TUCSON, Arizona, March 21 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Controversy over the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19-a natural zoonosis vs. a lab leak-has escalated to high-level acrimony and even threatened violence, writes Jane Orient, M.D., in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. One reason for the intense partisan divide in the dispute may be the disparate impact of draconian co  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, submitted into the congressional record the below letters from more than 250 impacted entities urging that any legislation to address PFAS contamination cleanup also include liabilit  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: A researcher at the Zuckerman College of Public Health will use a $750,000 grant to develop methodology to inform cleaning and disinfecting protocols and help educate nurses about asthma risks. A researcher at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health received a $750,000 National Institutes of Health grant to study the asthma risks associated with  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 21 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Four years ago, medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and the College of Medicine - Phoenix began their studies amidst a global pandemic. During annual Match Day ceremonies, the students, who persevered through COVID-19, virtual classrooms, rigorous coursework and board exams, found out where they will complete their residency training. On March 15 at 9 a.m., cheers er  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following Q&A on March 20, 2024, with environmental science professor Raina Maier: * * * Ahead of World Water Day on Friday, environmental science professor Raina Maier discusses the use of microbial surfactants or soaps for water remediation. * * * Raina Maier, a University of Arizona professor of environmental science, has a special connection to World Water Day. Her research in environmental microbiology and water   more