Forty-three percent of athletes surveyed said they get less than seven hours of sleep a night.
College athletes are not getting enough sleep, but a simple intervention built around education and support could go a long way in improving sleep quality and, in turn, athletic performance, University of Arizona researchers said during the 2017 NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
The next lecture in the DOM Research Seminar Series, Feb. 9, noon-1 p.m., in UAHS Room 5403, will feature as speakers Christian Bime, MD, and C. Kent Kwoh, MD.
Banner Health announced earlier this month that it would be purchasing SunLife Home Health, a Medicare-certified home health agency in Tucson that has been providing skilled nursing and physical, occupational and speech therapy in the Tucson area since 2010. The transaction is expected to close on Jan. 31, pending regulatory and other approvals.
Rheumatology Grand Rounds
SPEAKER: Cliff Rosen, MD
TOPIC: Bone, Fat and Energy metabolism: clinical correlates
Banner – University Medical Center and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson invite the public to join their nationally recognized physician-scientists Tuesday evenings in February for a look into the future of medicine and personalized health care.
TOPIC: Diagnostic Error
SPEAKER: Dr. Paul Gee
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Esther Sternberg, MD – internationally recognized for her discoveries proving the role of the brain’s stress response in arthritis, autoimmune and other debilitating illnesses – will be the keynote speaker at the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
The University of Arizona Department of Medicine will host an inaugural Principal Investigators (PI) Poster Session on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in Kiewit Auditorium in the Leon F. Levy Building at the UA Cancer Center.
The University of Arizona hockey team wants to put cancer in the penalty box and invites fans and cancer foes to join the effort on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m., when the Wildcats will sport pink jerseys honoring those who have suffered from cancer during their game against Utah at the Tucson Convention Center.
Eight years ago, results from a landmark cancer prevention trial run by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) showed that a daily dose of vitamin E and selenium did not prevent prostate cancer.
