High cholesterol can bring with it a host of nasty side effects. Cholesterol is found in fats and is needed to build healthy cells, but can increase the risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke if levels are too high.

In light of recent events in her native country of Iran, Noshene E. Ranjbar, MD, associate professor of psychiatry in the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses how Iranians can end cycles of violence and heal their souls.

During the All Souls Procession in Tucson, thousands celebrated and mourned lost loved ones including Justin S. Cetas, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine – Tucson, who was killed in a crash in July.

Rachna Shroff, MD, MS, associate dean of clinical and translational research and associate professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson, discusses the utility of combining anti–CTLA-4 and anti–PD-1 therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma.

A new clinical trial showed that starting heart failure medications before heading home from an acute heart failure hospitalization and rapid up-titration afterward safely improved outcomes across heart failure categories.

Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RD, associate professor of nutritional sciences with an appointment in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, explains how the university is seeking to develop the state's first culinary medicine program.

A $10 million gift from the Steele Foundation includes $2 million for CAMI, marking the first private philanthropic support for the new center.

Gov. Doug Ducey designated $150 million for the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

For the first time, a 5K run has been added to the annual event that supports the Skin Cancer Institute’s work in melanoma research, community outreach, education and patient care in Arizona.