Respiratory

Dr. John Galgiani and the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence are working to decrease the toll of the disease. Training programs & raising awareness for healthcare providers could increase early detection of Valley Fever and save lives.

BIO5 researcher, Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, joins the conversation about how the immunity generated from a COVID-19 infection was found to be “at least as high, if not higher” than that provided by two doses of an mRNA vaccine.

Three UArizona founded and commercialized bioscience startups accepted to Flinn Foundation Entrepreneurship Program. Tech Launch Arizona helped these companies through various processes to help each startup team strategize for the future and prepare for the competition.

Dr. Jeff Burgess’ love of teamwork and adventure led to a career following his passion for making firefighting a healthier and safer occupation for all.

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. 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.

RaeSedo, has been awarded $3.4 million to advance new asthma therapies originally developed at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and the BIO5 Institute.

Researchers will partner with tobacco quitlines and community organizations to recruit participants to receive phone-based tobacco cessation interventions.