Infectious Disease

Experts at the University of Arizona Health Sciences say the troubling trend has several contributing factors, including the explosion of the world population from around 1 billion people in the early 1800s to around 8 billion today.

Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya talks to STAT about how the virus that causes COVID has perplexed scientists, and how COVID policies have been received by the public -- sharing examples from his own family.

A CDC report shows the flu is sending more people to the hospital this year than it has in a decade. The number of children being hospitalized with bugs is particularly alarming. And now, there’s a new COVID-19 subvariant making the rounds. When it comes to the surge in sickness, many health experts believe the culprit is something called “immunity debt,” and we’re struggling to pay up.

Dr. John Purdy peers into the private lives of viruses, watching them hijack our cellular machinery to pump out the previously undiscovered raw materials necessary for their replication.

Dr. Purnima Madhivanan has received The Health Gamechanger Award which honors a community member who actively seeks health equality for all Americans, including a healthy life and high-quality health care.

UArizona Health Sciences is one of five sites that will be tracking the burden, distribution and impact of post COVID-19 conditions.

UArizona Immunologist Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya weighs in on why kids are getting hit hard by respiratory viruses. Dr. Bhattacharya & experts around the globe share what scientists know about the resurgence of childhood respiratory viruses- and what they don't.

Dr. Mark Van Dyke discusses the post-pandemic importance of in-person meetings, collaboration, and discovery - especially in an innovation ecosystem like UArziona's where there are impactful innovations all around campus.

Dr. Amanda Wilson reflects on how guidance from experienced UArizona public health researchers helped her navigate roadblocks in her work to improve cleaning workers’ respiratory health.

Hyeon Seung Lee is a senior at UArizona working in the Chang Lab. He and the lab are studying the underlying mechanisms of chronic sinusitis and its associated virus called rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold.