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A blogpost written recently by University of Arizona sleep medicine expert Dr. Sai Parthasarathy takes a hard look at how men can “Experience the Much-Needed Benefits of Sleep” for better health. It appears under the “Cardio” heading of at the website Talking About Men’s Health™, a top-10 blog site for men’s health. He notes “people who don’t get regular deep sleep are at greater risk of heart attacks and strokes” and other health issues…

Congrats to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s 95 graduating medical students who matched March 15 on Match Day 2019 into residency physician training programs—18 into internal medicine programs. From here and around the nation, 46 total matched into those programs at the UA Department of Medicine (36 at main campus, 10 at South Campus) and three more in dermatology. See how they are and where they come from—and a photo gallery, too!...

Drs. Malika Varma and Bulbul Cibei bring broad clinical experience in training internal medicine resident physicians and medical students to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South.

Geneticist and associate professor with the Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Christina Laukaitis was recognized with the Mendel Medal by the Mendelianum at the Moravian Museum of Brno, Czech Republic, for her “contribution to the propagation of Gregor Mendel’s scientific legacy.” The 19th century friar is considered the father of modern genetics. The March 8 presentation in London’s Royal Institution celebrated Mendel Day, Women’s Day and the 100th anniversary of the British Genetics Society…

The free 2019 Green Valley Lecture Series continues with a focus on stroke prevention and atrial fibrillation.

Valley fever affects people, pets and livestock in Arizona and beyond, notes Tucson Lifestyle in an article that serves as a primer on the difficult-to-diagnose respiratory disease caused by fungal spores found in the Southwest's arid soils. It underscores efforts by UA Valley Fever Center for Excellence researchers to train community physicians statewide on new clinical practice protocols. Dr. John Galgiani also offers an update on activities to develop a vaccine and other research, a briefing for NIH, CDC and Congressional leaders, and the latest numbers to track the disease…

Daily, cyber hackers design more sophisticated phishing schemes to gain access to university systems, employee’s personal data, and resources. Ensuring the entire University of Arizona community is trained to spot such attacks and ensure information stays secure continues to be a high priority. In that effort, all UA employees, faculty, student workers and DCCs with UA NetIDs are required to complete online Information Security Awareness training by April 30, 2019. Read on for details…

On Friday, March 15, more than 100 medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson simultaneously will open an envelope revealing where they will go for their residency training. Surrounded by friends and family, the emotion-filled ceremony is a rite of passage for soon-to-be doctors.