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Perinatal psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Emerick discusses postpartum rage, how to recognize it and what to do if you are experiencing symptoms.
Sheila M. Gephart, PhD, RN, FAAN
Breast milk acts as medicine, and providing breastfeeding support keeps mothers and babies healthy.
Stephen Klotz, MD
Late spring and summer in Arizona bring blood-hungry kissing bugs and their bites, but doctors say there is no reason for alarm.
Kirsten Limesand, PhD
Most people don’t think about saliva. But imagine your life without it.
University of Arizona Health Sciences
There are many ways to protect yourself against flu, such as avoiding close contact with people who are sick, washing your hands, and avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR
Sleep researcher, Dr. Michael Grandner, provides a few pointers on how to make the transition back to campus a little smoother.
Saira Kalia
Department of Psychiatry in the University College of Medicine – Tucson
Dr. Saira Kalia, discusses the importance of maternal mental health and how perinatal psychiatry can affect the trajectory of a person’s life for the better.
Andrew W. Gardner, PhD, BCBA-D
As of 2018, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 59 births in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People with ASD have difficulty with social communication and interaction, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviors.
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB
As physicians begin to order an increasing number of genetic tests, a question remains: who can help patients, and sometimes providers, interpret genetic information?
Brittany L. Forte
What lacks a brain but has the ability to swiftly avoid setting off our body’s intruder detectors, bringing its own blueprints into our cells to make more of itself, and in some cases, cause cancer? Human papillomavirus.

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