Health

UArizona researchers are testing wastewater across the country to trace coronavirus prevalence in communities and help public health officials better prepare for the future.

More than 70 UArizona medical students are helping health care professionals during the COVID-19 crisis by volunteering to provide child care, pet care, grocery shopping and meal preparation.

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson have invented a new respiratory-assist device that provides fast, safe relief to those who experience difficulty breathing.

The Blue Ridge UArizona 4-H Fab Lab is joining the fight against COVID-19 by making personal protection equipment and prototypes of new designs for ventilator parts.

Infection control expert Kelly Reynolds discusses, among other things, hospital infection control and ventilation measures and how they are being adjusted during the pandemic.

Doctors in the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine are offering lifestyle recommendations to help the public take an integrative approach to preventing COVID-19.

The two UArizona medical schools are offering the option in response to a growing need for physicians in the wake of COVID-19. Eligible students could begin work in a clinical setting by mid-month.

In response to a shortage of personal protective equipment, UArizona researchers are working to design, 3D print and test masks for health care facilities.

Researchers in the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences are following WHO guidelines to produce hand sanitizer in the lab.

A group of students in the School of Theatre, Film and Television are putting their costume-making skills to work making masks for health care workers, first responders and more.