Valley nonprofit offers peer group support for LGBTQ youth – KTAR.com
(Pexels photo) PHOENIX – Being a teenager is hard, there is no question about it. But there are added complications for LGBTQ youth. According to a 2021 national survey on LGBTQ youth mental health conducted by The Trevor Project, 48% wanted counseling from a mental health professional but did not receive it. A nonprofit in […]
Doctor warns fall months will be ‘most dangerous’ for unvaccinated – KTAR.com
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) PHOENIX — About half of Arizona’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and a Mayo Clinic doctor encourages the rest who are eligible to do the same. “As we move toward the fall, I believe that we will be entering the most dangerous period for […]
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep: Engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancer
Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and Samantha O’Connor, a biomedical engineering doctoral student in the Plaisier Lab, are leading research into a new stage of the stem cell life cycle that could be the key to unlocking new methods of […]
Assessment Tool Helps Future Pharmacists Prepare for Work in the Community
A recent University of Arizona College of Pharmacy study suggests that Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) may be a valuable means of assesing clinical skills while providing learning experiences for pharmacy students in community pharmacy settings. While the OSCEs were designed to assess health care professionals in a clinical setting, there was limited data on […]
Previously vetoed sex ed bill heads back to Arizona Gov. Ducey – KTAR.com
Arizona Capitol. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented young children […]
Arizona reports 587 new COVID-19 cases, 28 additional deaths Friday – KTAR.com
A medical worker prepares a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Indonesian state-owned pharmaceutical company Biofarma, during a mass vaccination in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 25, 2021. The world’s fourth most populous country, has seen COVID-19 infections surge in recent weeks, putting pressure on hospitals, including in […]
Arizona reports 626 new COVID-19 cases, 7 additional deaths Thursday – KTAR.com
FILE – In this June 22, 2021, file photo prepped COVID-19 vaccine filled syringes are at ready for use at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., prior to a visit by first Lady Jill Biden, as part of the Biden administration’s nationwide tour to reach Americans who haven’t been vaccinated […]
Mayo Clinic doctors: What you need to know before traveling during COVID – KTAR.com
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) PHOENIX — As vaccination rates improve and COVID-19 cases drop statewide, more Arizonans may be looking to travel this summer. But before packing their suitcases, several Mayo Clinic doctors have some travel recommendations. “The way to most safely travel is to be fully immunized,” Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the […]
Valleywise Health medical director says HIV still prominent in community – KTAR.com
FILE – This electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body’s immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses. […]
Child welfare, behavioral health nonprofit opens new Phoenix office – KTAR.com
(Courtesy photo/Arizona’s Children Association) PHOENIX — One of Arizona’s oldest and largest child welfare and behavioral health nonprofit agencies recently opened a new office in Phoenix that will house its expanded behavioral health services. The Arizona Children’s Association will be able to serve up to 1,400 people at the new office at 4524 N. Maryvale […]