COVID-19, social distancing, masks, antibody tests and the quest for a vaccine dominated the media this year, and University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers contributed to the global pandemic response in myriad ways.
"CPC:Afebrile Infection with Morgellons in the Legs"
Hilary Hunsinger, MD; Tirdad Zangeneh, MD; Joseph ALpert, MD
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Malvika Varma, MD
“Staying Human: Talking about experiences with Death and Dying as a team”
TUCSON, Ariz. — Additional students are expected to be on the University of Arizona campus this week as more in-person instruction gets underway.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona’s pre-holiday COVID-19 testing blitz, which began on Nov. 9 and continues through Nov. 25, is succeeding in its goal to test large numbers of students before they head home for the holidays.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and quitting is not easy. New research from the University of Arizona Health Sciences shows getting a good night’s sleep could be another tool to help people successfully quit smoking.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Increasing coronavirus cases nationwide are causing concern for University of Arizona leaders in the weeks leading up to the holidays.
TUCSON, Ariz. — At the University of Arizona, two types of tests are typically offered to students and employees to detect the presence of COVID-19. Both the quick-turnaround antigen tests and the polymerase chain reaction test rely on a nasal swab to collect a sample. But for those who dread the stick up the nose, one UArizona researcher is hoping to add another tool to the university’s testing arsenal – one that relies instead on a simple saltwater rinse and gargle.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona will remain in phase two of its reentry plan next week but will begin allowing larger in-person classes to meet on campus.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tohono O’odham Nation has committed $1 million to the University of Arizona to help researchers fight COVID-19.
