The antibody test developed by the UArizonaHealth Sciences research team can be used to confirm a positive antibody response after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

A public health research team is providing guidance to beauty, auto shop owners in Spanish-speaking areas to reduce COVID-19 infection risks.

Immunobiologist Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya answers common questions about what to expect after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccination efforts are racing against community spread of COVID-19. As more people become eligible for vaccination, Deepta Bhattacharya, an immunobiologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, answers common questions about what to expect after the shot.

The ongoing pandemic has given rise to a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse – especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs – according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

A study led by researchers in the Department of Psychiatry found hazardous alcohol use increased monthly for those under stay-at-home orders.

Cases of COVID-19 across the country and in Arizona are trending downward. Doctors are attributing that not only to the vaccine, but also because of increased mask-wearing. Dr. Shad Marvasti, director of public health, prevention and health promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is quoted.

Nearly half of people in Arizona who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are white, according to data posted on the Arizona Department of Health Services website. Dr. David Beyda, chair of the Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is interviewed.

In the US and much of the world, private well water supplies are unregulated, untested and untreated. Kelly A. Reynolds, professor and chair of the Community, Environment and Policy Department at the University of Arizona College of Public Health, writes about new support for education and training in private well construction and water treatment, along with new technologies for quality monitoring, to improve the safety of well water supplies.