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Year-end Giving 2020

12/10/2020

CARES Act makes 2020 charitable deductions more generous.


Broken Heart Syndrome During Pandemic

12/03/2020

While it isn’t clear that the increase is tied to COVID-19 or the financial and emotional stresses of the pandemic, Dr. Nancy Sweitzer recommends people practice self care to reduce stress that could lead to "broken heart syndrome.".


Your Giving Supports Our Mission #GivingTuesday

12/01/2020

Your gift of any size helps support the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center mission: Innovating. Life-Saving. Patient Care. Please give today: #GivingTuesday


UArizona COVID-19 Testing up 34% in Pre-Holiday Blitz

11/16/2020

At 7,541 administered from Nov. 9-13, the university’s COVID-19 testing, which continues through Nov. 25, is succeeding in goal to test large numbers of students before they head home for holidays.


Pumping Iron: IV Supplement Helps Heart Failure Patients

11/13/2020

AHA discussant Nancy Sweitzer, MD, PhD, of the University of Arizona, Tucson, said, the study is likely to change treatment guidelines.


Black Patients Get Worse Care After Cardiac Arrest

11/13/2020

"This study is yet another example of persistent racial disparities in care throughout the U.S. health care system," said Dr. Khadijah Breathett, an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, in Tucson.


‘Wellness Wednesdays: Celebrating Health & Holiday’ Series to Provide Encouragement, Sense of Community

11/10/2020

Give yourself the gift of good health! The University of Arizona Health Sciences is offering an uplifting program to improve health and reduce stress.


Lung Ultrasound Training to Help Rural Emergency Medicine Providers Diagnose COVID-19 Patients

11/02/2020

The tele-ultrasound training program for lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) will enable rural emergency departments to more effectively identify and treat suspected COVID-19 patients.


UArizona Plans for Holidays, Spring Semester Amid National COVID-19 Spike

11/02/2020

The university is currently allowing courses of up to 50 students to meet on campus. After Thanksgiving, all courses will transition to being fully online.


UArizona to Lead Statewide Outreach to Reduce Disparities in COVID-19 Research, Clinical Studies

10/29/2020

The Arizona portion of an 11-state effort, funded by a $12 million federal award, to address the uneven impact of the pandemic on racial and ethnic minority communities will be led by the UArizona Health Sciences.


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