end of the year. The Show spoke with Dr. Farshad Fani Marvasti — or Dr. Shad — the director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, about what needs to be done to stop the spread of coronavirus. KJZZ (NPR) Phoenix
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
New Family Medicine Residency Serves Rural Northern Arizona Dec. 2, 2020 Partnership between College of Medicine – Phoenix and North Country HealthCare brings students to Flagstaff and underserved remote areas. Read more Image
Tanning Bed Use by Young Women May Up Endometriosis Risk Dec. 2, 2020 Tanning bed use in early adulthood is associated with an increased risk for endometriosis, according to a study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. HealthDay News
Ducey Rejects New COVID-19 Limits, as Models Foresee Swamped Hospitals Dec. 2, 2020 One of the biggest concerns for health experts is the rapid rise in per capita number of cases in rural counties. “If you’re in a motor vehicle accident, you have a heart attack, you have a stroke … you still need that capacity to take care of people. It’s very difficult to be in that position of a doctor or a nurse, trying to make that triage decision about who gets care and who doesn’t because every single bed and cubicle and ICU bed is full,” said Dr. Daniel Derksen, director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health at the University of Arizona. Cronkite News
Better Sleep Health May Help People Quit Smoking Dec. 2, 2020 New research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences shows getting a good night’s sleep could be another tool to help people successfully quit smoking. Sleep Review