What is ‘brain fog,’ and why are COVID-19 long-haulers more susceptible? – KTAR.com
(Pexels photo) PHOENIX – Experts describe “brain fog” as a cognitive dysfunction when your brain isn’t performing in top shape. Although everyone is susceptible to occasional brain fog, experts say some of the worst cases have been identified in the group known as COVID-19 long-haulers – patients who had the disease and recovered but still […]
Arizona reports 442 new COVID-19 cases, 4 additional deaths Sunday – KTAR.com
A pensioner receives a shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination center in Tokyo Monay, May 24, 2021. Japan opened mass-vaccination sites in two of the country’s biggest metropolitan areas, Tokyo and Osaka, with the goal of administering the shots to up to 15,000 elderly people a day. (Carl Carl Court/Pool […]
Pima County vaccination push phasing out use of large sites – KTAR.com
Drive-thru tents are set up on the University of Arizona mall, the location of Tucson’s only state-run mass vaccination site. (Photo by Chris Richards/UA News) TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pima County is phasing out mass vaccination sites as health officials increasingly focus on permanent health care facilities such as pharmacies, doctors’ offices and clinics to […]
Arizona reports 645 new COVID-19 cases, 14 additional deaths Saturday – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Saturday reported 645 new COVID-19 cases and 14 additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 895,518 infections and 17,975 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard also showed that 6,500,651 vaccine doses have been administered […]
Arizona reports 526 new COVID-19 cases, 22 additional deaths Friday – KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Friday reported 526 new COVID-19 cases and 22 additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 895,873 infections and 17,961 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard also showed that 6,477,785 vaccine doses have been administered in […]
UArizona Center for Rural Health Receives $4.4M Federal Grant to Continue Health Services to Rural Arizona
The Arizona Center for Rural Health’s mission to improve the health and wellness of Arizona’s rural and vulnerable populations through its state and federally designated and funded State Office of Rural Health program will continue thanks to a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). “We are very honored and excited […]
Arizona reports 472 new COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths Thursday – KTAR.com
(Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images) PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials on Thursday reported 472 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths from the virus. The latest documented totals were 895,347 infections and 17,939 fatalities, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard also showed that 6,464,507 vaccine doses have been […]
Banner Health launches helicopter air ambulance service in Phoenix – KTAR.com
(Screenshot photo) PHOENIX — Banner Health on Thursday will launch a helicopter air ambulance service to improve access to critical care for rural communities. The new service represents a partnership between BannerAir and Global Medical Response and will provide four helicopters that will serve metro Phoenix, Richard Swedbergh, chief operating officer for BannerAir, told KTAR […]
New Undergraduate Degree Will Focus on Wellness and Health Promotion
In response to the growing demand for health and wellness workers, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is now offering a Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice. The new degree will be offered in-person and online starting this fall. “This is a great degree for students […]
Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis
In cases of breast cancer, bone metastasis – when cancer cells spread to new sites in the bone – causes the most breast cancer-related harm and is often incurable in advanced disease. A new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that cancer cells become more aggressive when exposed to tissue stiffening and […]