Major Health Diagnostics Provider Quidel Makes $2M Investment in UArizona
University Alumni and Development Program Today KEYS 2019 intern Noah Rios from Sunnyside High School working with Dr. Anita Koshy in her lab. The University of Arizona announced today that Quidel Corp., a major provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, has committed to give $1 million for scholarships that support […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Adolescents in Real-World Study
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 92% effective at preventing COVID-19 in children between the ages of 12 and 17, according to data from an ongoing population study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. The findings were based on data from the Arizona Healthcare, Emergency Response, and Other Essential Workers Surveillance (AZ HEROES) […]
Top 10 UArizona Health Sciences News Stories of 2021: COVID-19, Cannabis for Pain Relief, Valley Fever and More
As the national and international news shifted focus from COVID-19 antibodies to vaccines and coronavirus variants, University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers continued to meet the pandemic’s challenge by finding answers to the biggest questions about vaccine effectiveness, mental health concerns and infection risks. In other areas, leading faculty, physicians, scientists, staff and students searched […]
Gift to Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Will Support Medical Training for Native Healers
University of Arizona Foundation June 10, 2021 Paul Stamets (left) with Andrew Weil. The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine has announced a gift from Paul Stamets, an internationally known mycologist and advocate of the medical benefits of mushrooms. The gift – which brings Stamets’ total pledged contributions to the center to […]
UArizona Alumnus Established $2.3M Endowment for the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
University Alumni and Development Program Friday Community pharmacist and University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy alumnus John A. “Andy” Ware made an estate gift commitment establishing the John A. and Frances P. Ware Endowment prior to his death in March. The $2.3 million endowment will provide for the college’s most pressing needs […]
Newly approved Alzheimer’s drug met with mixed reactions
PHOENIX — There’s new hope for the more than six million people suffering from Alzheimer’s across the country. This week, the FDA approved a new drug that targets the disease in a way we’ve never seen before. But some in the medical community have their doubts about its success and the breakthrough isn’t without controversy. […]
Town Council Vote Supports UArizona Nursing Expansion in Gilbert
The University of Arizona College of Nursing received the green light to expand its educational offerings in Gilbert, Arizona, thanks to a unanimous favorable vote by the Gilbert Town Council last night. With the council’s approval of a lease agreement with UArizona, the College of Nursing will move its Master of Science in Nursing – […]
Anxious about returning to ‘normal?’ You’re not alone, experts say
You’re vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there’s no need for you to wear a mask, but if the idea of going without a mask is making you feel anxious, you are not alone. Because the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to remain socially distant, getting social again may feel uncomfortable. In an […]
Pill shows promise in treating aggressive form of breast cancer
NEW YORK, NY — There is good news for women with a specific type of breast cancer, a new study has found. A pill, known as Lynparza (olaparib) and produced by AstraZeneca, has been shown to potentially help tens of thousands of women each year with BRCA positive, HER2 negative disease, genetic markers that denote […]
Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19, Study Finds
A team of University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson found that a combination of bacterial extracts used in Europe to treat respiratory infections may offer a new way to prevent or reduce infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, recently published in the Journal […]