5 things Arizona: Recommendations for youth mental health, rural workforce needs, AzHHA on decreasing hospital operating margin Oct. 26, 2022 The UArizona Center for Rural Health in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health presented strategies in a physician specialty workforce profile that the state can use to augment the state’s rural health care workforce. State of Reform
Will an infamous paper increase ethical oversight? Oct. 26, 2022 A story examines the limits of research oversight and scientific ethics. Jennifer Schnellmann, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, is quoted. Times Higher Education
Researchers develop 'Goldilocks drug' to treat triple-negative breast cancer Oct. 25, 2022 UArizona researchers, including Joyce A. Schroeder, PhD, professor of molecular and cellular biology in the UArizona College of Science and a member of the UArizona Cancer Center, are working on a less toxic treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. ScienceDaily
Two new research papers cast doubt on the new COVID booster Oct. 25, 2022 Two new research papers cast doubt on whether the latest COVID-19 boosters are any better than the original vaccines. NPR
Coit College of Pharmacy Celebrates Diamond Anniversary Oct. 24, 2022 From humble beginnings, the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy has come a long way over the last 75 years. Read more Image
Your hour-by-hour guide to getting over a cold Oct. 24, 2022 Experts say there are a few things you can do to control how long a cold lasts. Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. Prevention
13 signs your lungs may not be healthy Oct. 24, 2022 When something is off with your lungs, it can signify that something serious is going on. Ken Knox, MD, associate dean of faculty affairs and development in the College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted. Parade
For chronic pain patients, consider green-tinted glasses? Oct. 24, 2022 A new study from Duke University using green light therapy for chronic pain patients builds on previous research conducted by Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD, medical director of the UArizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, who is quoted. MedPage Today
A wonky Arizona ballot measure could unlock a new path to easing medical debt Oct. 23, 2022 Arizona Proposition 209 would put a cap on the interest rates that can be charged for medical debt. Vox