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“With the rain, you are going to have more mold in the environment. Some of the trees are going to pollinate. The trees and plants are going to grow more and so for people with allergies to mold or to plants they can notice some of that increased exposure causing increased symptoms,” said Dr. Tara Carr, of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center.

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) has received a grant award, in the amount of $488,210 over three years, from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities program.

People ages 18-64 can participate in the Randomized Assessment of Influenza Vaccine Efficacy Network study through a regional site led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

A predictive test could help parents and doctors use interventions to prevent asthma during the first two years of life.

Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy is being honored for his dedication to educating communities about COVID-19 prevention and vaccination.

Donata Vercelli, MD, has been appointed as a Regents Professor, a title awarded to full professors who have garnered the most distinguished accomplishments in research, teaching, scholarship or creative work. Dr. Vercelli, professor of cellular and molecular medicine, associate director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center, and a member of the BIO5 Institute, came to the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson in 1999.

Drs. Kurt Denninghoff and Fernando Martinez lead a research team assessing the use of azithromycin for severe wheezing and asthma in children.

Poor growth and nutritional deficits in infants and children may predict respiratory issues later in life, researchers reported in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.