According to advocates, social media platforms have been a boon in terms of access for everyone who is unable to attend academic or medical meetings, whether they are busy clinicians and researchers, or patients chronically ill with conditions such as fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis.

Health advisers on Friday unanimously backed the full approval of a closely watched Alzheimer's drug, a key step toward opening insurance coverage to U.S. seniors with early stages of the brain-robbing disease.

Seven research teams at the University of Arizona Health Sciences received funding to advance new products or services addressing significant clinical needs.

Following the Navajo philosophy of interconnectedness between physical, spiritual well-being and the world led Dr. Godfrey to a career in nursing education.

A $10 million Environmental Protection Agency grant will fund the Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice, or the WEST EJ Center.

The list ranks the University of Arizona No. 4 in the world for holistic health, noting offerings including the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in the College of Medicine – Tucson.

A $10 million grant will support and implement environmental and energy justice projects across four states and the U.S. Pacific Islands.

Arizona's estimated rate of melanoma cases is well above the national average, according to the American Cancer Society; but underreporting over the past two decades makes it difficult to know whether skin cancer rates have worsened in recent years.

A man in Australia recently escaped from the reptilian jaws of death after a crocodile clamped down on his head. Crocodiles are well known for their vice-like jaws.