Coronavirus and Heart Disease: What Patients Need to Know about COVID-19 April 21, 2020 Experts say heart disease may be particularly worrisome in the era of the new coronavirus. Fearing COVID-19, "patients experiencing a heart attack or stroke are delaying their essential care, causing a new public health crisis,” said Dr. Martha Gulati, chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Today (NBC)
UArizona Launches Two-Way Texting System to Gather and Provide Critical COVID-19 Health Data April 20, 2020 A research team at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Data Science Institute has launched a crowd-source texting system to gather vital public health data to help fight COVID-19 in Arizona. Read more Image
The Tests that Could Reopen the Country: How They Work April 20, 2020 Antibody testing will help health experts better assess how many people contracted the novel coronavirus. "As they grow, they'll start to produce the spike protein," University of Arizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya said. "You can basically trick the cells into making what you want." USA Today
UArizona Nursing Students Gain Telehealth Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic April 16, 2020 The telehealth certificate program at the University of Arizona College of Nursing provides vital clinical experience for students in the Family Nurse Practitioner program. Read more Image
Jacy Farkas Awarded Prestigious Peter Likins Inclusive Excellence Award for Staff April 15, 2020 Read more Image
UArizona Partners with State to Provide COVID-19 Antibody Tests April 15, 2020 The state investment will allow UArizona to test 250,000 of Arizona’s front-line workforce. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Developing Antibody Test That Could Help Fight COVID-19 April 15, 2020 Immunobiologists aim to use antibody testing to fight the virus that causes COVID-19 and answer lingering questions about the virus. Read more Image
Photo Challenge: See How Your Health Sciences Colleagues Are Working From Home April 14, 2020 We Asked, You Shared: See How Your Health Sciences Colleagues Are Working From Home Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences Physician-Researcher Analyzes Data to Inform COVID-19 Public Policy April 14, 2020 Reports developed by a Public Health associate professor helped inform Arizona policy makers during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more Image
Arizona to Test 250,000 First Responders, Healthcare Workers for COVID-19 April 14, 2020 With experts saying that up to 50% of people exposed to COVID-19 experience few to no symptoms, determining who has developed virus-fighting antibodies is critical to restarting social interaction, said Dr. Michael Dake, senior vice president for the University of Arizona Health Sciences. New York Times