Insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes and lung function trajectories in the Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study as a predictor in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are the subjects for the next lecture in the DOM Research Seminar Series.
Both the 21st Annual Farness Lecture, Nov. 16, and the Annual Founders Day Lecture, Nov. 17, were well attended and well spoken.
Flu pandemics occur when virus strains circulating predominantly in animals acquire mutations that allow them to jump into and spread among humans more readily. Here, subway riders in Mexico City wear face masks during the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic (Photo: Eneas De Troya/Wikimedia Commons).
Employee Health at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (BUMCT) and South (BUMCS) issued another reminder this past week about the deadline for flu season compliance. For faculty and staff in a clinical setting, that date is Monday, Dec. 5—a little more than two weeks away.
In addition to a post earlier this week about the inclusion of University of Arizona gastroenterologist John Cunningham, MD
, a Tucson Lifestyle article about digestive ailments and what to do about them, several other articles in the magazine have featured physicians from the UA Department of Medicine this year that haven’t been reported about 'til now.
This year the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence celebrates its 20th anniversary since its establishment in 1996. The center was created by the Arizona Board of Regents to further advance the research and eradication of Valley Fever as well as to develop public awareness for the disease. The incapacitating, sometimes-fatal respiratory illness is caused by the Coccidioides species of fungus, endemic primarily to soils of the U.S. Southwest and border states in Mexico.
Kudos to John T. Cunningham, MD, FACP, FASGE, a University of Arizona professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and the Samuel and Winnifred “Quiggy” Witt Endowed Chair in Medicine, who is featured in a Tucson Lifestyle “In Health” article in the magazine’s November issue.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center is increasing its clinical trials portfolio and translational research capabilities: the Center has been accepted into a national clinical trials research group spearheaded by the NRG Found
His talk brought people to their feet, clapping enthusiastically on a week where we honor military and former military personnel for their service to our country on Veterans Day.
Every year about 800,000 people suffer a stroke in the United States. Significant risk factors include atrial fibrillation (a heart rhythm disorder) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Treating these conditions can significantly reduce the risk of first or recurrent stroke. What else should you do to lower stroke risks and what happens when a person has a stroke?
