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What Arizona should be doing to combat the fall surge in coronavirus cases

Oct. 29, 2020

Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed about how Arizona can better prepare for a new coronavirus surge.

KJZZ (NPR) Phoenix

Some Plan To Move, Others Buy Guns: Election Has Many Americans Feeling High Anxiety

Oct. 29, 2020

While the days leading up to most presidential elections carry a certain frenzied, exhausted energy fueled by attack ads and nonstop robocalls, this election cycle has felt abnormally anxiety-inducing for many Americans. “We’re certainly in the middle of a perfect storm,” said Dr. Esther Sternberg, research director at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Humans respond physiologically to stress — we sweat, our hearts race — and those responses, Sternberg said, are essential for our survival.

Working Women Report

Abbreviated Treatment Improves Quality of Life and Appears Safe in Some with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Oct. 29, 2020

Omitting radiation and giving fewer chemotherapy treatments may become the new standard of care for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) classified as either stage 1 or 2, according to the findings of the S1001 study led by a University of Arizona Health Sciences researcher.

Cure Today

Building a Comprehensive Approach to Treating Pain and Addiction

Oct. 28, 2020

Experts in the Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center are tackling the diverse yet related issues of substance misuse, chronic pain and addiction.

Dr. Brian Erstad Receives Quality Care Award from Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Oct. 28, 2020

Meet the Public Health ‘Originals’

Oct. 28, 2020

The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health turns 20 this year, find out who has worked at the college the entire time.

2009 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health convocation. Five of the 15 “originals” from left: Chris Tisch, assistant dean of student and alumni affairs; Duane Sherrill, PhD, associate dean of research; Dean Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH; Jill de Zapien, program director in the Health Promotion Sciences Department; Douglas Taren, PhD, director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center.

Pediatric Pulmonary Center Succeeds with Comprehensive Care

Oct. 28, 2020

Health professionals trained to work together can give children with severe pulmonary diseases better, more holistic care.

The Pediatric Pulmonary Center at Steele Children’s Research Center treats children with complex pulmonary diagnoses.

Public Health ‘Originals’ Reflect on the Past Two Decades

Oct. 28, 2020

The College of Public Health honors its ‘MEZCOPH Originals,’ faculty and staff who have been with the college since its inception in 2000.

Chris Tisch takes a tour of Roy P. Drachman Hall under construction in 2005. Tisch is one of a small number of staff who have been with the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health since its inception in 2000.

Sudden Plunging Temps Can Impact Your Health

Oct. 28, 2020

Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed about how sudden changes in temperature can impact a person's health.

KVOA-TV (NBC) Tucson

Researchers Seek to Pin Down Whether COVID-19 Antibodies Fade Quickly or Last Months

Oct. 28, 2020

Continuing coverage: A recent study led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that COVID-19 antibodies can last between five and seven months after recovery. However, contradictory research suggests that they fade within weeks.

Pharmacy Times