April 6, 2023 Health Sciences Genome Sequencers a Leap Forward For Research Devices allow Health Sciences and other college collaborators greater scale and cost-effective methods to improve care.
January 17, 2023 Improving Firefighter Health Through Research 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.
November 21, 2022 Regents' Research Grants – Reducing Cancer Risk in Arizona's Firefighters Hear from Dr. Jeff Burgess about a new Regents’ Research Grant. UArizona will lead a study in collaboration with other institutions across the state to test whether blood or plasma donations can lower levels of cancer-causing chemicals.
November 21, 2022 Study Aims To Reduce Firefighter Cancer Risk A $4 million Regents’ Research Grant will allow researchers to test new ways to reduce the risk of occupational-related cancer for firefighters.
November 18, 2022 New ABOR Regents’ Research Grant Seeks To reduce Cancer Risk In Arizona’s Firefighters; Additional Grants Address Groundwater Supply, Forest Health With a grant from the Arizona board of regents, UArizona researchers will test new ways to reduce the risk of cancer for firefighters. Researchers will study if blood donations can reduce PFAS levels in Firefighters
October 19, 2022 New Center Leads Collaborative Research to Improve Firefighter Health UArizona researchers will study firefighter occupational health risks to help inform decisions, practices, and policies to improve firefighter safety and health.
August 9, 2022 UArizona Cancer Center Receives Highest NCI Designation As Comprehensive Cancer Center The NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the highest standards for patient care and research, with patients receiving the best care possible and experiencing better outcomes.
August 3, 2022 CDC Grants UArizona $22 Million To Continue Studying COVID-19 The Center for Disease Control is awarding the UArizona AZ HEROS study $22 million to keep studying COVID-19 into its third year.
July 13, 2022 AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M To Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness CDC funding will allow research on COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness to continue as new variants emerge.
July 10, 2022 Research Collaboration Informs International Classification of Firefighting As Carcinogenic With the help and research of UArizona researchers, The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic. Numerous studies revealed that the exposure on the job as carcinogenic.
June 27, 2022 UArizona, TFD Research Helps Reclassify Firefighters' Cancer Risk Studies by UArizona Health Sciences, in collaboration with Tucson Fire Department, have helped provide evidence that occupational exposure does pose a cancer risk to firefighters.
April 7, 2022 Arizona Researchers Believe Changes In How Firefighters' Genes Work May Increase Their Risk For Cancer UArizona researchers working with Tucson Fire Department found changes in how recruits' genes worked over time.
January 13, 2022 Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among COVID-19 Vaccinated And Unvaccinated Healthcare Personnel, First Responders, And Other Essential And Frontline Workers: Eight US Locations, January–September 2021 A recent study analyzed the COVID status among health care and frontline workers regardless of vaccination status during a period of time in 2021.
December 30, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Adolescents In Real-World Study The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 92% effective at preventing COVID-19 in children between the ages of 12 and 17, according to data from an ongoing population study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
December 20, 2021 Top 10 UArizona Health Sciences News Stories of 2021: COVID-19, Cannabis For Pain Relief, Valley Fever And More COVID-19 dominated coverage but research by faculty, staff and students continued to advance healthcare and make headlines around the world.
November 29, 2021 UA Launches Study Into Cancer Risks of Wildland Firefighters The dryness that climate change has caused in the Southwest is extending the length of our wildfire seasons — are becoming nearly year-round.
November 16, 2021 Research Study On Cancer Risk For Wildland Firefighters Funded By FEMA A new study will measure carcinogen exposure to evaluate cancer risk among wildland firefighters, who are often exposed to harmful compounds on the job.
October 22, 2021 AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders At Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection Firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers – are at elevated risk of COVID-19 infection.
