Valley fever cases can rise during the summer as the risk of inhaling airborne spores increases when the desert soil dries out and spores become airborne.

Research has found private bathrooms harbor the same potentially harmful pathogens as public ones, including Staphylococcus, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), human papilloma virus (HPV) and herpes.

More than a dozen students from BASIS Tucson North, Tanque Verde and Sunnyside high schools, Pima Community College and the UArizona attended an event to introduce kids and teens of diverse backgrounds to careers as judges.

A memorandum of understanding formalized a framework for developing academic and cultural interchanges in teaching and research in health sciences.

This story cites an article in The Arizona Republic about an increasing body of research linking long COVID to a reactivation of latent viruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis in a certain percentage of people.

John Elfar, MD, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, comes from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.

Fifty years after law’s passage, female students and faculty are finding more doors open.

Saira Kalia, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes about the lack of research and data on maternal mental health.

More local kids under 5 are rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but some shots will go unused because of concerns from parents.