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05/09/2022
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association has published a scientific statement on the low risk for children and young adults to develop heart issues after infection. While more research is needed, the AHA states it’s uncommon for children and young adults to develop severe acute respiratory syndrome and multisystem inflammatory syndrome. When this does happen, it is typically treatable.
05/06/2022
Ceremony will honor alumni completing residencies, students receiving medical degrees and students who are preparing to enter medical school in July.
03/29/2022
Dr. Williams partners with the sports medicine program at the UArizona and serves as a specialist for high-level amateur athletes. “The paring of the sports medicine program with cardiology is exciting and new for UA,” Williams said.
03/21/2022
Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students learned where they’ll launch their careers as new residents.
03/11/2022
Arizona leads the nation in enrolling participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.
03/10/2022
More than 110 College of Medicine – Tucson medical students will simultaneously open envelopes revealing where they will complete their residency training.
02/23/2022
University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Assistant Professor of Medicine Michel Corban, MD sat down with KOLD News 13 for an interview on SCAD.
02/22/2022
College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2024 medical students will receive their white coats on Feb. 25.
01/23/2022
A clinical trial is underway to study whether stimulation of the vagus nerve improves heart function in patients diagnosed with heart failure. Elizabeth Juneman, MD, associate professor of medicine and medical director of the Advanced Heart Disease Program, is the principal investigator at the Tucson site for the study called, “Autonomic Regulation Therapy to Enhance Myocardial Function and Reduce Progression of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction” (ANTHEM-HFrEF).
01/22/2022
Blood pressure control worsened in both men and women with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020. Women and older adults had the highest blood pressures measured during the pandemic. “The pandemic upended so many routines, from personal lifestyle prevention habits to healthcare delivery. This study illustrates the importance of knowing your numbers, monitoring your health and staying on top of preventive health care,” said Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson.