FDA Restricts J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Risk of Blood Clots May 6, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it was limiting the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for adults due to studies showing people developing life-threatening blood clots. KGUN-TV (Tucson, AZ)
Stay Sun-safe With These Skin Protection Tips May 6, 2022 Lisa Quale, BS, the senior health educator at the University of Arizona Cancer Center’s Skin Cancer Institute, shares the best ways to protect your skin and the consequences of not protecting it. Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Scientists Have Mapped 100,000 Coronavirus Genomes, But Say the Work Isn't Done May 6, 2022 Arizona scientists have hit a key milestone: They have sequenced over 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes statewide since the start of the pandemic. The Arizona Republic
Research to Focus on Use of Azithromycin for Wheeze, Asthma in Preschoolers May 6, 2022 Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are using a $6.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study azithromycin therapy in preschoolers who are diagnosed with severe wheezing episodes at hospital emergency departments. RT Magazine
New Partnership Set to Transform Pain and Addiction Research May 5, 2022 Researchers at two state universities are joining forces to battle the opioid epidemic with help from decades of chemistry research conducted by Purdue Pharma. Read more Image
Study Shows Amputation, Hospitalization Rates Fell Among Minorities Following Medicaid Expansion May 5, 2022 Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act led to fewer diabetic foot amputations among underserved adults, according to a new study. Read more Image
Study Shows Amputation, Hospitalization Rates Fell among Minorities Following Medicaid Expansion May 5, 2022 Rates of hospitalization and major amputations among racial and ethnic minority adults with diabetic foot ulcers decreased in states that adopted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. Medical Xpress
Antibiotic Treatments for Asthma in Preschoolers Focus of UArizona Health Sciences National Study May 4, 2022 Drs. Kurt Denninghoff and Fernando Martinez lead a research team assessing the use of azithromycin for severe wheezing and asthma in children. Read more Image