Integrative Medicine
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2024 Falls Prevention Fair
The College of Medicine – Tucson and the Department of Surgery present the:
University of Arizona Falls Prevention Fair 2024
Friday, September 27 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. MST
The Chinese Cultural Center
1288 W. River Road Tucson, AZ 85704
U of A College of Medicine – Tucson advances in US News Best Medical Schools rankings
![[According to U.S. News & World Reports, a large number of University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson graduates are making a difference by choosing to practice in rural and medically underserved areas. (Photo by University of Arizona Health Sciences Biocommunications)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024.07.23_0588_comt2024convocation-540-herocard_0_0.jpg?itok=U-zNAQP2 "According to U.S. News & World Reports, a large number of University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson graduates are making a difference by choosing to practice in rural and medically underserved areas. (Photo by University of Arizona Health Sciences Biocommunications)")
Wellness and Wonder Day
![[U of A Health Sciences Wellness and Wonder Day logo]](/sites/default/files/uahs_wellness_and_wonder_day_9.21.24_v2.jpg "U of A Health Sciences Wellness and Wonder Day logo")
Fifteen new faculty to join Department of Medicine in August
![[Collage image of portraits of 15 new University of Arizona Department of Medicine faculty members joining the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson in August 2024, pictured alphabetically from top left linearly.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/dom_new_faculty_08-2024_card_v2.jpg?itok=hoo3es6u "Collage image of portraits of 15 new University of Arizona Department of Medicine faculty members joining the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson in August 2024, pictured alphabetically from top left linearly.")
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Pursuit of a Valley fever vaccine passes significant milestone
![[A vehicle kicks up dust as it passes a bicyclist on a dirt road]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bike_dirt_115110900-card.jpg?itok=rYcHuFOc "Coccidioides fungal spores, endemic to the U.S. Southwest, can become airborne in dust when the soil is disturbed, posing a risk of Valley fever. Two-thirds of all U.S. infections occur in Arizona. (Photo by Kris Hanning, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications)")
![[A vehicle kicks up dust as it passes a bicyclist on a dirt road]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/bike_dirt_115110900-hero.jpg "Coccidioides fungal spores, endemic to the U.S. Southwest, can become airborne in dust when the soil is disturbed, posing a risk of Valley fever. Two-thirds of all U.S. infections occur in Arizona. (Photo by Kris Hanning, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications)")
New study highlights scale and impact of long COVID
![[3D illustration of a red coronavirus on a red background]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/gettyimages-1356237801-card_1.jpg?itok=LTLJnEQJ "The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19, which in some people can lead to long COVID with an extensive list of conditions that persist long after the initial infection has subsided. (Illustration by DrPixelvia Getty Images)")
![[3D illustration of a red coronavirus on a red background]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium_image/public/gettyimages-1356237801-hero_1.jpg?itok=j1T8QEqS "The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19, which in some people can lead to long COVID with an extensive list of conditions that persist long after the initial infection has subsided.</body></html>")
Anivive lands $33M NIAID contract to advance human Valley fever vaccine
![[A vaccine vial with the name Valley fever and its Latin derivative, Coccidioidomycosis]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/pipeline_valleyfever_hires.png "A vaccine vial with the name Valley fever and its Latin derivative, Coccidioidomycosis")
Anivive Lifesciences Inc., a One Health technology company in Long Beach, California, announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Aniv
Workforce development offers new beginnings at Banner Health
![[Participants in Camp Scrubs gather to celebrate]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/camp-scrubs_400x268.png?itok=Cdp37bpc "Participants in Camp Scrubs gather to celebrate 7th and 8th graders learning more about careers in health care")
![[Participants in Camp Scrubs gather to celebrate]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/camp-scrubs_400x268_0.png "Participants in Camp Scrubs gather to celebrate 7th and 8th graders learning more about careers in health care")
The World Health Organization estimates a projected shortfall of 10 million health workers by 2030.
New oncology teen room opens at Diamond Children's
![[Photo of new respite room for teen oncology patients at the Diamond Children's Center in Tucson with inset image of signage outside the door]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/teen-oncology-respite-room_4-inset_card.jpg?itok=fe5edzut "New respite room for teen oncology patients at the Diamond Children's Center in Tucson with inset image of signage outside the door (Photo courtesy of Banner Health)")
![[Image of new respite room for teen oncology patients at the Diamond Children's Center in Tucson, with image on TV screen of former 18-year-old cancer patient to whom the room was dedicated to with funding by her parents]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium_image/public/teen-oncology-respite-room_4_900x675px.jpg?itok=w47KGwbn "New respite room for teen oncology patients at the Diamond Children's Center in Tucson, with image on TV screen of form</body></html>")
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