Rheumatology

UArizona Cancer Center Honored with 2020 Innovator Award

Internationally Recognized Radiologist Named UArizona Chair of Medical Imaging

TUCSON, Ariz. — Following a national search, Geoffrey Rubin, MD, MBA, has been named chair of the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, effective Oct. 1.

COVID-19 Highlighted Longstanding Problems in Nursing Homes, UArizona Expert Says

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S. six months ago, nursing homes and long-term care facilities emerged as hotspots where COVID-19 ran rampant.

How Coronavirus Took Hold in North America and Europe

A new study out today combines evolutionary genomics from coronavirus samples with computer-simulated epidemics and detailed travel records to reconstruct the spread of coronavirus across the world in unprecedented detail.

Published in the journal Science, the results suggest an extended period of missed opportunity when intensive testing and contact tracing might have prevented SARS-CoV-2 from becoming established in North America and Europe.

University, County Work Together at ‘Critical Time’ for COVID-19 Mitigation

The University of Arizona continues to work in partnership with the county and city to slow the spread of COVID-19, President Robert C. Robbins, MD, said today in a briefing on the university’s reentry progress.

UArizona to Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins, MD, said today that the university is increasing the number of COVID-19 tests conducted on campus to 5,000 per week as part of continued efforts to slow the spread of the virus.