Study Seeks to Improve Medication Adherence, Reduce Hypertension Disparities
Using a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers in the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy are leading a study to test an intervention designed to increase medication adherence rates among diverse patients with hypertension. Hypertension is widely prevalent in the U.S. and a critical risk factor for […]
Researchers Receive $3.3M to Study Integrative Health Program to Help People Stop Smoking
A University of Arizona College of Nursing researcher has received a 5-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health to study the efficacy of integrative phone-delivered tobacco cessation interventions. The study, “Testing the Efficacy of a Scalable, Telephone-Delivered, Guided Imagery Tobacco Cessation Intervention,” focuses on delivering interventions via telephone because […]
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers to Study Long COVID as Part of National Collaborative
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences will lead a statewide effort to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 with a projected $9.2 million in first-year funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In the subsequent years of this four-year award, additional funding based upon enrollment is anticipated. UArizona Health Sciences is one […]
MOVE UP Outreach Program Administers 36,000 COVID-19 Vaccines in Arizona’s Rural and Underserved Communities
More than 36,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in rural communities throughout Arizona thanks to the Mobile Outreach Vaccination and Education for Underserved Populations (MOVE UP) program, a coordinated effort at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. People in Arizona’s outlying communities often are isolated due to language, income and transportation barriers, making mobile health […]
UArizona Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin ‘Computer on the Bone’
By Emily Dieckman, University Communications Nov. 18, 2021 Osseosurface electronic devices, which attach directly to the bone, could one day help physicians monitor bone health. It’s show here applied to a synthetic bone in the Gutruf Lab at the University of Arizona. Courtesy of Gutruf Lab A team of University of Arizona researchers has developed […]
Research Study on Cancer Risk for Wildland Firefighters Funded by FEMA
A $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding a study at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health that will evaluate cancer risks among wildland firefighters with the goal of finding ways to reduce those risks. Wildland firefighters constitute a large and diverse group of essential […]
Tracking breakthrough cases key to pandemic response, experts say
Waning immunity has become a focal point in the pandemic. COVID-19 cases among those fully vaccinated against the virus have been cited by several state public health officials as partly responsible for recent surges in cases. They were also behind the push for boosters for all adults ahead of federal authorization — and the reason […]
Detecting cancer with a simple blood draw could soon be a reality
Every year, thousands of Americans undergo routine screening to catch cancer in its early stages, while it’s still treatable. But these routine tests can be painful and invasive, and doctors only regularly screen for five of some of the most common types of cancer. So for decades, scientists have been working on ways to screen […]
Probiotics could help some COVID-19 long-hauler symptoms
PHOENIX — About 12,000,000 people are considered COVID-19 long-haulers and are suffering side effects from the virus, even months later. A new study shows taking probiotics could be a treatment. The study, published in a Swedish medicine journal, followed patients with brain fog and muscle soreness from COVID-19. After 14 days on probiotics, they saw […]
Pima County Health Director Named UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Alumni of Year
Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, was honored as the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s 2021 Alumni of the Year. She was recognized Nov. 4 at the UArizona Alumni Association’s 2021 Alumni of the Year Awards Ceremony for her distinguished career in public health and medical informatics. An associate professor in the College of […]