Stories

Health and Humanities Launches with ‘Aging and the Arts’

Jan. 4, 2021

Interactive program promotes healthy aging by improving physical and mental well-being.

UArizona staff and students learn about the Feldenkrais Method, which uses movement to increase self-awareness and improve function. The method will be taught during the “Aging and the Arts” series.

Combating Misinformation with ‘COVID Mythbusters’

Dec. 16, 2020

A UArizona Health Sciences public health student and a microbiology student in Canada won a science competition with an Instagram account to refute bad science.

Guest Column: Student Inspired by Alzheimer’s Research

Dec. 9, 2020

Greg Branigan is a first-generation MD/PhD student driven by research linking a breast cancer drug with Alzheimer’s prevention.

Nursing Research Explores Massage Therapist Role in Reducing Cancer

Dec. 7, 2020

Research moves from education about skin cancer risk to risk reduction.

New research from the College of Nursing produced an e-training module to inform massage therapists about skin cancer risk reduction and to train them to have conversations with clients about skin cancer risk reduction without compromising their scope of practice.

New Family Medicine Residency Serves Rural Northern Arizona

Dec. 2, 2020

Partnership between College of Medicine – Phoenix and North Country HealthCare brings students to Flagstaff and underserved remote areas.

North Country Health Care is partnering with the College of Medicine – Phoenix to offer doctors the opportunity to complete their residencies in underserved communities in Northern Arizona.

All of Us: Diversity in Research Leads to Precision in Medicine

Dec. 1, 2020

Analyzing genes and other variables can match patients to effective treatments. But the data must be representative of the entire population.

Francisco Moreno, MD, leads efforts to integrate diversity into health care and education, as University of Arizona engagement leader for All of Us and Health Sciences associate vice president of equity, diversity and inclusion.

The Story Behind a Conversation Success

Nov. 24, 2020

Drs. Paloma Beamer and Kacey Ernst of the College of Public Health helped inform an anxious public about air travel during a pandemic.

If you must fly, make sure to mask up in the airport and on the plane.

Collaborations Shape College of Nursing Research

Nov. 19, 2020

Research at the College of Nursing brings a unique perspective to advancing health and healthy equity.

Helena W Morrison, PhD, RN, associate professor of nursing, works with a lab assistant in 2018.

Pediatric Neurologist Treats Children With Chronic Headaches

Nov. 17, 2020

An early interest in how the mind works led Dr. Rastogi to specialize in pediatric headaches, a widespread and under-studied health problem.