Medicine Grand Rounds
"Common sense is often uncommon--lessons from clinical medicine and the hospital"
Joseph Alpert, MD
Translational and Regenerative Medicine
UArizona Researchers Investigate How COVID-19 Impacts the Brain
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is well known for attacking the lungs and causing coughing fits, difficulty breathing, fever and even deadly pneumonia. But what does it do to the brain?
A University of Arizona-led study aims to find out.
UArizona Psychiatrists Combat Depression, Suicide Spike during COVID-19 Pandemic
TUCSON, Ariz. – On May 1, the Pima County Health Department sent an alert to community health care providers about a sharp increase in suicides between early February and mid-April, with risks triple for those suffering sleep problems.
UArizona, State of Arizona to Expand COVID-19 Antibody Testing Statewide
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona is expanding its analysis of blood samples to include hundreds of thousands of Arizonans statewide to determine who has developed antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19. The state of Arizona is providing $3.5 million for the testing to increase throughout Arizona.
UArizona Medical Student Effort to Distribute COVID-19 Awareness Posters in Spanish Gains Supporters Near and Far
TUCSON, Ariz. – It was a simple plan: Design a few posters to underscore the importance of social distancing, handwashing and wearing masks in public during the COVID-19 pandemic – but in Spanish, where such literature was scarce. And spread them around areas where Latinos typically may shop.
Drs. Andrew Weil and Victoria Maizes Host New Integrative Medicine Podcast, ‘Body of Wonder’
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM) at the University of Arizona announced the launch of a new podcast series, “Body of Wonder,” with four exciting episodes ready for listeners now.
UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Create New Ways to Celebrate Graduates
![[Gilberto Vega shows medical student Cazandra Zaragoza how to simulate walking across a stage on graduation day. College of Medicine – Tucson student photos and videos will be used in the college’s virtual convocation event.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/nhg_042320_digital_med_grad_4459-slide_0.jpg "Gilberto Vega shows medical student Cazandra Zaragoza how to simulate walking across a stage on graduation day.</body></html>")
Rattlesnake Bites on the Rise – Watch Where You Step, Says UArizona Poison Center
TUCSON, Ariz. – Warm weather may lead to more outdoor activities, but be aware of rattlesnakes, cautions the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center (AzPDIC), located in the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.
Medicine Grand Rounds
"What can genomic epidemiology tell us about the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Arizona?"
Michael Worobey, PhD
Michael Worobey uses an evolutionary approach to understand the origins, emergence and control of pathogens, in particular RNA viruses and retroviruses such as HIV and influenza virus. He integrates fieldwork; theory and methodology; molecular biology; and (especially) molecular evolutionary analysis of gene sequences in a phylogenetic framework.
Medicine Grand Rounds
"TBD"
Monica Kraft, MD
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