The Healthy Dose
Expert insights from UArizona Health Sciences
Arizona
By University of Arizona Health Sciences | Sep 4, 2019
With college freshman orientations right around the corner, you can start your academic career on the right foot by following these simple lifestyle tips. If you are new to Southern Arizona, be sure to read to the end to receive... (read more)
In the desert soils of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah a disease is living right under foot, and researchers at UA are trying to find ways to fight it!
Coccidioidomycosis, or “cocci” for... (read more)
By Anne Roubal, PhD, MS | May 1, 2016
When you’re working with a patient in the healthcare delivery system, it’s pretty straightforward. You get a medical history, talk to your patient about how they are doing and their symptoms, and learn about their... (read more)
By Anne Roubal, PhD, MS | Nov 10, 2015
Every year, more than 1,500 deaths in Arizona could be avoided if all residents had an equal chance to be healthy. That’s the startling conclusion of the Arizona Health Gaps Report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson... (read more)
By University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence | Nov 10, 2015
Valley fever, also known as desert rheumatism or San Joaquin Valley fever, is Arizona’s disease.
While rare at a national level, Valley fever is common in the southwestern United... (read more)
By Will Humble, MPH | Jun 15, 2015
Heat stands alone as the No. 1 weather-related killer in the United States—more deadly than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and all other weather events combined. It’s difficult to take a picture of heat, so it... (read more)
