The Arizona Department of Health Services awarded a $9.2 million grant to the College of Nursing to fund the Master of Science for Entry to the Profession of Nursing program, which seeks to boost the number of nurses in Arizona hospitals.

Nonresident students are interviewed on their feelings of well-being and how they find the comforts of home. An undergraduate student at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy is quoted.

University of Arizona researchers are setting a broad goal to mitigate the effects of environmental change on human health and performance.

Eric Reiman, MD, affiliate professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Phoenix, has been elected the new chair of the Flinn Foundation.

UArizona researchers are asking the public to contribute to an important community health effort: The Great Arizona Tick Check. Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH, professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, is quoted.

The program that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle has the added benefit of improving collaboration and comradery.

UArizona Health Sciences center developing educational materials on the responsible use and potential risks of cannabis thanks to a grant from ADHS.

A new combination drug treatment showed promising results in patients with pan-refractory, recurrent metastatic head and neck cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Candida auris, a dangerous multi-drug-resistant fungus, is rapidly spreading in hospitals across the nation. To date in Arizona, there are 22 clinical cases of Candida auris and 18 screening cases.