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Medical and Pharmacy Students Celebrate Match Day
The annual event – held online due the COVID-19 pandemic – marks a rite of passage for students as they start their careers after graduation. Thursday University of Arizona Health Sciencesmatch-day-2400x1350-2021-v2-01-hero-web.png On March 19, Health Sciences students at the Colleges of Medicine – Tucson and Phoenix participated in Match Day and learned the location of the residency training program where they will start their careers as physicians.HealthCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCollege of Medicine - TucsonCollege of Pharmacy Media contact(s)Stacy Pigott University of Arizona Health Sciencesspigott@arizon...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - March 25, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research

COVID-19 Associated Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Successfully Treated with Nimodipine and Aspirin
A 31-year-old sexually active, non-smoker female with a past medical history of spina-bifida and idiopathic thoracolumbar scoliosis status post hardware spinal fusion surgery five years ago presented with a one-day history of severe holocranial headaches associated with nausea and visual changes. A thorough neurological examination was intact. She complained of mild cough as well. She had a positive nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 on RT-PCR assay. A comprehensive drug screen including amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, and ecstasy as well as a pregnancy test were negative; coagulation profile was within normal limits.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 12, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Tarab Mansoor, Ali A. Alsarah, Hossein Mousavi, Javed Elyias, Tarun Girotra, Omar Hussein Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

The final puff: Can New Zealand quit smoking for good?
Smoking kills. Ayesha Verrall has seen it up close. As a young resident physician in New Zealand’s public hospitals in the 2000s, Verrall watched smokers come into the emergency ward every night, struggling to breathe with their damaged lungs. Later, as an infectious disease specialist, she saw how smoking exacerbated illness in individuals diagnosed with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. She would tell them: “The best thing you can do to promote your health, other than take the pills, is to quit smoking.” Verrall is still urging citizens to give up cigarettes—no longer just one by one, but by the thousands. As New...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 9, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news